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| | | (SPECIAL/www.northfulton.com)Rita Schweiger tells fifth graders at State Bridge Crossing what life was like on the home front during World War II. (click for larger version) | |
June 04, 2008
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Kimberly Schweiger's fifth grade social studies classes at State Bridge Crossing Elementary learned about World War II by listening to the experiences of two women who lived through the war.
Inez Moss, a Marine during the war, and Schweiger's grandmother, Rita Schweiger, spoke to the students about the impact that Pearl Harbor and the war had on the citizens of the United States.
They spoke about the solidarity of the country during that time as the men went off to war and the women took on various positions in the home front. They also discussed the slow, monitored communication from home to the troops as well as the need to ration various commodities for the sake if the war effort. The speakers also shared with the class pictures and memorabilia from the war.
Moss talked to the students about her life as a female Marine meteorologist during the war and shared some experiences that her husband had in the Pacific campaign including the landing at Iowa Jima.
Schweiger showed the students her husband's medals and talked about some of his B24 piloting experiences in the African campaign. Both women spoke about the deep sense of patriotism in the country during the war. The students were very impressed with their stories as history came to life for them.
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