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mentalsolstice

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4. Yeah, this old guy had on a ball cap.

Reply to liberal N proud (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:11 PM

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Besides the info about where he served, he said he had two Purple Hearts, and has gone back three times. My husband talks very little about VN, fortunately he saw little action, but was there for Tet. He also wears a ball cap at times.

Unfortunately, my FiL, also a WWII veteran was an ass. He would wear a Pearl Harbor cap, although he’d never set foot in Hawaii, but if asked by strangers he would say he was there. He served in the army air corps as a supply guy in the Pacific. However, he treated his own son like crap because of the loss in Vietnam. Veterans Day was always hell for us.

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Last Thursday I met a WWII Veteran, and it had such an amazing affect on me! [View all] mentalsolstice Monday OP

My dad wouldn't talk about the war liberal N proud Monday #1

Yeah, this old guy had on a ball cap. mentalsolstice Monday #4

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I've been a long term care nurse for twenty five years. We have a picture from our unit taken about a dozen years ago. Rustynaerduwell Monday #3

The area I live in is big time military, active duty and retired mentalsolstice Monday #5

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