My brother found some of my dad's medals today, which is quite strange being Veterans Day. As you can see, he was part of the Big Red 1.
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My brother found some of my dad's medals today, which is quite strange being Veterans Day. As you can see, he was part of the Big Red 1.
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"The government is a child that has found their parents credit card, and spends knowing that they never have to reconcile the bill with their own money"-Shannon Churchill
He also found a letter sent to my uncle, regarding my dad's recovery in England. He was injured of course on D-Day, in the second wave. Notice the date of the letter, he was still convalescing and unable to write due to his hands being pretty well shredded. He was very fortunate that he happened to be under the care of a neurosurgeon, who 'relaxed' by pulling shrapnel out of my dad's hands, arms, legs, back, and rear end. They stayed friends after the war, the doc saved his hand for the second time, my dad saved it first. The medic on the beach wanted to amputate, my dad said, "No!" and wouldn't let him have his arm. Finally, the medic plunged the arm into a bucket of sulfa and he was evacuated. Maybe @jimnyc can turn it around?
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Last edited by Kathianne; 11-12-2017 at 12:01 AM.
"The government is a child that has found their parents credit card, and spends knowing that they never have to reconcile the bill with their own money"-Shannon Churchill
Here ya go...
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Last edited by LongTermGuy; 11-12-2017 at 02:03 AM.
Incredible stuff, Kathy. God bless your father for his service, valor and patriotism.
Last edited by High_Plains_Drifter; 11-12-2017 at 09:02 AM.
Happy Veterans Day to all of our vets! It's never too late, even though I'm late. You guys and gals all rock!
And Kath, what a treasure to find, and especially on Veterans day!!
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock