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hey MR. Rozell. i am from your 5th period class. i think you are a cool teacher and your web site is cool too. i hope this year will be a fun year!!

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Hello Mr.Rozell...Heather Aubrey here. Thanks for putting my uncle's story again. He was really excited to hear it was up. I miss not having you for a teacher this year, but Mr.Neisz is interesting. Good luck, and don't forget me for future projects!!

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Mr Rozell: I know you haven't heard from me in a while and it's very unexpected to hear from me, but well, what I learned from you is expect the unexpected. I would just like to let you know that last years class was one of the best social studies classes I have ever been in. Visiting your webpage today brought back many memories of last year and I still wonder why I didn't go into the honors program again. I know I wouldn't have you as a teacher but it would be the same environment. The learning this year is a lot different, but I try the best I can. But I just wanted to thank you for being such a wonderful teacher as you were last year and what I learned last year will always be remembered for many years to come. Thank you. Mallory B.

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I think you are doing an awesome job, and I would not be afraid to show the college community of Hartwick College your outstanding work, Keep it up, you make me proud to say I'm from Hudson Falls!

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Hi Matt, Just previewing your wonderful website!! Enjoyed your presentation last night on Sanford ridge, hope fully you'll recruit John Webster for an interview!! Best to you in your future chronologies! Jerry

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Mr. Rozell, Your webcasts on November 9th, 2001 had a profound affect on how I view Veterans Day. It was a great opportunity to meet Mr. Leone, Mr. Harris, Mr. Harrington, and Mr. Webster. Thank you so much for the experience and your efforts to not just teach but make us WANT to learn. Sarah Fischbeck

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Mr.Rozell, I would like to thank you for telling the stories of all the unsung hero's of WWII. This site gives us a better understanding of why were are here. Thanks to the WWII vets, we owe alot to them. Thank you for this site! Guy Gleason

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A little late in viewing it, Matt- but-as usual-a very impressive production. We all are blessed with a bit of immortality due to your splendid efforts. all the best, Tony Leone, WWII veteran of the Normandy landings in 1944. lion5@adelphia.net

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“The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts, but learning how to make facts live.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes. The presentation today was great, and something about it hit me, that this is how we learn. Unfortunately the state fails to recognize that and some of the teachers do as well. But as I was sitting in the audience today, I saw kids who I never thought would be interested in school, focus and be drawn in to what the guests had to say. To keep it short, I just want to say that this is how I think school should be, this is how we truly learn about life, its ugly realities, and its greatest accomplishments. Great job Mr. Rozell; keep it up, and thanks for doing it. Nick Wildey

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hi mr. rozell!! Just wanted to say thanks for everything you've taught me. You're class was very interesting (and FUN!) and I miss it ALOT!! If you need help with any transcripts etc, let me know, be glad to help. Hope to be in your WW2 class next year, can't wait! ~Chelsea Davidson~

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Thank you, Matthew, for a sensitively written piece on Memorial Day. You are right - the significance of the day is being lost, as those who experienced it die. My dad, who was drafted at the age of 29 in 1942, died two years ago. I was five when he was drafted and I have very vivid memories of the two years he was in the navy. Those years held a lot of sadness, punctuated with big celebrations and parties when my dad or uncles or cousins came home on furlough. It was a time of sacrifice, as you note, for service people as well as their families. Your students are fortunate to receive a sensitizing point of view, as well as the more objective facts of war. Reading your piece brought back some memories that it is good to recall. My wish is that, nationally and globally, we might find and make peace. I do think it is possible. Thanks again. Best wishes in your vocation. Joan Felice

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Hi, I have found your website to of great interest. My uncle (Ralph L. Frederickson) was tailgunner in a B-17 which went down over Germany, and was a POW. He is still alive and has written down some memoirs of his exploits. I wish that I could find out more on the net about his crew for he and myself. Thank you, Warren Frederickson

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What a FANTASTIC web site! My hats off and a pat on the back to all the students who have participated in the construction of this web site. FIVE GOLD STAR RATING! Keep up the good work, it is appreciated! Keep the memory of our Fathers and Grandfathers alive, we must not forget what our men done for us during that great war. God Bless You All Dennis Fort Wayne, In

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Never in the field of human conflict has their been so much owed by so many to so few.-Winston Churchill

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Excellent work, what a special service you have provided for all who want to know what makes our American society--the greatest. My thanks to you all--Gene Corsale --US Navy --Korean War -- 1950-1954

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Thank you. I am not a WW II veteran, but am a combat vet and former HF Tiger who graduated in 1985. I am thoroughly impressed with the dedication of the students and the quality of the site. Remember, those who forget history, are doomed to repeat it. Joe Clark 35 Jamestown Dr. Spring Lake, NC 28390

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Corydon Ireland, reporter, Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester NY: Fabulous. Moving. Important work. Better than most high-profile WWII sites.

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I enjoyed the history. I found your website by searching for Floyd Dumas he is my Grandfather's brother who was also a prisoner of war. He just started telling my stories after all these years. I found them very interesting and wanted to learn more about his brother. Thanx Bradford A. Wasley wasley@aol.com

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Thanks for putting my uncle's story again. He was really excited to hear it was up. I miss not having you for a teacher this year, but Mr.Neisz is interesting. Good luck, and don't forget me for future projects!!

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I am a graduate of HFHS class of '72. I find this web site to be superb!! What a way to teach WWII history!! My oldest grandchild is just starting to learn of those years and this site will be a tremendous teaching tool. I am also going to pass this site on to the local school districts. In San Diego, there is quite a bit of interest in the military and WWII history. You may e-mail me at plbinns@yahoo.com

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Mr. Rozell, I would just like to say that your website gets better and better every year. I was showing it off to my friends in college. I hope that HFHS students have a chance to take this class for many years to come. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys history and learning. It is, and was one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had. MEES Class of 2004

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Hi Matt, What a find for us! You have created a wonderful site. Sam Lisica, Bombardier, in the B-17 Bomber digital video interview is my husband's father. It is a treasure to see and hear him along with Mr. Morrow and Mr. Silverman relating their experiences and memories of such an historical event. DiAnn Lisica

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wow i typed in hudson falls and this site came up... you taught a great class... kept me interested in history... of course that makes the mark of a good teacher!!! rock on!!! sincerly, jessica (evans) mccasland (class of 04) www.xanga.com/jessicamccasland

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Hey I loved your site it has taught me much about history. I have a mid-term coming up soon and it helped me study. Thanks for everything. Student- Angel Brilyea

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I am doing a report at my school on WW I & II I feel really sorry for what you had to go through it must have been tuff. Sincerly student a Sabetha Kansas Hannah C.

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As a soldier and a student of military and American History I have greatly enjoyed your web page. I have been to both Iraq and Afghanistan and have sat and cried with soldiers and their loved ones over the sacrafices that are being made in this current conflict. Although not no nearly so grand a scale as WWII each generation makes their sacrafices and I am very proud to serve with a group of young Americans who understand that there is something out there bigger than themselves. God Bless you as you continue to bring to life the stories of the men and women who gave so much for freedom some 60+ years ago. Their sacrafice needs to be remembered. david.meyer2@us.army.mil

From: Elizabeth Conley [mailto:elizabethlccon@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thu 9/13/2007 11:10 PM
To: Rozell Matt
Subject: RE: Kissing Sailor Mystery

Thankyou for sending that Mr. Rozell. Also, Kaitlyn told me about what you have going on tomorrow with the survivors and their liberator! I wish I was still around to see it, I'm jealous! I hope the students realize what a big deal it is what they will be witnessing.

If I can drop in tomorrow let me know! If not I will be visiting soon anyway because I like highschool better then college haha

Talk to you soon!

From: Jason kristie [mailto:godseagle@cox.net]
Sent: Fri 9/14/2007 7:24 AM
To: Rozell Matt
Subject: Thank you

Dear Mr. Rozell:

Thank you for building this program. There are not that many WWII veterans left. And when they are gone, it would be too easy for the memory of WWII to slip away into the cracks of time. You, and people like you, are keeping the horror alive. Not as some carnival freak side show, but as a testament to what these young men went through to liberate those the Nazi's were trying to obliterate off the face of the earth.

Again, thank you.

Sincerely,

Kristine Bentley