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To: blackie; glock rocks; NormsRevenge
Why I was a mere child of 11 in May of 44 and One of my brothers had been in England for well over a year preparing for the D Day invasion. My BiL was there waiting to build the first P47 airfield behind Omaha Beach around June 12. My other brother was winging his way toward being in one of B17’s slated to support the invasion. Unfortunately his group bombed behind American lines killing several GI’s including a General. All three came home and led productive lives and raise families...
82 posted on 01/06/2008 1:13:13 PM PST by tubebender (Lost another one to the Tag Line bandit...)
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To: tubebender

Great story!! :):)


88 posted on 01/06/2008 5:02:05 PM PST by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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