Thank you for doing this work. I did not anything about these people or that there were organizations to help them find their families. thank you for sharing!
I have done very little in comparison to some people who have worked, and continue to work, tirelessly in this space. It is certainly something that needs to be known about especially for those needing to search (which is really why I wrote about it). There have been some wonderful reunion stories over the years ... Not all stories have a happy ending of course!
I visited Bora Bora some years ago and discovered that that island was the actual setting for the book and movie “South Pacific.” Many war babies were left behind. It is an incredibly fascinating and sad chronicle of the topic. The natives to this day are kind wonderful people and do not seem to hold any grudge against Americans. Quite the opposite, they seem to welcome the visiting Americans. The French who “own” the island however, maybe not so much.
Thank you for doing this work. I did not anything about these people or that there were organizations to help them find their families. thank you for sharing!
I have done very little in comparison to some people who have worked, and continue to work, tirelessly in this space. It is certainly something that needs to be known about especially for those needing to search (which is really why I wrote about it). There have been some wonderful reunion stories over the years ... Not all stories have a happy ending of course!
Yes, another reason it's best to give people the tools to do the work themselves... they can choose to discover what they want to know.
Fascinating. I had no idea that these organizations existed. I love learning things like this. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks. You are welcome!
What an interesting pursuit. You are doing wonderful work.
Thanks. Not something much now but certainly in the past.
I visited Bora Bora some years ago and discovered that that island was the actual setting for the book and movie “South Pacific.” Many war babies were left behind. It is an incredibly fascinating and sad chronicle of the topic. The natives to this day are kind wonderful people and do not seem to hold any grudge against Americans. Quite the opposite, they seem to welcome the visiting Americans. The French who “own” the island however, maybe not so much.