Posted on 08/03/2014 2:45:51 PM PDT by Kaslin
My dad said that the start of WWII ruined the good life that he was living as a sailor in the Philippines with his Filipino girlfriend, banana trees, and a thatch hut.
Dad passed in 1999, did his duty (and then some, according to some of his old buddies), fathered three boys who wound up trying to do theirs during ‘Nam but never breathed a word about his dreams.
And I don’t think I’d have dared ask him.
Only dreams I know of right now are ones that I and my brothers have been having and talking about....
Our family’s had people in the military/militia since before the Revolution, and I/we keep dreaming about these stern-faced old soldiers who don’t do much but look and ask, “Why ain’t you up and armed, boy?”
Stuff needs squared away, and posting about it don’t do sh**.
My dad served in Vietnam, both grandfathers in WWII, and my great grandfather in WWI. I’ll regrettably be the first male in my immediate family not to serve, but I honestly don’t I’d want to even if I could enlist. The military is not what it was meant to be anymore.
They had a job to do and did it well.
Yes they did! But they didn’t have limitations placed on them such as in today’s world. Our military should simply be told what the mission is and then left to do it as they see fit.
My grandfather served in WWI. I had two uncles in WWII. My dad served during Korea and Vietnam. Out of me and my six siblings, five of us have served. Out of my five kids one has served and one is currently serving.
My uncles never speak of the war other than to express their hatred for the Japanese. One was in the Marine Corps and the other was army on Iwo Jima.
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