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Omaha Steve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-24-08 09:23 AM
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Local articles for the holiday and notes on my dad
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Sent to my friends that are fans of the popular 60's TV show COMBAT!.


Midlanders flown to D.C. to see WWII memorial: http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10340685

Rendezvous With Destiny: http://content.omaha.com/media/maps/video/soby/sobyfinal.html

I took mom in the rain to see dad Thursday. Dad left us 14 years ago this month. We trekked up the muddy hill. We put a new flag and flowers on his marker. 35th infantry, 25th division. Guadalcanal and Luzon. Came home on points before the bomb. Married mom after meeting her for the first time 10 days before. They met threw the mail when a soldier mom knew said "Johny doesn't get as much mail as the rest of us". Mom sent a dear John to her former guy in Europe. I wore a mock up of my dad's uniform and medals at RECON 2000. How he got the good conduct medal I'll never know. He stayed a private because he never wanted to be in the chain of command. He was so proud of his combat infantryman badge. His squad had to shoot and kill one of it's own. The buddy had lost his mind and was shooting everything including his own unit members. Dad was a sole survivor of his platoon when sent in to clear out a cave. He suffered with malaria and a short term disability after coming home. Watching COMBAT! was a rare exception to his not wanting to ever talk about the war. The forecast is more rain all through the holiday. I wish dad had better weather for his holiday. He earned it.

TOMMYGUN-OUT

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