20121124 - Remembering Pearl Harbor

Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com World War II items cover a table in Barbara Klapperich's kitchen. She has a collection of war memorablia from her father and her uncle, which she takes to local schools to present to students and teach them what WWII days were like.

Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com Barbara Klapperich's father and uncle documented their time overseas in WWII with photos. She has a collection of war memorablia from her father and her uncle, which she takes to local schools to present to students and teach them what WWII days were like.

Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com Barbara Klapperich holds up two fabric poppy flowers made by disabled veterans. The blue poppy (left) is the original poppy from the World War II era and modern poppies are now red. Donations for these poppies go into a relief fund for veterans in need or distress.

Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com Barbara Klapperich looks at war photographs of her father and uncle as she reorganizes her collection of WWII memorabilia in her Johnsburg home. Klapperich travels to local schools with the war items to teach students about what war was like for those serving.