[cgbg]

He reminds me of the old timers that used to lie about their World War II fighting—when in fact most were in support roles far behind the lines.

It was always easy to tell the real warriors—they did not want to talk about it.

[Flaming Conservative]

My dad was in the WWII Pacific theater, Navy. I never once heard him mention anything about the war. When I was about 30, my mom stated he had had malaria during the war. That’s the extent of my knowledge of his service.

[Jeff Chandler]

the real warriors—they did not want to talk about it

Some do.

[Fai Mao]

“He reminds me of the old timers that used to lie about their World War II fighting—when in fact most were in support roles far behind the lines.”

I had an uncle in the Korean War that was the opposite. He joked about how he spent his time there goofing off. He had a Bronze Star. I didn’t know that until he died.

[MCSETots]

You’re absolutely correct.

I had to READ about what father (and his fellow soldiers) did during WWII in France, Belgium and Germany - because he would NEVER talk about it.