[Eric in the Ozarks]

My grandfather (my mom’s dad) served on the BB-3 Oregon...

[IronJack]

Back in the old battleship days ... Those things had to be sights to behold -- belching smoke, churning the water, riveted hulls with iron cannons ...

Sheer brute power on the high seas.

[sarge83]

According to my Dad I had many relatives who were doughboys in the trenches. Some lived, some died, some were gassed and suffered horribly after the war. I salute all the gallant men who served.