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lapfog_1

(29,199 posts)

7. mine too

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 08:20 PM

Aug 2017

fought at Anzio, was a fire control officer on a destroyer that sunk a U-boat in NYC harbor... inside the statue of liberty. Later became an enlisted pilot for the navy in the Pacific.

the assholes carrying Nazi flags and doing seig heil salutes... he wouldn't put up with that.

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when I saw those Nazi flags today all I could think of was my late Father-In-Law [View all] rurallib Aug 2017 OP

Anybody carrying a Nazi flag should get their ass kicked. The_Casual_Observer Aug 2017 #1

My great-uncle too shenmue Aug 2017 #2

My Uncle served on the Vetteguy Aug 2017 #3

My latest father in law CanonRay Aug 2017 #4

This brings so much home eleny Aug 2017 #5

In the bottom drawer of my dresser bmbmd Aug 2017 #6

mine too lapfog_1 Aug 2017 #7

My father piloted a B-17 in the war. MineralMan Aug 2017 #8

I can't imagine what my Dad (rip) would be saying. TexasProgresive Aug 2017 #9

I lost 2 uncles in WWII. My dad was exempt because he was a farmer. My mom sinkingfeeling Aug 2017 #10

My father flew a P-47 in combat in Germany. July Aug 2017 #11