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In reply to the discussion: How many of us DU'ers belong to a gold star family..... [View all]mountain grammy
(26,668 posts)36. My dad survived WWII and Korea
only to die of leukemia at 42. I was ten. My mom was sure it was because he was in Japan after the bomb, but it might have been chemicals used in Korea, or just bad luck.
My husband came through Vietnam intact and my son though the first Bush Iraq war just fine. We are so lucky.
Reading this thread is heartbreaking. My heart goes out to all
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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