Comment by Jackie (Owens) Williams on February 6, 2011 at 5:15pm

Awesome!  Thanks for adding this section!

Comment by Julia Kennedy Cochran on February 7, 2011 at 9:44am

My mother, Lyn Crost, was a war correspondent in WWII, covering the Japanese-American fighters, the 442nd Regiment/100th Battalion, in Italy and France. This was the most decorated group of soldiers in the European Theater for its size and duration of service. In 1995, she published a book about them called Honor by Fire.  - Julia Kennedy Cochran

Comment by Kristina McMorris on February 7, 2011 at 11:33am

Julia ,

I'm so glad you reminded me about your mother's book (which I own and is fabulous). I just turned in my second novel to my publisher a few weeks ago. Although I do mention the 442/100th in the story, I give the most attention to a lesser known group of Military Intelligence translators/code breakers; they were Japanese-Americans in a secret Army branch who fought against Japan. Interviewing six of them was an incredible experience! Kudos to your mother for doing such wonderful work. 

Comment by Julia Kennedy Cochran on February 7, 2011 at 4:32pm

Kristina - Congratulations! When will your book be published? As I recall, it's a novel, isn't it? I will be publishing a war memoir by my father, Edward Kennedy, who was a famous war correspondent, sometime in 2012.

Comment by Kristina McMorris on February 7, 2011 at 6:17pm

Thanks, Julia! My debut novel, LETTERS FROM HOME, actually releases in the U.S. two weeks from tomorrow. Yikes, I have a ton to do before then! My second novel, BRIDGE OF SCARLET LEAVES, is tentatively slated for U.S. release one year from now (Feb. 2012). Now, to figure out what the heck I'm writing next.....ugh....  :)

Comment by Renee Balfour on February 14, 2011 at 9:04am

Julia,   My father has said many times what an important influence your father was to him.  He remembers , as a child , rushing home everyday to read the paper to see what your father had written. As a young Marine he spent an evening with your father , talking about his experiences as a war correspondent. This still remains one of his most memorable conversations. I look forward  to the publication of his war memoirs.

Comment by Julia Kennedy Cochran on February 14, 2011 at 8:44pm

Wow, Renee. How interesting that our fathers knew each other so long ago. Where did your father serve as a Marine?

Comment by Renee Balfour on February 15, 2011 at 8:31am

Julia, My dad was a Marine during Korea. Most of the time he spent with your father was at his Grandmothers house in Brooklyn. His mother, and my daughters namesake, was Emma Kennedy.

Comment by Julia Kennedy Cochran on February 28, 2011 at 11:16pm

Renee - Wait a minute! Are we related? My father had a sister named Emma Kennedy, who I never met because I think she died rather young. I named my own daughter, Emma, after her. My father's family lived in Brooklyn also. I suppose my father could have been visiting his parents in Brooklyn when he met with your dad.

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