On the same day, Winston Churchill addressed the U.S. Congress in Washington DC and later that evening he and FDR set the date for the invasion of Europe. The bloodiest days of World War Two were just ahead and at Fort Lewis waves of young men were preparing for D Day, Dwight Eisenhower had departed the base to command the invasion and Joe was shooting the eyes out of the marble ring. Sometimes the most innocent photographs say so much about their time, about the determination of the moment and about the games we play with worlds and marbles.
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I just want to say how much I appreciate your amazing knowledge, photos, and most of all, your story-telling! What a privilege to have you among us as Tacoma’s chief historian. Please don’t stop!
And Thank You,
Donna Van Cleef
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We played marbles at Central on Tacoma in the 60’s. from the time I was in the 3rd grade until the middle of 6th grade. The teachers hated it because there were always arguments over the games. The end came when on of the girls who played had her marble bag break while we were standing in line after recess. Then there were about 300 marbles bouncing across the concrete floor of the basement. An anouncment later that day over the P.A. said NO MORE MARBLES AT SCHOOL. LOL
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