THE PACIFIC: Jim Pringle of Vineyard Haven, Mass., drops us an
e-line: “You failed to mention the many Zippo sightings in ‘The
Pacific.’ You are right, it’s a gripping drama and a vivid reminder
of the debt we owe to those members of the ‘Greatest
Generation.’”

Jim is right. Many, many Zippos in evidence on this
mini-series.

We also got a note from Greg Larson: “My father, Dave Larson,
served in the Pacific during WW2 aboard the USS Lamar. Last summer
I donated several of his memorabilia items and stories to the WW2
museum in Eldred. The museum has stories from over 2000 local WW2
servicemen. I toured the museum and highly recommend it to anyone
who is interested in WW2.”

Dave, of course, was from Bradford. A really great guy.

We didn’t realize he had served in the Pacific — or even been in
World War II. Funny how so many of the men of that generation never
mentioned their service in the military. Too bad, as their stories
would be valuable for their children and grandchildren … and also
for the country.

POST SCRIPTS: Chauncey Kan writes of our comment about one June
in Bradford when flowers had to be replaced in the cemeteries: “23
degrees in June? Come on, that can’t be!” he writes. We can’t vouch
for 23 degrees but certainly recall frigid holiday celebrations,
including the 4th of July. It wasn’t too many years ago when we had
snow on Mother’s Day.

Rusty Koelbel of Reisterstown, Md., gets us off on a WESB theme:
“Speaking of WESB from years past, does anyone remember Masterpiece
Theater? My Mom used to listen to it while cooking dinner. I
believe it was on Sundays? The old Kendall ads they used to run
stick in my mind as well … ‘Pour a quart of confidence!’”

Jef Harvey writes, “I’ve been trying very hard to remember the
mystery song. I actually went through iTunes listening to all the
ideas that readers presented in Round The Square a few weeks ago.
It doesn’t seem that any of those were right. I remember being
surprised one night that they played The Beatles’ song ‘Good Night’
(with Ringo singing) instead of the mystery song. I can’t believe I
remember that, but somehow can’t remember the song that ended the
program EVERY other night!”