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My Grandfather's Papers: The Video

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Grandpa was a 3LT Signal Officer  when he was captured in the WWII  Death March.      Many things have happened since my last update.  I have been writing my book about my grandfather's papers.  I posted one chapter for a day, but upon the advice of my lawyer, I was asked to take it down until I was complete with my book.  So, I rather write about the journey of the book and my own journey in trying to figure out this whole crazy journey I started almost two years ago.      My last blog spoke of my dreams to honor my grandfather.  Since that blog, I pursued an extensive research process on how to acquire my grandfather's medals.  While researching the process online, I came upon the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).  This is where I found a link that allowed me to submit my case.  The form I filled out on line had many disclaimers of no guarantee of processing any time soon since NARA sees some 4000 requests at a time.      This was discouraging