My father fought in WWI. Argonne Forest. He was wounded by German machine gun fire in his left leg Sept 18, 1918. He was taken to field hospitals in Belgium, then France. He was in a coma for almost a year, thought he was dead, when a nurse noticed small breath indications on a mirror. He was revived, ultimately sent to army hospital in Carlisle, PA.
He walked with a limp all his life.
He was also deaf, loss of over 90% of his hearing in both ears.
There was no GI Plan then, he was awarded a Purple Heart in the 1930’s and
received a BONUS of $60!!!
My Dad answered the call, fought for his country. He was a good man. I miss him.
My Dad answered the call, fought for his country. He was a good man. I miss him.
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An amazing account of your fathers survival. Hard to put into words how incredible such a recovery was possible back then. Only with God was that possible.
Thanks for sharing your history.
Ordinary citizens serving honorably are the reason America is what we are today.
It's also one reason our enemies (foreign & domestic) do their worst to destroy what it means to be an American citizen -- and to replace our ideals with a Marxist vision of eternal class warfare among "victims" and "oppressors" -- requiring never-ending obeisance and reparations to whoever claims they or their ancestors were somehow "oppressed".