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Great story, thanks for sharing.
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Treasure these men while you can.
I have to ask though, why weren't you wearing a shirt? lol Well we had just got done eating ourselves and realized how much food was left over and he loves my wife’s cooking , so sandals and pants on , I wrapped them each a plate of scalloped potatoes, cream of corn and meatloaf and figured it would be hi , hears some goodies , and head back to the house . Couple days before that I took them some of my wife’s home made vegetable soup loaded with fresh hamburger. And set a few hours with them . Sometimes if the mood hits he will open up about the war , but usually in short stories . He experienced some hot moments, he almost always got point man , said he wondered often if the platoon sgt was trying to get him killed , I told him I figured he was doing a good job . He was really good at judging distance too . Still is . Worked for him as a kid , he was wide open all the time . Got me into reloading , he built his own house and built it accordingly to his height , his reloading stuff was in the basement , god all mighty the times I realized I left something in the vehicle and jumped up to make a dash and WHAM my head into those sharp cornered saw mill oak floor joyces. 😀 Man could cover some ground too , gave my long dangling azz all I wanted in the mountains . Kenneth
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Great story. Those men are a true treasure.
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Awesome story. Reminds me of my dad.
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Great story from the greatest generation. We need to get as many survivors as possible in front of the kiddies in school so they understand true American history.
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As of 2021 only 240,000 left out of 16 million Americans who fought in WW2
God bless your uncle!
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I'd say, tougher than a hickory knot!
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There's was an old man that lived a few miles from me, that was in Europe during WWII. He was on a machine gunner crew and was at Normandy June 6. He didn't say a lot about his experiences though. It was hard for him to talk about but, I'm sure he saw things most can't imagine.
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Kenneth, Thank you for sharing this story with us!
“My horn is full and my pouch is stocked with ball and patch. There is a new, sharp flint in my lock and my rifle and I are ready. It is sighted true and my eyes can still aim.” Kaywoodie
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Great story.
My dad told me a few years back that my head was harder than a pine knot. So I carry on the tradition with the grandson.
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Treasure these men while you can.
I have to ask though, why weren't you wearing a shirt? lol Well we had just got done eating ourselves and realized how much food was left over and he loves my wife’s cooking , so sandals and pants on , I wrapped them each a plate of scalloped potatoes, cream of corn and meatloaf and figured it would be hi , hears some goodies , and head back to the house . Couple days before that I took them some of my wife’s home made vegetable soup loaded with fresh hamburger. And set a few hours with them . Sometimes if the mood hits he will open up about the war , but usually in short stories . He experienced some hot moments, he almost always got point man , said he wondered often if the platoon sgt was trying to get him killed , I told him I figured he was doing a good job . He was really good at judging distance too . Still is . Worked for him as a kid , he was wide open all the time . Got me into reloading , he built his own house and built it accordingly to his height , his reloading stuff was in the basement , god all mighty the times I realized I left something in the vehicle and jumped up to make a dash and WHAM my head into those sharp cornered saw mill oak floor joyces. 😀 Man could cover some ground too , gave my long dangling azz all I wanted in the mountains . Kenneth Awesome. Thank you Kenneth and tell him there is a guy in MN that truly thanks him for his service.
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The old folks used to refer to Pre-war material (WWII) as being better.
When they told a story like your Uncle's, they eould say, "He was made of pre-war material".
98 years old, qualifies for that.
Neighbor ladies grandma fell off their step up porch one day when she was babysitting. I got called over to help her get up, she couldn't walk, refused medical help. So we put her in a chair "for a rest". When she couldn't walk after a few minutes, I told her she was going to the hospital. She refused an ambulance, I negotiated my taking her.
She had broken the head off her femur.
She got patched up, and a few months later knocked on our door to thank me.
The next January, she was walking over to a neighboring families house in a snow/ice/rain storm, fell and couldn't get up. She lay there for 5 hours until her son came by and saw the lump in the snow. Tough old bird lived through that one too! Made another 4 or 5 years, died at around 90.
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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