Combat Veteran

Dr.Jass

Dr.Jass

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Facebook friends have likely seen this, but for those of you that don't use that site I thought I'd post it here as well. This happened this morning while I was helping at the parts store:

Today an 80-year-old man came in needing assistance installing a headlamp. I was the only one in the store for awhile so I couldn't go outside, but between other customers we got to talking. This man had been a forward observer in Airborne (the guys that get shot first) during the Korean War. I told him, "You may be 80, but I don't think I'd want to mess with you even today." He got a chuckle out of that.

When the boss got back, I helped the man install the bulb. He tried to give me a tip. I politely refused it, telling him that for that kind of bravery in service to this country I should be giving HIM a tip. I could see he appreciated it. I shook his hand and he left. As he walked off, I think I heard the sound of enormous brass balls clanking.

Every day is Veterans' Day, combat veteran or not. The willingness was there to fight and die protecting your freedom and way of life.
 
Wish my grandfather was still around, he was in WWII in the south Pacific, Phillipines I believe. He was a heavy equipment operator, mostly bulldozer, in the Army. I remember him telling stories about being shot at when plowing or repairing runways.

Way to go Doc!
 
My grandfather was a WWI veteran. Grandpa didn't talk much about WWI, I'm told.

My Dad and both his brothers volunteered to fight in Korea, the eldest of the three already having done three tours during WWII before two in Korea. My Dad never made it there; in his words, "I was on a ship headed there, and they called the damned thing off!" :D His ship was diverted to Okinawa and he never set foot on Korean soil. I think he was always disappointed by that.

These men and women, these soldiers, leave everything behind to fight for their country: wife, children, family, whatever. No one in my family was ever drafted; they enlisted before the government had the chance as is often the case. Young people joining the military now are doing so voluntarily, knowing full well they could be deployed to a war zone. I have a great deal of respect for that.

If you served, or are currently serving your country in the military, I proudly salute you.
 
I did see this when you posted it on FB. Nicely done, Doc.:clap: ...and to the men who served, and those who continue to....:bravo:
 
Excellent Doc! Good stuff. I had 3 uncles do varying stints as guests of Herr Fuhrer. The oldest Russ, did almost 2 years in a POW camp, and was never the same according to his brothers. He never said a word about it right up to his death. The other two did the last few months as POWs and would freely talk about it. They were no where near the concentration camps and were treated as POWs.
 
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