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Low spark · **May 23, 2003 -** 06-05-2003, 05:22 PM

My father died in his sleep on this date at the age of 83.

He was drafted into the Army in 1941 when he was 21 years old. He rose to the rank of Staff Sargent. His Regiment was the 9th infrantry, his Division was the Second(indian head), He fought in battles from Normandy to Czechoslovakia(including the Battle of the Buldge. He recieved the Bronze Star as well as 5 battle stars that are on his European Campaign Ribbon.
He was proud to serve his country in its time of need.After witnessing the horrors and atroscities of war firsthand, he would not wish the hell of war on anyone.

He requested before his death that we not have military funeral honors at his gravesite, he had never forgiven the VFW for they treated the returning Viet Nam Vets, and could not stomach the present administrations abuse of International law and the US military.
In the end we did allow them to present my mother with a Flag(which we are extremely proud of) and had a trumpeter play taps. My mother is refusing the Presidential Memorial Certificate, she feels that something is that important signed by someone like G. W. Bush would be an insult to my father and everything he believed in.

I miss him, he was a good strong man. If I had half of the wisdom he had I would be a happy man.

Peace.

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Low spark is Offline Senior Member Posts: 1,745 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Inside your head	May 23, 2003 - 06-05-2003, 05:22 PM My father died in his sleep on this date at the age of 83. He was drafted into the Army in 1941 when he was 21 years old. He rose to the rank of Staff Sargent. His Regiment was the 9th infrantry, his Division was the Second(indian head), He fought in battles from Normandy to Czechoslovakia(including the Battle of the Buldge. He recieved the Bronze Star as well as 5 battle stars that are on his European Campaign Ribbon. He was proud to serve his country in its time of need.After witnessing the horrors and atroscities of war firsthand, he would not wish the hell of war on anyone. He requested before his death that we not have military funeral honors at his gravesite, he had never forgiven the VFW for they treated the returning Viet Nam Vets, and could not stomach the present administrations abuse of International law and the US military. In the end we did allow them to present my mother with a Flag(which we are extremely proud of) and had a trumpeter play taps. My mother is refusing the Presidential Memorial Certificate, she feels that something is that important signed by someone like G. W. Bush would be an insult to my father and everything he believed in. I miss him, he was a good strong man. If I had half of the wisdom he had I would be a happy man. Peace.