tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post3471764996326895801..comments2023-09-14T18:07:21.937-07:00Comments on Wirreandah Wandering: From A Hospital Bed: a Tribute to Justin Breguet and his brother Leslie.Jofeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-85115994283313013452016-07-24T22:22:18.395-07:002016-07-24T22:22:18.395-07:00I can only imagine how stressful it was to receive...I can only imagine how stressful it was to receive a letter like this. Knowing your loved one was alive when they wrote it but also knowing so much time had passed since they'd mailed it. You'd never really know what had just happened.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-5494221411904729032016-07-24T11:07:42.076-07:002016-07-24T11:07:42.076-07:00I can't help thinking of all those - reaching ...I can't help thinking of all those - reaching back through time immemorial - who died in wars away from home & their families never knowing for sure what happened to them or where they wound up. The advent of DNA testing has been a blessing for those wondering those age-old questions. La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-85358249769233420602016-07-24T05:13:43.028-07:002016-07-24T05:13:43.028-07:00A wonderful tribute to the brothers and those lett...A wonderful tribute to the brothers and those letters are indeed a real treasure. I need to read more about DNA testing too I think; it’s fascinating.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-17679611821742479992016-07-23T10:05:37.659-07:002016-07-23T10:05:37.659-07:00Thank you for sharing. Very personal view of histo...Thank you for sharing. Very personal view of history, and a part of which I know little. Amazing and sad, so many young men killed so quickly.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-8338010701824679342016-07-23T08:55:45.942-07:002016-07-23T08:55:45.942-07:00You've created a beautiful tribute, Jo. The ho...You've created a beautiful tribute, Jo. The horror of war was surely more difficult for the soldiers of Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, etc. and their families being separated by such great distance. For those of us 100 years later, I think it is challenging to understand their patriotism through the prism of history. The artwork, the music, and the literature of this era, came out of a romantic sentimentality that is no longer appreciated in the same way it was then. I can't recall seeing a similar letter being published in a modern newspaper. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-69625710067861977342016-07-22T05:33:53.841-07:002016-07-22T05:33:53.841-07:00Perfect timing for this most incredible post. Oh t...Perfect timing for this most incredible post. Oh those letters! It really says something to be glad to be in a hospital bed. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-66364648713043011322016-07-21T22:43:25.322-07:002016-07-21T22:43:25.322-07:00I don't know if anyone has the original letter...I don't know if anyone has the original letters, but they are saved because Leslie's parents sent them to the newspaper. I believe someone went to the ceremony who is related to Justin on his paternal side, to the same degree as my husband is on the maternal side, but who unlike us has been involved in the process of identifying DNA. We could have gone too if we had known about it in advance. We were in France in May.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-78702638041354827832016-07-21T10:26:05.669-07:002016-07-21T10:26:05.669-07:00The letters are real treasures to have saved for p...The letters are real treasures to have saved for posterity. His patriotism was incredible and it seems he never ran out of hope which must be a miracle when you friends are dropping all around you. Was there any family at the headstone ceremony July 19th? A wonderful post. Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-12079639975144536582016-07-20T22:24:24.425-07:002016-07-20T22:24:24.425-07:00So very sad! It was an horrendous battle and inevi...So very sad! It was an horrendous battle and inevitably luck played a part. Sadly, so many of the new men being "blooded" that day never had the chance to hone their fighting skills, that terrible bloodbath claimed their lives. Leslie must have felt very lucky to be between those white sheets but devastated when he heard of Justin's death, or more accurately, his MIA.Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-63274689085670336732016-07-20T20:04:05.831-07:002016-07-20T20:04:05.831-07:00It must have been satisfying for the family to fin...It must have been satisfying for the family to finally have a grave for him. I saw it on TV. War-such an awful waste of young lives.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.com