Frank Love Letters - Horgie
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Frank Love Letters: To the Hitler Line follows the story of Horgie and Peachie as he arrives in the United Kigndom and is assigned to a holding unit. He starts his journey at various hot spots around Europe and eventually making his way to the forefront of the Hitler Line in Italy where the action starts. I honour these five months of letters as they are the last of his writings before he experienced the horrors of war. I don't know if or how my grandpa was supported for post-traumatic stress but I understand it had an impact on the family and many other families at the time. My grandmother is…mehr

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Frank Love Letters: To the Hitler Line follows the story of Horgie and Peachie as he arrives in the United Kigndom and is assigned to a holding unit. He starts his journey at various hot spots around Europe and eventually making his way to the forefront of the Hitler Line in Italy where the action starts. I honour these five months of letters as they are the last of his writings before he experienced the horrors of war. I don't know if or how my grandpa was supported for post-traumatic stress but I understand it had an impact on the family and many other families at the time. My grandmother is to be honoured as well as the sons, aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandkids that loved him as he was. Society has learned through research that PTSD is treatable and there is a way to support someone that has experienced significant trauma. Timely access to treatment with family support is imperative to a successful recovery. So be loving, be compassionate, and be kind. After reading all the letters I have to date, I have come to understand that there are only two things worth fighting for; 1. Human Rights (The Four Freedoms); and 2. To get home to be with your family. An organization that does this professionally day in and day out in my community is called The Green Wood Coalition. They are good people doing the work of advocating for those in need and vulnerable peoples in the community as well as help people get feel safe at home. 40% of the proceeds of this book sold between June 1, 2023 and May 31, 2028 will be directed to Green Wood to continue their work. We do what we can when we can. Together with Green Wood, and other allies, we can do a lot.
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Frank and Marthe Horgan are my grandparents. They lived in Toronto in an apartment at 50 Grenadier Road after they got married in April 1943. They also often spent time with extended family at 311 Sunnyside Ave. Over 300 love letters were written between 1941-46 during the height of World War 2. His philopshy of life, his openness to new experiences, constant affectionate expressions of love and his longing to be home with his wife and infant son (spoiler alert-my father!) are common threads in this story. I prepared +300 lover letters that Grandpa wrote to Grandma from 1941-1946 in book form initially to make it accessible to my children (as they can't read cursive) and I needed something to do. Helping Grandpa achieve his thought of being a popular romantic writer is something so special for me to be a part of. Plug for Draft2Digital, it literally was easier and cheaper for me to format my book, make available online, and get a printed author copy shipped to my home than going to Staples and figuring how to use the self-serve copy machines for basic 8.5 x 11 manuscript. I believe it is the responsibility of a community to tell it's own story. We write our stories to learn about what is important in life and how to get it, what is worth honouring and celebrating and what is not worth ever repeating. I invite you to follow their story and have something different to reflect on next Rememberance Day, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, or other observance of tragedy. Reflect on love and what it takes to get home.