ICB
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Re: Eric
quote: Originally posted by cwbluebio
Way to go with Ike--Terrance will be glad to hear about this as well. I hope your female is making a complete recovery. Each time we cut them loose there is a million things that could happen. Just think good things are in store for you and her in the future. One of the younger members of our Marine Corps League ask one of our WWII vets "Sir how did you lose your leg?" He replied, "A Japanes sharp-shooter on Iwo Jima-got me!" The young guy then said "How you know he was a sharp-shooter?" He said "Son if he had a been an expert I wouldn't be talkin to you now!" Most of our real heros came home in body bags--Enjoy seeing the reception people get today--many Marines were spit upon and called baby killers by the very people who did not or would not serve.Had to participate in over twenty burial details,but I'm thankfull--in fact I thank the man upstairs every night and first thing every morning--best day of my life-today!
CW,
I love accounts like this! My dad was a P51 fighter pilot in WWII. He was within 2 weeks of seeing dog fights, but the war ended. He ended up getting a medal of bravery as an MP in Arizona. He went into a burning house and dragged out an elderly couple that survived the ordeal. Dad never talked much about it and I wish he would have. Didn't even know about the medal until after he was gone and it was embedded on his tombstone.
My uncle spent 2 years in fox holes in Europe, many of the guys lost their feet in the winter....he was lucky. My uncle was also one of the soldiers that rescued people from several of the concentration camps. There are alot of holocaust deniers out there that claim it was a right wing consipracy to get us in to WWII. In fact almost every teacher I talk to say that their college professors here in small town MO colleges even preach that they think it was all a lie...holocaust never happened. When I mentioned this to my uncle he got tears in his eyes and said that he could still smell the rotting bodies....he said dead humans don't smell like dead animals.
Give thanks to God and our veterans everyday!
Say a prayer...our country needs it, Kevin
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