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4. What a heart felt story

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:57 PM

22 hrs ago

You left me with a lump in my throat. It was hard for me to read this to my wife without choking.

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In the deep reaches of the night . . . [View all] AverageOldGuy 23 hrs ago OP

Thank you for sharing your story, oldguy. yellow dahlia 23 hrs ago #1

Peace to you, AverageOldGuy.. Permanut 23 hrs ago #2

My dad served when you did - he just turned 80 in October. TBF 22 hrs ago #8

... SheltieLover 23 hrs ago #3

What a heart felt story RainCaster 22 hrs ago #4

Thank you for such a personal example of yet another JMCKUSICK 22 hrs ago #5

Much BigMin28 22 hrs ago #6

I woke up Saturday morning believing my brother was in Kuwait already Unwind Your Mind 22 hrs ago #7

That Sherman quote may be the new Quote of the Week. calimary 21 hrs ago #9

One of the greatest lessons my late father, blue-wave 21 hrs ago #10

As an Army Nurse during the VN war... oldsoldierfadingfast 21 hrs ago #12

Thank you for this sobering story. erronis 9 hrs ago #13