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Boy of 12 was Somme veteran, new research reveals
The Sun ^
| 1st November 2009
| The Sun
Posted on 11/01/2009 2:53:10 PM PST by the scotsman
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To: VR-21
My dad also was 16 and was gassed. 1898-1976 High Blood pressure got him.
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posted on
11/01/2009 11:06:38 PM PST
by
Domangart
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To: VR-21
My own maternal grandfather too was anxious to fight, and lied about his age to sign up. And he was going , too until His Scots-Irish mother dragged him off the troop train by the ear. Walt Disney lied about his age to join the red cross ambulance corps. He got over there too late to see any action. But it was there that the habit that killed him (chain smoking)got started. An indirect "casualty of war" you could say.
CC
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posted on
11/02/2009 4:51:06 AM PST
by
Celtic Conservative
(Calling illegal aliens "undocumented workers" is like calling drug dealers "unlicensed pharmacists")
To: the scotsman
Some kids get all the cool toys.
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11/02/2009 4:57:07 AM PST
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
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