A reader named “Joni” sent us a photo of a silk scarf. Based on her description of its condition and other clues, I am guessing that it dates from World War I. She states that the item is so wrinkled, and the areas where it had been folded, so deteriorated, she took the photo under glass.
Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga.
When the golden sun is sinking
And your mind from troubles free
While of others you are thinking
Will you sometimes think of me.
This evening, I am thinking of all who have served their countries, around the world, including Prince Harry. Perhaps if more people actually experienced “war,” there might be more of a tendency to want to maintain peace, at all costs. However, war is as old as the hills, and I am sure it will be with us in this lifetime, and in the lifetimes of others in the future.
Patricia Cummings
