tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post1182207612078592434..comments2024-01-16T09:37:28.052-08:00Comments on Guacamole Gulch: Sepia Saturday #345: World War 1 Canadian Recruitment postersHelen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-42944676581336443162016-11-14T13:37:32.536-08:002016-11-14T13:37:32.536-08:00The photo of your father is certainly a reminder t...The photo of your father is certainly a reminder that we send our youngest, barely adults, to suffer for the mistakes of the elderly. So fresh faced and happy. And the posters are great. It's always interesting to see the images that are used during war time to get people involved. Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-13569058488503672322016-11-13T20:27:03.799-08:002016-11-13T20:27:03.799-08:00Terrific Images! My grandfather joined the US Mari...Terrific Images! My grandfather joined the US Marines in 1924 when he was barely 18. I suspect he joined for the adventure too, and probably to escape his small Minnesota hometown. The Marines sent him to Nicaragua for a "police action" where he saw enough action to tell tall tales.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-76209501727620285272016-11-08T13:28:09.761-08:002016-11-08T13:28:09.761-08:00I have always been interested in vintage posters a...I have always been interested in vintage posters and you have shown us a wonderful selection here that convey in their own way the history and emotions of the time. Your father looks so young in the handsome photograph of him. It would be good to read more about his later life in the army and beyond. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-39172334609331296612016-11-08T13:28:00.265-08:002016-11-08T13:28:00.265-08:00I have always been interested in vintage posters a...I have always been interested in vintage posters and you have shown us a wonderful selection here that convey in their own way the history and emotions of the time. Your father looks so young in the handsome photograph of him. It would be good to read more about his later life in the army and beyond. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.com