“So, I went [to Trinity University in Chicago, Illinois], and I experienced my first winter in my life in that windy city… And one morning, I wanted to go to the cafeteria, you needed to walk like ten, fifteen minutes… By the time I arrived, my…

“I wanted to become a minister. I felt a call to the ministry. Presbyterian Church had [a] seminary in Beirut, Lebanon, and had a seminary in Cairo. But there is not political relationship, so I couldn’t go to study there. So, two women from…

“As I reflect back, we were not allowed to say we are Palestinians. So, in elementary school, and high school, I study more about Israel and Jewish history and Zionist history… For us as children, my first language was Arabic. In the fourth grade, I…

“They said, well, the Army just started a new program called Army Specialized Training Program, ASTP. And if you prefer that, we'll send you to some college to take courses in engineering. So, I said, 'well, going back to some college, that sounds…

“First of all, we went to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, for basic training. Again, being trained as gunners on 105-millimeter howitzers.  But these were mechanized, no horses. After 13 weeks, we were interviewed, offered the opportunity to go to…

“Pearl Harbor was December 7th, 1941. Yes, I remember it was a Sunday. Everybody was listening, was told to listen to the radio.  President Roosevelt was going to speak. So, of course, our family was huddled around that radio, listening to President…

"The transition didn't seem like too much of a transition. Sure, I needed all new clothes and everything, but thankfully, the GI Bill allowed me to complete four years of college, and possibly that's what I was really aiming for all along. But at an…

“It was our final training preparation in Pyote, Texas. We were to take a long flight across the States. What we did was board the plane around mid-afternoon. It would be a 3,000-mile flight, equivalent to the flight to Japan. And we still didn't…

“My knowledge of Morse code was basic – just dots and dashes. I didn't know what specific combinations meant and the only distress signal I recognized, was SOS: three dots, three dashes, three dots. That is the only thing I knew. But as far as all…

“She had a younger brother five years younger and his name was Hans. They were going back and forth between Indonesia and the Netherlands, she and her brother, because my grandmother and grandfather felt they needed what they called 'a proper…