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My grandfather's name Was given to me at birth To honor the man That my father never knew Having died in World War Two

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




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Date: 2/9/2015 5:28:00 AM
a great pen Mark... regards, nad!
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Mark J. Halliday
Date: 2/9/2015 4:48:00 PM
Thanks. Glad you liked it. A longer piece with the same topic is "Dad never knew his father", which I wrote a year or two ago. Thanks for commenting.
Date: 2/9/2015 3:45:00 AM
Wonderful tribute Mark - his memory and name will live on in you:-) Hugs jan xx
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Mark J. Halliday
Date: 2/9/2015 4:47:00 PM
Thanks for the flow of positive comments.

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