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SS: What kept you going through this difficult time?

HW: I think the thing, the one single thing, was of course, she was home. The other thing is I just kept in front of me what I had to do. Subdued best I can the personal feelings I had for what happened. Had to, because if you let those feelings overcome, then you won't do what you want to do or should do as well as you could, and then you would drive yourself crazy on top of that. Which is not a happy thought.

SS: What did the war do to your parents? Coming home and finding the farm in ruins.

HW: Devastating. But, I think they had the feeling they had nothing when they came here, so they'll start over again. They did have land left. Which was something that was not possible for them to buy when they were here in the first place.

SS: Were they able to start over?

HW: Started over, enough. And then they sold the farm and moved into retirement.

SS: Did they ever feel betrayed by their new country, their new home?

HW: Well, knowing my father and mother, I don't feel that they were, they felt that they were betrayed by their country, I think they were betrayed by some of the bigots that were in control in the wrong place. I think that's the way they felt, yeah.

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