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Offline TheBug

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Re: My WW2 grandfather has passed
« Reply #30 on: February 20, 2015, 06:51:26 PM »
Sorry for your loss Ranger.   :salute
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Re: My WW2 grandfather has passed
« Reply #31 on: February 20, 2015, 07:00:07 PM »
Thank you all.  Buried him on this sub-zero day.  Let the healing for my family begin. :salute
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Re: My WW2 grandfather has passed
« Reply #32 on: February 20, 2015, 07:14:39 PM »
Ranger, my condolences my friend.
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Re: My WW2 grandfather has passed
« Reply #33 on: February 21, 2015, 02:53:21 AM »
Sorry for your loss Ranger. Sounds like he was a helluva guy. :salute
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Re: My WW2 grandfather has passed
« Reply #34 on: February 21, 2015, 01:15:01 PM »
Sorry for your loss, glad you had someone like him in your life.  :salute
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Re: My WW2 grandfather has passed
« Reply #35 on: February 22, 2015, 12:28:20 PM »
Sorry to hear you lost your grandfather. It looks like he had a long and full life. I am envious of your memories, cherish them.

RIP Sir and thank you for our freedom.  :salute
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Re: My WW2 grandfather has passed
« Reply #36 on: February 22, 2015, 02:38:07 PM »
My condolences.   :salute

Both of my grandfathers were in their early 20's when they went of to WWII (DOB's: D.M. "Bud" Gray in 1917 and R. W. Bennett in 1919), if your late g'pa was born in 1928, he went off to war at the age of 15-17??? I know some of the guys who went ashore in June 1944 were younger than 18, but I was under the impression that as the way went on the enlistment requirements were more stringent. Either way, kudos to him and his service.   :salute 
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