![]() ![]() ![]() Knowing Jim could never return his forbidden feelings, Cal hoped time and an ocean between them would dull the yearning for his best friend.īut when Jim’s wife dies, Cal returns to help. Relieved to put the horrors of war behind him, Jim went home to his apple orchard and a quiet life with his wife and children. ![]() The battle for love has just begun.Īs Marines, Cal and Jim depended on each other to survive bloodshed and despair in the Pacific. So what about my Marines, Cal and Jim? What does happily ever after look like in 1948? Can two men have a life together and raise a family?īlurb: The war is over. They’d gotten carried away with a photographer they met. ![]() Goodness gracious, huh? When the photo came to light in the 1980s, one of the men pictured said that it was him and his boyfriend on leave in San Diego during WWII. This last picture is NSFW, so click here to see it. (Hmm, I guess the Village People were onto something!) Here are a few of the shots that made me swoon (and one that made me blush!) Interestingly enough, the vintage photos I’ve found of gay servicemen from the first half of the 20 th century have all been sailors. My new novel Semper Fi is about Marines who go from friends to lovers after WWII. ![]()
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