Yeah my Grandpa served in WWII as an infantry unit (not sure what group). He was on the frontline of the Rhine River. He idn't talk much about it because of some of the things he saw. Some things he did say was he saw his best bud get ripped apart by a machine gun (who survived thankfully) and also how he got a bronze star for noticing a grenade without the pin in it. He threw it just before it exploded. He also got shrapnel in he face from stepping on a mine, which he got the purple hart for. His group was the group getting ready to enter Berlin when the war ended. BTW, if anyone knows any movies about that infantry group please tell me. He took place in the major Rhine River battle and also about being the frontline to enter Berlin. I'm interested to see if he may be represented in any movies. BTW: His name was Herl "Bud" Barlow.
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ZMan
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