tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542127097868858234.post5623539857722769738..comments2011-10-17T09:53:03.501-05:00Comments on The Great War Comes to Kansas: Letter 40 ~ October 7, 1918Ward Clarke Griffinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06010828665483669226noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542127097868858234.post-15674777192386343332009-02-09T13:03:00.000-06:002009-02-09T13:03:00.000-06:00Bingo. Up to this point in time, neither Ward nor ...Bingo. Up to this point in time, neither Ward nor Minnie had known anybody personally who had fallen victim to the influenza. From this date forward, they both appear to be more anxious about the flu and their concerns for each others safety increases. Ward had lost his father years earlier due to pneumonia and it is clear that he fears a bout of influenza that may lead to pneumonia and death. --wgWard Clarke Griffinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06010828665483669226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542127097868858234.post-25330547137264492932009-02-08T15:42:00.000-06:002009-02-08T15:42:00.000-06:00The tragedy of death seems somehow academic until ...The tragedy of death seems somehow academic until experienced by a loved one or acquaintence. Then it becomes all too real.Greg Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01409962933357676885noreply@blogger.com