My grandfather, was a Lieutenant (pronounced LEFTenant) in the Machine Gun Corps in the Great War:

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Here he is, seated, with his brother Percy. Both men survived the war, in a regiment that suffered 80%+ casualties. My grandfather was wounded twice.

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I have my grandfather's collection of medals, which is currently in the shop getting framed. Here's a pic of his service revolver, which resides in my gunsafe and takes an occasional trip to the range...

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"I'm gonna have to science the schit out of this." Mark Watney, Sol 59, Mars