tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737333437796481194.post8682912660791627068..comments2024-02-25T07:52:38.442-05:00Comments on History Matters: Historical Musings of Jared Frederick: Filming Against the SunJared Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338961190412502120noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737333437796481194.post-32123064372668863352015-06-16T16:16:22.294-04:002015-06-16T16:16:22.294-04:00I'm from Sikeston, Missouri, and Gene Aldrich&...I'm from Sikeston, Missouri, and Gene Aldrich's parents lived on my same street, two blocks from me. During the war Gene came to Sikeston on some sort of tour, and the raft was put on their front porch. I was in grade school at the time, but I remember walking up onto the porch for a closer look at the raft. At the time I was too young to be aware of all the specfics, but later I read Dixon's book THE RAFT. And years later, when I owned a newspaper I wrote a story about him as a hometown hero.Robert Vaughannoreply@blogger.com