Veteran's Day Event: Author Teresa K. Irish Discusses "A Thousand Letters Home"

When

Tuesday November 10, 2015: 7:00pm to 8:30pm  Add to Calendar /   Add to Google Calendar

Where

Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room

Description

After the 2006 death of her father, Aarol W. “Bud” Irish, Teresa opened his old army trunk and found the 1,000 letters that he wrote home while he was serving in WWII from 1942-45. The fragile, yellowed letters that were written to his parents and to his sweetheart, who would later become his wife, became the basis for A Thousand Letters Home.

From lonesome, moonlit nights listening to the Hit Parade, to the foxholes and front lines in Germany where Bud would receive the Silver Star and the Purple Heart, to correspondence from the heartbroken mothers whose sons died by his side, A Thousand Letters Home is a moving and historic story of life and loss, hope and perseverance, unwavering faith and true love.

This firsthand account through the eyes, heart and words of one soldier mirrors the journeys of many who served in WWII. From training camps across the U.S.A. to Ports of Embarkation where they boarded ships and crossed the ocean to fight on foreign soil, millions of young Americans were abruptly pulled from civilian life and thrust into the unfamiliar world of a military at war.

At every opportunity, Bud poured out his thoughts and feelings in these letters, all amidst reassuring words to loved ones a world away.

Join us as Teresa discusses these letters, her book and her father. This event includes a book signing and books will be for sale