Efforts made during WWII

On Wednesday's lecture, I was surprised to know that celebrities made such an effort to help promote war bonds, set up celebrations in Hollywood Canteen, and provided entertainment all for GI's passing through the towns. Even Broadway and Hollywood were involved with presenting musicals incorporated with war themes and depicting several escape films and movies portraying Pearl Harbor. There were also V-discs known as victory discs that consisted of big time artists and were sent straight to the soldiers to enjoy.

In another book Katie was telling us to check out, I learned there were Hollywood stars who visited the military and the injured soldiers and had a difficult time because they were expected to sing , tell jokes, and fight back the tears. The American soldiers didn't want to be pitied. The stars tried their best to provide free entertainment not only for the military but also for the families these soldiers came from and hopefully tried to liven up the dull and depressing moments people faced.