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My father served in WWII. He never talked about what he saw or did, but when I was approaching draft age during the Vietnam era, he sat me down and talked to me about possible colleges in Canada that I might consider transferring to.
Comment by DeeDee719 at 24/02/2025 at 16:31 UTC
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My dad very rarely talked about his time in WWII either. My mother said he had photos of some of the atrocities at Dachau but threw them out after my oldest sister was born.
Comment by FunnyAnchor123 at 25/02/2025 at 04:52 UTC
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My Dad would tell the occasional anecdote, allude to something that happened, referring to his service in WWII. He'd been awarded the Bronze Star with two battle stars during the war -- once he showed me the medal when I was a child -- but I only learned what had done to receive that award for heroism after his death.
While under enemy fire -- which included two machine pistols -- he went after his wounded sergeant, gave him first aid, & brought him back to safety.
True heroes never boast.
Comment by Eastern-Finish-1251 at 25/02/2025 at 19:22 UTC
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The WWII vets in my family never talked much about the war. My uncle served in both the Army and the Navy in WWII and Korea, but we didn’t know that until after he died.