World War II Woman

“Another major way I feel we are luckier now than those serving in WWII is that the communications are so much better. We are able to communicate via email and even phone calls with our loved ones who are stationed in a war zone! It means everything in the world to a loved one, whether a spouse, child, or parent to receive any sort of communication.”

This is in great contrast to stories found in my book, We Knew We Were at War: Women Remember World War II, in which some of the women mention that months could go by before hearing from their husbands, particularly if they were in a battle area or if they were hopping from island to island in the Pacific. Letters could not be posted until they were someplace with mail deliveries.

Ami does go on to mention some of the disadvantages.

“Don’t get me wrong, there are things that are definitely not great with military life. Some examples: the possibility that a loved one will be deployed, living away from family, having to move every few years and find a new house, friends, job, school, hairdresser, mechanic, doctor, etc., and always living with the fear of “the unknown” in the back of your mind. I suppose there are non-military families that deal with these issues as well, but most don’t have to deal with the fact that you may be left alone while your spouse goes off to an overseas deployment.”