Posted by Billy NY on July 22, 2013 at 17:03:57 from (72.226.79.200):
In Reply to: Re: OT: Wounded Vet posted by Wile E on July 22, 2013 at 15:07:50:
My great uncle fought in the pacific until it was over, when he came home, they were brought to Fort Hamilton near the Verazzano bridge, in harsh winter weather, shivering in a tent with a stove, my grandad met him and brought his comrades as much liquor as he could carry. He stayed in NYC for over a year to filter out the awful things that were related to his combat experience in the war, and eventually came home and had a family of 8 or 9, I can't recall, but the age group was from the end of the war spanning to my cousin who is just a tad younger than I. None of these Vets I have known really spoke of anything of those days, I have politely and respectfully spoken with an in law who was a bomber pilot, also flew fighters, about a few things, but this was not a good time for any, its hard to preserve the sacrifice they made when they don't speak of it, I suppose there is a time and place or just let it be, and know what the bigger picture was, with the enemy that was ultimately defeated by that requires the lives of so many.
A good example of a someone most will remember, who did not want any notoriety, about his service which spanned a career in the military, was Jimmy Stewart, the well known actor. He was adamant about this too.
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