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Omaha Steve

(99,653 posts) Tue Nov 12, 2013, 11:43 PM Nov 2013

Grandpa toon

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Grandpa toon (Original Post) Omaha Steve Nov 2013 OP

Depends on the war. Oakenshield Nov 2013 #1

My WW2 Dad told me right before joining up in 1969 that B Calm Nov 2013 #2

Oakenshield

(614 posts)

1. Depends on the war.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2013, 04:16 AM

Nov 2013

Hard to call the people who joined to go fighting in the middle east heroes. They're either idiots, or considerably disadvantaged and looking at military service as a way of taking care of education. The former makes me angry, the latter just makes me sad.

B Calm

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2. My WW2 Dad told me right before joining up in 1969 that

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2013, 08:59 AM

Nov 2013

the only true war hero's are all dead.

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