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keithbvadu2

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5. My friend N... 101st Airborne. Parachuted in.

Sun Jun 6, 2021, 08:20 AM

Jun 2021

My friend N... 101st Airborne. Parachuted in.

D-Day, N's day. In the few days after D-Day, N said he and a buddy chanced upon some bar in a small town. The patrons kept asking 'did you capture this town, that town, some town over there?' 'Oui' was the answer followed by a drink. By the time they had liberated half of France they were in poor shape when they walked out.

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I recently read a book of the German perspective captain queeg Jun 2021 #1

The greatest generation, indeed. multigraincracker Jun 2021 #2

To my late father and Uncles and all who fought & lived a life of honor. hlthe2b Jun 2021 #3

Right there with you. NoMoreRepugs Jun 2021 #15

And now for all that to be undone by a rogue GQP ... sarchasm Jun 2021 #4

... trusty elf Jun 2021 #7

lol! Good one! sarchasm Jun 2021 #8

LOL, yes the guy who bragged he would run toward the shootings and stop them cold. bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 #10

My friend N... 101st Airborne. Parachuted in. keithbvadu2 Jun 2021 #5

I love this post thank you Duncanpup Jun 2021 #6

Even those who survived bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 #9

I planned the reunions for many of these brave men and women throughout the years Cozmo Jun 2021 #11

A relative by marriage... ewagner Jun 2021 #12

Awesome Duncanpup Jun 2021 #13

If you have a chance, FeelingBlue Jun 2021 #14

Historians and authors Stephen Ambrose and Nick Mueller Doc Sportello Jun 2021 #16

My uncle was an Army photographer... MiHale Jun 2021 #17

Never turns out the way we want Duncanpup Jun 2021 #20

Dad The Jungle 1 Jun 2021 #18

Those guys were studs Duncanpup Jun 2021 #19

My dad and two uncles served in Europe in WWII Mysterian Jun 2021 #21