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21. My dad and two uncles served in Europe in WWII

Sat Jun 12, 2021, 03:59 PM

Jun 2021

Uncle Clark was killed; Uncle Ward lost a leg to a mortar shell; my dad was in Czechoslovakia when the war ended and made it home in one piece.

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77 years ago on this day operation overlord [View all] Duncanpup Jun 2021 OP

I recently read a book of the German perspective captain queeg Jun 2021 #1

The greatest generation, indeed. multigraincracker Jun 2021 #2

Right there with you. NoMoreRepugs Jun 2021 #15

And now for all that to be undone by a rogue GQP ... sarchasm Jun 2021 #4

... trusty elf Jun 2021 #7

lol! Good one! sarchasm Jun 2021 #8

My friend N... 101st Airborne. Parachuted in. keithbvadu2 Jun 2021 #5

I love this post thank you Duncanpup Jun 2021 #6

Even those who survived bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 #9

A relative by marriage... ewagner Jun 2021 #12

Awesome Duncanpup Jun 2021 #13

If you have a chance, FeelingBlue Jun 2021 #14

Historians and authors Stephen Ambrose and Nick Mueller Doc Sportello Jun 2021 #16

My uncle was an Army photographer... MiHale Jun 2021 #17

Never turns out the way we want Duncanpup Jun 2021 #20

Dad The Jungle 1 Jun 2021 #18

Those guys were studs Duncanpup Jun 2021 #19

My dad and two uncles served in Europe in WWII Mysterian Jun 2021 #21