Reply #3: I feel the same way, Dad has been gone 6 years and I miss him

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I see his flag and medal case every day.He was an infantry man in the European theater. Landed in Normandy on D+3 or 4, marched across France, Belgium and was there when Patton met the Soviets.

Like your father Dad did not speak about combat action, the same for his father who was wounded in WW I. They told stories about escapades and adventures but not about combat. He too suffered from PTSD which finally let up after he was 75. He had 5 years of relative peace before he died.

Both Dad and Grandpa were life long liberals and true patriots-they did not wrap themselves in the flag-no they put their lives on the line to protect the constitution and the people whose rights it spells out.

I believe in an after life and I imagine that our Dads are having a good time drinking the best beer and all their wounds are healed.

This is a day to keep our loved ones alive as we remember the story of their lives. My heart goes out to those who were taken in war and have no son or daughter to remember them.