tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048001146592498987.post8057912518765761423..comments2024-02-25T17:24:32.066-08:00Comments on Under Every Tombstone: KILLED IN ACTION - Philip Comfort StarrJim Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632163179301859640noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048001146592498987.post-76097967902704259252012-07-08T19:41:53.446-07:002012-07-08T19:41:53.446-07:00Hi Sarah and thank you so much for your note. It ...Hi Sarah and thank you so much for your note. It is comments like yours that make this all worthwhile. I must admit the story of Philip moved me deeply. Such selfless heroism is rare today - and yet Philip would be the first one to say he wasn't a hero at all - but we know better. I really enjoy doing the research for these tales and telling the stories to a new generation. Telling the story of Philip Comfort Starr was a great privilege for me. I am so glad you are pleased with it. Looking at the greatness of your ancestors I am in awe. It's people like them who made our country great. Thanks again for your kind words.Jim Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632163179301859640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048001146592498987.post-55826274600938216532012-07-08T16:34:36.406-07:002012-07-08T16:34:36.406-07:00Dear Jim, By coincidence I have been reading Wade ...Dear Jim, <br>By coincidence I have been reading Wade Davis' "Into the Silence, the Great War, Mallory,and the Conquest of Everest." Reading about the trenches caused me to think about my great uncle, Lt. Philip Comfort Starr. As I was growing up, I heard his name mentioned with such reverence and respect that I was shy to ask very much about him, and though I knew that he went to Canada and was killed in the war, that was all. Of course his photograph hung in an honored place in my grandfather's (his brother) house, and my uncle was named for him. Still, I knew so little, and now my grandparents have passed away, too. Reading this book moved me to search for information on the web, and I found your article. Thank you for the work you are doing and know that it means so very much, not just for history, but for the very people like myself, who would want to pass this information down along the generations. I am very grateful. <br>My very warm regards, Sarah Elizabeth Starr,sestarrhttp://openid.aol.com/sestarrnoreply@blogger.com