Honeymooning on the Battlefields of WWII – I love the stuff that Messy Nessy Chic finds. Imagine a honeymoon like this.

I couldn’t resist poking around a little and learned that their experience in Europe had a profound effect on them as they later adopted a daughter from Germany (a pattern I saw with many of my military family friends). Sadly, Ernest passed away in 2008 and Jean in 2010, but they were together for 62 years. If you’re curious, you can find Ernest’s obit on Findagrave and Jean’s on GenealogyBank.

100 Cities / 100 Memorials – Does your town have a WWI Memorial that could use a little help? If so, read on . . .

Interview: Nick Cody – ‘Outside of comedy, I’m a soft-handed manchild’ – Well, this is a new one. An Australian comedian is doing a show based on his roots. According to this article, “He wrote it after discovering his ancestral home in Ireland, and realising, ‘your heritage is more impressive than you actually are’.”