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Old 04-02-2020, 03:50 PM
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104 yr old WWII Survivor beats COVID-19
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Old 04-02-2020, 04:06 PM
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Greatest generation. My FIL, depression, WW2/Normandy beach vet. Thanks for sharing.
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**** the Nazis now **** COVID-19.
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Old 04-02-2020, 04:21 PM
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Greatest generation. My FIL, depression, WW2/Normandy beach vet. Thanks for sharing.
My Grandfather; great depression era, 10th Mountain in WW2. 2 Purple Hearts, Silver Star. Most humble guy you would ever meet. Those/these guys were/are studs. Thanks for posting this up!
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Old 04-02-2020, 04:33 PM
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the man, the myth, the legend! cheers to the greatest generation
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Old 04-02-2020, 04:51 PM
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Just a walk in the park for the old Vet.
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Old 04-02-2020, 07:07 PM
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the man, the myth, the legend! cheers to the greatest generation
yeah, almost as good as us boomers…
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That’s an awesome story. I’ve always been impressed with those guys.

I’ve been watching the mini series The Pacific, available on Amazon Prime. What a bunch of bad asses.
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That’s an awesome story. I’ve always been impressed with those guys.

I’ve been watching the mini series The Pacific, available on Amazon Prime. What a bunch of bad asses.
Been watching that too. Totally agree!
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Been watching that too. Totally agree!
The book is even better. Left out of the movie is a Navy pilot that had gone to college for animal husbandry (wanted to be a dairy farmer in Wisconsin, if I remember right). He flew Dauntless and SBD2 diver bombers and was one of the first to fly Hellcats for ground attack. He wasn’t John Basillone, but he was pretty awesome.
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