tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post3514493311756967465..comments2023-09-11T02:17:36.977-07:00Comments on Otto's son: The War Years continuedJonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-64695072990137176162015-10-11T09:37:37.893-07:002015-10-11T09:37:37.893-07:00Thank you for sharing. Your father said so much i...Thank you for sharing. Your father said so much in so few words.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-20833299724936801852015-10-11T05:46:36.219-07:002015-10-11T05:46:36.219-07:00Donna, It is difficult to imagine, after tens of m...Donna, It is difficult to imagine, after tens of millions died during that war, that many faces I saw growing up had varied experiences in that horror. Most wanted to forget as best they could, pick up the pieces, and get on with their remaining years.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-45835878091824191722015-10-09T08:08:17.383-07:002015-10-09T08:08:17.383-07:00What a chilling story. Thank you for sharing these...What a chilling story. Thank you for sharing these snippets from the war years. The placid, kind faces in the picture seem so heroic when juxtaposed against the tumult of their recent experience. Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-83488483238815808872015-10-06T08:56:33.339-07:002015-10-06T08:56:33.339-07:00Linda,Thanks! I like looking at the old photos, to...Linda,Thanks! I like looking at the old photos, too. It is fun to see how that generation looked when they were young.<br /><br />Diane, I am indeed lucky. He specifically wrote it all down for my brother and I. What a lovely gift it was.<br /><br />Shammickite, I think we are lucky to have been born after that time.<br /><br />chlost, Thanks for stopping in. I hope you keep posting on your blog again.<br /><br />AlexisAR, That was what my father witnessed. I haven't had to watch anything that senseless except the usual shootings on the news.<br /><br />Robyn, I was lucky my parents survived that war and found each other on this side of the Big Pond. While I was conceived in Norway a few years later I was born in the USA making me an anchor baby of sorts. Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-40620847011893333802015-10-06T08:00:53.767-07:002015-10-06T08:00:53.767-07:00My God, I have no words. Just very grateful you...My God, I have no words. Just very grateful you're here.Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997241410192066577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-73537796085831616722015-10-06T00:05:29.848-07:002015-10-06T00:05:29.848-07:00I'm sorry you lost a friend so senselessly.I'm sorry you lost a friend so senselessly.AlexisARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-77129683774437402052015-10-05T15:51:29.686-07:002015-10-05T15:51:29.686-07:00Finally coming by to catch up on the posts I'v...Finally coming by to catch up on the posts I've missed lately. These posts of Otto's remembrances of the war years are fascinating, especially with his Norwegian tendency to under-react. Thanks for sharing them. I'll try to stay on top of things here a bit better.chlosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476371332873753350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-29576088043571749132015-10-05T12:34:21.088-07:002015-10-05T12:34:21.088-07:00This is an amazing account of what went on in your...This is an amazing account of what went on in your father's life as a young man. Those of us who have known peace all out lives find it incredible that he can write it all down, so matter of fact. Thanks for posting this, fascinating.Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-70162953394067385672015-10-05T11:26:25.860-07:002015-10-05T11:26:25.860-07:00I can't help contrasting Otto's matter-of-...I can't help contrasting Otto's matter-of-fact account of the bombing with the kind of reaction the same events would inspire today. He must have been a fascinating man, and you're so lucky to have his journals! Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-44555639905053378602015-10-04T20:23:58.153-07:002015-10-04T20:23:58.153-07:00This is such an amazing and fascinating post. Tha...This is such an amazing and fascinating post. Thank you so much for sharing. I love the photos!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-51290400322865325342015-10-04T19:17:24.643-07:002015-10-04T19:17:24.643-07:00Agi Tater, Not something I would ever wish on anyo...Agi Tater, Not something I would ever wish on anyone.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-88476373140703908322015-10-04T19:16:33.222-07:002015-10-04T19:16:33.222-07:00Jenn_o, All war is senseless, but sometimes necess...Jenn_o, All war is senseless, but sometimes necessary, so they say. I look like my father Otto, mostly.<br /><br />Should Fish more, I am so lucky my father wrote all this down.<br /><br />Dixie, The best thing was that it ended. It took all of Europe quite a while to recover.<br /><br />Elephant's Child, Norwegians are notoriously stoic and reading between the lines is not always easy, but there is a lot there.<br /><br />Janie, I am glad they got out, too.<br /><br />JACKIESUE, I often ask people about their background when I see an unusual name. I get some fascinating stories. <br /><br />PP, I am so proud of my readers to understand so much of what isn't said. You give me hope for the future. <br /><br />John, The feeling is mutual, my friend.<br /><br />ABFTS,I think the same people often say, "Here, hold my beer and watch this." It rarely ends well, also. <br />Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-28583613335029453262015-10-04T19:12:07.716-07:002015-10-04T19:12:07.716-07:00A peek at humanity within the inhumane context of ...A peek at humanity within the inhumane context of war. Elegant and horrifying.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362339037879270082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-84409563670311039262015-10-04T18:55:56.117-07:002015-10-04T18:55:56.117-07:00What a great read. Sad, but incredibly interesting...What a great read. Sad, but incredibly interesting. And why, WHY do people with guns always have to insist it's not loaded by pulling the trigger in someone's face? When has that ever ended well?A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-81854956931206178032015-10-04T14:38:16.924-07:002015-10-04T14:38:16.924-07:00Made me want to read moreMade me want to read moreJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-48572120682988238652015-10-04T13:44:36.411-07:002015-10-04T13:44:36.411-07:00I am so loving this..so interesting..and oh I love...I am so loving this..so interesting..and oh I love all of your names.yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-67349082100238848232015-10-04T13:31:35.296-07:002015-10-04T13:31:35.296-07:00I have to agree with jenny-o and Elephant's Ch...I have to agree with jenny-o and Elephant's Child comments how a few, sparse words allude to such sad, bitter, long, interesting, sweet, and intense stories behind them.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-39427368001934569172015-10-04T13:27:46.826-07:002015-10-04T13:27:46.826-07:00This is sad, but so interesting. My ancestors left...This is sad, but so interesting. My ancestors left Norway quite some time before the war.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-19592014623127434602015-10-04T12:21:21.243-07:002015-10-04T12:21:21.243-07:00That laconic style covers so much pain, so much gr...That laconic style covers so much pain, so much grief, so much fear...<br />Probably the only way they could express it.<br />Thank you. And him.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-16902166175671353102015-10-04T11:33:26.627-07:002015-10-04T11:33:26.627-07:00I found this to be bittersweet.
Lose everything ...I found this to be bittersweet. <br /><br />Lose everything - survive, then threatened again. <br /><br />Glad something good came out of this!(smile).Dixie@dcreliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558671709412200904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-71949170446259570322015-10-04T10:28:25.251-07:002015-10-04T10:28:25.251-07:00Fascinating piece of personal history, Jono. Thank...Fascinating piece of personal history, Jono. Thanks for publishing this. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-73520750569109786992015-10-04T10:20:05.584-07:002015-10-04T10:20:05.584-07:00A man of few words, wasn't he? Losing a home, ...A man of few words, wasn't he? Losing a home, losing that friend, all so senseless and life-changing, in such a condensed account, and so matter-of-fact.<br /><br />Four handsome men. And I would guess they each had seen more of life than most young men these days. Do you look like your father or an uncle, Jono?<br /><br />jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.com