{"id":1370,"date":"2019-08-01T19:29:25","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T19:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/francesrschmidt.com\/?p=1370"},"modified":"2023-08-21T15:40:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T15:40:39","slug":"1941-america-is-forever-changed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/francesrschmidt.com\/2019\/08\/01\/1941-america-is-forever-changed\/","title":{"rendered":"1941: America is Forever Changed"},"content":{"rendered":"
1941: America is Forever Changed<\/span><\/h6>\r\n
Benedict (Benny) Farley and Bianca Martucci were a young couple who lived in separate\u00a0apartments in my building. They were on a date at the Marlowe Theatre on December 7, 1941 when their lives and the lives of all Americans were forever changed. I wasn\u2019t physically with them at the theatre but heard the shocking news as soon as they came home. Yes, you probably already know what I\u2019m talking about \u2013 it was the day the\u00a0Japanese Army bombed Pearl Harbor and the start of World War II.<\/h6>\r\n
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My tenants were scared \u2013 truly panic-stricken. All many could do was stand up and volunteer in the War effort, while their hearts and souls prayed for peace. When you read my upcoming novel, you\u2019ll learn more about these troubling times \u2013 about V-mail (Victory Mail), Production Soldiers, Ration Stamps, victory gardens, and the meaning of The Blue Stars of America.<\/h6>\r\n
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Benedict and Bianca\u2019s story however involves a hasty marriage and a monumental goodbye. I\u2019ll share more details later, but here\u2019s a little bit of insight about this couple. Shortly after they started dating, Bianca invited Benny in to have a cup of coffee and a piece of homemade chocolate cake. This is when I overheard them talking about their childhoods. It was a serious conversation and I was listening intently as Bianca wiped a tear from Benedict\u2019s eye.<\/h6>\r\n
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When Benny was only thirteen years old,\u00a0he became one of thousands of children put into the Orphan Train Movement. He was suddenly taken from his orphanage and put on a train with other children ranging from five to thirteen years of age. All that Benny and the other children were told was that they were going on a long train ride, but they were really headed to the Midwest to join farm families \u2013 some in the US and others to Canada. Benny\u2019s story may shock you when you read more about what happened. Bianca too unfortunately became an orphan at the age of seven, although she was sent to\u00a0the Saint Vincent DePaul Female Orphanage Asylum in Buffalo New York. Here she grew into a young woman before heading out on her own.<\/h6>\r\n
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Their remarkable tale and the tales of all my tenants helped me understand life\u2019s twists and turns and in turn made me stronger. Each decade of my life has been filled with a rich history, and the life lessons I\u2019ve learned from my tenants who came to live with me \u2013 special people from all over the world. I hope when you read this historical novel, you\u2019re inspired in the 21st<\/sup> century, by stories of the past.<\/h6>\r\n

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1941: America is Forever Changed Benedict (Benny) Farley and Bianca Martucci were a young couple who lived in separate\u00a0apartments in my building. They were on a date at the Marlowe Theatre on December 7, 1941 when their lives and the lives of all Americans were forever changed. I wasn\u2019t physically with them at the theatre …<\/p>\n

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