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RE: http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,163834,00.html
To think there were once tens of millions. |
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Truly incredible to think of. I'm having a hard time thinking of what to say.
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Experienced Member ------------------  Proud Member Derelict Veterans Group OF MUNERIS UT TOTUS (Of Service To All) ------------------  |
Down to nine living history books from WW1, soon to be a closed chapter in the book. Sad, but, it was 90 years ago, more or less. |
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Well, time does go on and so does life. Just think, in 2070, we may be saying the same for the last Vietnam Veteran alive. It makes you humble to think that. Maybe now is the time for you to dig up the memories and record them before it is too late. |
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would love a chance to sit down and talk to one of them. |
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I was lucky enough to sit down with a paratrooper who was in Normandy, The Bulge, and jumped into Germany on Operation Varsity last fall. His account of the war read like "Band of Brothers." I feel lucky to have been able to talk to a WWII vet at the very least.
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Memorialize your service at the Veterans History Project at www.loc.gov/vets |
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These guys are incredible. I hope I'm still alive when my 111th birthday comes along!
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Would love to email with some of the youngs and tell them about what happened when I went in 61 years ago, Also go to any VA Hospital and talk to lots of WWII vets,great to be alive and an AMERICAN. THE OLD SARGE
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That's something else. We don't live forever but one does hope those gentlemen live for many years to come--healthy and happy.
Anyway, I'd like to salute them all...Henry Allingham, Yazup Satar, Harry Patch,Delfino Borroni, Francesco Chiarello, Frank Buckles, John Babcock, Franz Kuenstler, Claude Choules. Let's salute history. |
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might i suggest a diet alternating fish & chips with spaghetti if you fancy living that long. |
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It is great to talk to the old veterans, a little over a year ago I got to talk to one who worked as a fireman in England, landed at Normandy few days after D-day helped the breakout of the hedgerows, even participated in the Berlin airlift after the war, and served till 1966 he died last Arial he was my Dad I am very proud if him SALUTE
God bless and protect all our people in harms way where ever they are. Pro Deo et Patria |
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Highly Experienced Member Ex-Moderator, Fired For Cause |
I would love to hear what you have to say. Contact me here at mil.com. |
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----------------------------------------------- I sold a car to a WWI vet in 1992, he was 94, and after going home decided he didnt like the deal an wanted to fight me...I was 51 . He was a Vet of the 42nd Div.  .My Drill Sgt was a 101 paratrooper in WWII, my AIT Platoon Sgt won a silver star on Korea. I heard some a their stories. |
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I would like to add to that, let me tell you there is nothing brings a tear to an old vets eye than to have a OIF/OEF vet come up and tell them THANK YOU. |
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My dad was in WWI and he lied about this age to fight. He drove the trucks and repair them . I wonder if Frank Buckles knew my dad. He dies in 1967. Dad joined service around 1917,if he was still alive he would be about 117 year old.
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