Brodo_Swaggins

When they first arrived it was the scariest part because they demanded to use our farm to house the soldiers. I don't know about papers, 5 of them showed up in a jeep and told us they were staying on our farm. They stayed in 2 bedrooms, the stables, and the attic. I stayed in my brothers bedroom, there were 13 of us in 2 bedrooms. They treated everyone very well. The commander made sure they were all respectful and kind to us, especially the children. They made us coffee every morning. There was definitely a range of humanity. The last day my mother cooked a meal (eel, polenta) and officers began to cry because they had to leave due to the Americans advancing.

The most important thing I learned was that we are all human. They had families too and they didn't know if they were going to see them again. I told him, everyone is human.

I didn't but one time we could not find my sister (7 months old) and we found her in a room with one of the soldiers who was feeding her a candy. It turned out the soldier had a young daughter back home.

When you plant them, make sure to put the roots almost sideways, plant them deep and lots of sun is needed.

2 dogs which we kept.