[Bean]

my grandfather was in the navy. he was on a destroyer but i forgot the name of it. he served both in the pacific and european campains. he told me this story where this japanese patrol boat was planting bombs or throwing grenades or something inside of an american vessel so he took his rifle and shot him. after he shot him a freakin battle started. i swear my grandfather started a battle. i love u grandpa. also i think ur grandfather should have received a medal of honor for saving seven guys on d-day. Im not sure the exact requirements but i think its where u put urself in extreme danger and have no regard for ur life to save others.

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"Does it really smell like cookies. Ohhhhh, she farted and it went down my throat." Guy from Family Guy



There may be what tortures you.
There may be what reduces you to silence.
There may be what fails to satisfy you.
There may be what irritates you.
There may be what grieves you.
But man has to train himself by enduring these things.

[tspoon]

My grandpa was a POW in Germany for months, living off of bread and water. He only told me that he escaped from the camp later in the war, thats all he ever wanted to tell me.

[NOLF]

People just don't like to talk about war experiences...not the case w/ my dad though.

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Two Great Games

[Cerberus-WG]

operationmarket garden (battle of the buldge)

No, those are completely different. operation Market Garden was the massive airborne drop and failed horribly, due in large part to the idiocy of the plan, and horrid action by British Tanks.

The Battle of the Bulge was when the majority of the Allied Army was held up and the Western end of the outskirts of germany. the Nazis made a desperate final push to break the advance apart, but ultimetly failed.

[Manny]

My grandpa got sent back after he wounded more than 5 of his own soilders with a grenade that went off before it was suppost to. That's why I'll never join the Army. That foolishness is in my blood.

[sgt.sayian]

My grandpa was in the canadian army, he got his stomache guts shot out possibly by a mp40 or mp42, he was in belguim fighting, he never really talked about it but he said "he saw a german sniper, we both made eye contact and im standing here now" so he killed him.
I couldn't imagine how the fuck guys survived throught the war, it would be pretty freak throwing grenades back an forth or running across a street while getting shot at by tanks or infantry.

[Quik]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Cerberus-WG:
operationmarket garden (battle of the buldge)


The Battle of the Bulge was when the majority of the Allied Army was held up and the Western end of the outskirts of germany. the Nazis made a desperate final push to break the advance apart, but ultimetly failed.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

If you saw Band of Brothers, the Battle of the Bulge is referenced in episode 6 "Bastogne". The 506th was surrounded, freezing to death, heavily outnumbered, low on ammo, medicine, food, etc. Patton takes credit for saving their ass but you wil never here anyone from the 506th say they needed saving!

[Manny]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by sgt.sayian:
My grandpa was in the canadian army, he got his stomache guts shot out.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

How then did he survive?

[JwSPiTFiRE]

My grandad was in WWII, he was in the 5th marines motor transport....he was an island hopper, so therefor he was in alot of fighting, he carried a weapon like the bazooka but not as big i forgot what it was called. He didnt tell me nor my family much because of some of the stuff he saw. Im happy as hell he survived, but he passed away a year ago. Thank God for these men.

[VeryHotFemaleDog]

MUAH!

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Everyone who fought in WWII were real heroes.
Imagine being ordered to advance under heav fire. I aint have the guts to do that shit.

[Oddball]

Cool, it means EA and 2015 have pretty much hit the nail on the head.
I had a Great Grandad in the First World War. He served in Gallipoli, got bayoneted in the knee and also served on the Western Front. He was in the AIF(Australian Imperial Forces).

I also had two Uncles in WWII who served in New Guinea but unfortunately while their platoon was going through a swamp, one was shot right in front of him and they couldn't stop to help him because they had to get out of there.

General MacArthur had started to send Australian soldiers on missions that had no military importance and my uncle was shot on one of these missions. Which is WHY I FUCKING HAD GENERAL MACARTHUR! I FUCKING HATE THE CUNT! IF IT WASN'T FOR HIM I WOULD HAVE AN UNCLE!