Originally Posted by
William Fretwell
Used to get my grandfather to talk about WW1, somewhat reluctantly as the conditions in the trenches were beyond deplorable, beyond horrendous. After 5 minutes he just went silent and gazed at the wall.
We can know every detail of these events and really know nothing of the experience of people like your grandfather. My grandfather was a WWII veteran and did not speak much of it until I made a phone call to him with questions prepared for my fourth grade project. He went into detail about his experience not previous shared with family members, I've found the events of early 20th century history interesting every since.
Bumbling forward into the unknown.