Want to listen to the letters?
Look for a link at the bottom of some of the letters below - it’ll take you to YouTube and Hartford Community Access Television, where Sally Jensen and I discuss the letters.
Coming Soon… from the archives, early recordings of Dr. James Algiers reading his letters.
Awaiting “That” Generation
This Letter to Louie examines one of the most important questions of all time… what generation will be the generation that will bring peace to the world? A moving and insightful look at the seemingly perpetual cycle of war and its casualties… on the battle field and off.
The Men at My Table: WWII Reflections
Many mornings I meet with five or six men, for coffee and conversation which and many times includes memories of the great war. I am sharing some of their stories with my Grandson as he learns about WWII.
WWII Reflections Part 2
Pearl Harbor is a day that I will never forget. It was a day that changed everything and my friends and I knew that within three years we would all be drafted and become soldiers.