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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 251836" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>I dont think any of the WWII vets talk a whole lot about the war unless you happen to be with them at one of their reunions many years later. I know when I was growing up my dad never talked to me about it other than to tell me he had been a Marine. I used to look at his old uniform that he had saved or look at pictures he had of his ship and shipmates and just be in awe. I would be allowed to hold his medals very rarely. He never told me any of the horrors he saw. I learned that from listening to old men talk at reunions and from research online. He also opened up a bit to Jamie when he joined. He still is a bit reticent and would never consider himself a hero. I dont even want to think about when they play taps for that man. He just turned 83 a few days ago. He was the youngest man on the ship when he was enlisted. He had enlisted just after he turned 17.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 251836, member: 1514"] I dont think any of the WWII vets talk a whole lot about the war unless you happen to be with them at one of their reunions many years later. I know when I was growing up my dad never talked to me about it other than to tell me he had been a Marine. I used to look at his old uniform that he had saved or look at pictures he had of his ship and shipmates and just be in awe. I would be allowed to hold his medals very rarely. He never told me any of the horrors he saw. I learned that from listening to old men talk at reunions and from research online. He also opened up a bit to Jamie when he joined. He still is a bit reticent and would never consider himself a hero. I dont even want to think about when they play taps for that man. He just turned 83 a few days ago. He was the youngest man on the ship when he was enlisted. He had enlisted just after he turned 17. [/QUOTE]
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