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In reply to the discussion: How many of us DU'ers belong to a gold star family..... [View all]tonyt53
(5,737 posts)28. My dad's oldest brother died at the battle of the Bulge. My wife has an uncle still on the Arizona.
My oldest brother died of agent orange related heart disease in 2009. My other brother died from a blood clot caused by a bullet that they would not remove because it was to close to his heart - got that in Vietnam in 1972, killed him in 2006 when he had a really bad cough, irritated the bullet, blood clot formed and right into his heart. Damned war killed my brothers. My dad was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions on Guadalcanal. He was in the first landing. My oldest brother was awarded a Purple Heart from wounds during his first tour in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive. My other brother was awarded a Purple Heart because of his wounds. I cannot fathom the loss that the families of service members must feel.
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My mother lost her older brother in WW2 and my grandparents' wounds never healed.
pnwmom
Aug 2016
#10
Lost my Uncle Bud in the Battle of Tarawa, WW II. Body was never recovered.
colorado_ufo
Aug 2016
#14
It sounds like you had a wonderful father who did his best for all those young men.
pnwmom
Aug 2016
#25
My dad's oldest brother died at the battle of the Bulge. My wife has an uncle still on the Arizona.
tonyt53
Aug 2016
#28
My uncle- son of Italian immigrants - died fighting for America in WW2 in the Pacific
wishstar
Aug 2016
#39