In article ,
(ArtKramr) writes:
Subject: IN REMEMBRANCE OF WILLIE THE WOLF
From: (Peter Stickney)

ArtKramr) writes:
When the war ended they took Willie away, placed demolition charges under
his
spars and blew him up. Then they bulldozed him into a ditch. And he lies
buried
over there to this day. I can't help but feel that with Willie a small part
of
each of us will always lie over there with him.

I can see how you'd feel that way, Art. But consider this -
Willie's a part of Europe now.

I guess all of us who fought there are a small part of Europe now.

You are, whether they like it or not. The work you guys (FOr you
guys, I mean all the Allied soldiers, sailers, and Airmen did changed
teh character of a Continent more profoundly than any other
event. (Even Ghenghis Khan, or the Ottoman Turks didn't effect that
much change). Western Europe has had no war on its soil for nearly 60
years. That's unprecedented.

--
Pete Stickney
A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many
bad measures. -- Daniel Webster