#navywaves

{{ In #1943 #mymother turned 20 & joined the #navywaves . }} #somepinkflowers 🌸 With other female recruits my mom received her training at Hunter College, in the Bronx, New York City. 🌸 First time away from home & in a big city this small town girl had many adventures. #franksinatra sang #thesongisyou for her & her Navy classmates in November of that year at the Walton High School auditorium. 🌸 Several times my mom went to the New York Public Library to use the dictionary. 🌸 She bought/or was given a very small bottle of #chanelno5 ... It might have been a sample. I cannot remember now. 🌸 She carried this little treasure to the territory of Hawaii where she was stationed, where she was courted by my future dad. 🌸 My mom kept this little bottle dear to her heart her entire life. 🌸 #ihonormymother by remembering #herstories 💕 #imissmymom today & everyday. 🌸 #iloveyoumom 💕 Thank you, 👋🏽😘🌸 https://www.instagram.com/p/CABA_DAAA7P/?igshid=1m4041rnu24br

Happy Military Monday! A few selfies from Old Fort MacArthur Days. It was my first time going. Blog post later today! #navywaves #waves #wwii #wwiireenactment #livinghistory #worldwar2 #sanpedro #asianamerican #filipinx #pinayism #worldwarii #1940s #womeninwar (at Fort MacArthur Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz9YO44AYVQ/?igshid=m9pl2j4nndo5

Finally got my black oxfords from @allheelsonduty just in time for Fort MacArthur Days! 🥰 These replica shoes were super comfortable for driving, walking up and down hill, and lasting me for most of the day. I still need to break into them just a little bit more, but I highly recommend these. I’d even wear them for everyday wear! 💙 What should my next pair be? 👗: waves uniform made by me #navywaves #waves #wwiireenacting #wwiireenactor #worldwarii #worldwar2 #wwii #navy #azurlane #usnavy #fortmacarthurmuseum #fortmacarthurdays (at Torrance, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz50-VAASSO/?igshid=14u2d0tobdsxh