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WildFire532FB
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I'll never forget!
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89bluenotch
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1991CHP
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slowback67
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CALiFORNIAGT
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5.0_707
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90GT510
Member # 9199
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were any of you here alive when it happened? just curious.
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JohnB
Member # 969
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quote: Originally posted by 90GT510: were any of you here alive when it happened? just curious.
I seriously doubt it. I've been there though!
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68dustin
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phil a
Member # 6951
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Hell yea!
I've got my grandfather's medals in a frame hanging form my wall next to his 48-star flag from the time.
[ December 08, 2009, 01:39 AM: Message edited by: phil a ]
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90FoX
Member # 1974
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siri95
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JohnCM
Member # 1076
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ive been there before, pretty cool place
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50Reasons
Member # 6452
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I've been there also And it's crazy how some of the ships are still down there with dead sailors it it
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NiftyWhiteFifty
Member # 4320
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"A date which will live in infamy"
Never forget
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Wolfie351
Member # 651
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If you've got relatives of that generation, be sure to ask every question you can and write down their experiences. I regret not doing that before my step-father passed away who flew C-47s in the CBI theater. Luckily, I've got LOTS of info from my uncle who flew P-51s in the ETO and I even have his gun camera footage of his kills. 4.5 kills, almost an ace...but, if you ask him, he says he shot down more than that
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John91coupe
Member # 18
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quote: Originally posted by phil a: Hell yea!
I've got my grandfather's medals in a frame hanging form my wall next to his 48-star flag from the time.
WOW! That is truely impressive, you must be very proud of him. Military people (and their famalies)during WW2 really sacrificed a lot. Very nice of you to honor his service
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WildFire532FB
Member # 1482
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quote: Originally posted by Wolfie351: If you've got relatives of that generation, be sure to ask every question you can and write down their experiences. I regret not doing that before my step-father passed away who flew C-47s in the CBI theater. Luckily, I've got LOTS of info from my uncle who flew P-51s in the ETO and I even have his gun camera footage of his kills. 4.5 kills, almost an ace...but, if you ask him, he says he shot down more than that
My grandpa taught pilots how to fly B17s, he joined the military Dec 8th the day after Pearl Harbor. I didn't get to ask him about it but my family interviewed him extensively before he passed away and its all on tape.
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phil a
Member # 6951
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quote: Originally posted by John91coupe: quote: Originally posted by phil a: Hell yea!
I've got my grandfather's medals in a frame hanging form my wall next to his 48-star flag from the time.
WOW! That is truely impressive, you must be very proud of him. Military people (and their famalies)during WW2 really sacrificed a lot. Very nice of you to honor his service
Thanks John! He passed when I was a year old so I never really "met" him, but from everything I hear he was a great man. WWII was so much different from the campaigns nowadays in that everyone, from the those on the frontlines to the people stateside, participated in the war effort in one way or another. Also, it was unanimous that a war was necessary, so 99.9% of the people agreed with the idea and wholly backed the troops, unlike today.
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CALiFORNIAGT
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GOT 50
Member # 1960
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quote: Originally posted by phil a: Hell yea!
I've got my grandfather's medals in a frame hanging form my wall next to his 48-star flag from the time.
Thank you for sharing. Much props to you and your family for their service.
X1000
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phil a
Member # 6951
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quote: Thank you for sharing. Much props to you and your family for their service.
X1000 [/QB]
Hey man, thank you, I appreciate it.
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444_C.I.D.
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quote: Originally posted by phil a: Hell yea!
I've got my grandfather's medals in a frame hanging form my wall next to his 48-star flag from the time.
Just to let you know, your flag is displayed incorrectly. When the flag is displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall, the union should be uppermost and to the flag's own right, that is, to the observer's left.
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/more/displayonly.htm
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phil a
Member # 6951
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quote: Originally posted by 444_C.I.D.: quote: Originally posted by phil a: Hell yea!
I've got my grandfather's medals in a frame hanging form my wall next to his 48-star flag from the time.
Just to let you know, your flag is displayed incorrectly. When the flag is displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall, the union should be uppermost and to the flag's own right, that is, to the observer's left.
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/more/displayonly.htm
Alright thanks . . . I'll be sure and change it around before inspection.
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90GT510
Member # 9199
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too bad there is no honor in war any more
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