Susan Kummernes
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Susan Kummernes

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I came to America in 1954. My mother and I left a small town near Heidelberg, Germany, and traveled to Little Rock, Arkansas; she a war-bride with her handsome Lieutenant, and I, a little girl with my new father.       In Germany, I played in castle ruins with my cousins and swam with tiny fish and lily pads in the Neckar River, which flowed past my grandparents’ home. In Arkansas, those memories were replaced with playing in dusty ditches, visiting snake farms, catching fireflies in the moonlight amidst the smell of jasmine, and watching my new father grow watermelons so big they required shelves for support.       My biological father flew with the Luftwaffe in WWII, and later, as I grew up in this great country, I came to understand that he had been the enemy America fought against. Until I reached my late twenties, I seldom spoke about my German heritage.       War affects us throughout generations, I realized. It’s the closest thing to hell on earth that I can imagine. Living through the Vietnam War gave personal attestation to that.       There must be better ways to process when conflict arises. Destruction can never be the answer; the toll is too great. Let us find a path toward the light, toward peaceful coexistence.       My work with substance abuse/addiction affirmed every life has value; my work with the incarcerated and the judicial system verified that injustice for one is injustice for all; and my work with children confirmed resilience, trust, and hope are the cornerstones of every human relationship.       I live in Florida with a wonderful man, have three children I am proud to call my own, and four happy grandchildren. University of Maryland, B.A. Bowie State College, M.Ed.
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