Saturday, April 10, 2021

80 year old Helen Longstreet, widow of Confederate general James Longstreet, building B-29 bomber during World War II. Married James Longstreet when she was 34. He was 76.


 

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  1. General Longstreet's Christian name was James, not John.

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  2. Here's to the lady and the B-29.They don't make 'em like that anymore.

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  3. Quite a gal. The "Old War Horse" was a lucky guy in his final years.
    https://www.historynet.com/longstreets-second-lady.htm

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  4. That's the strangest photo I've seen all week.

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    1. Nothing strange about it- that was when real people supported freedom.

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