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Default 04-04-2003, 12:56 AM

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my grandfather led a tank division for the germans. ill try and dig up some old photos and upload them. we have one of adolph, one of my grandmothers house with the roof bombed off, lots of interesting stuff. we had a luger but canada is stupid with gun registration laws so we had to give it up.
It's to make Canada a safe place... next where making plastic roads.. biggrin:[/quote:4ae03]
very true, but cmon it's a lugar, thats an antique!!
  
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Default 04-04-2003, 12:59 AM

Mine were in Ireland picking potatoes.
  
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Default 04-04-2003, 01:05 AM

my dads dad: b-24 Piliot over france, germany and Italy (USAF Ret. Lt.Col)

my dads mom: army WAC and Army nurse on island of Tinian. The island where the b-29 enola gay was based at with the atomic bomb. (US Army Ret. 1stLT.)

my moms dad: Platoon Sgt. in The Pacific, was in Iwo Jima, Wake and Guadal Canal (USMC Ret. Cpt.) Dead.

hehe our familys always been in a war, right now i have a Cousin in Iraq.
  
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Default 04-04-2003, 01:26 AM

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hehe our familys always been in a war, right now i have a Cousin in Iraq.[/quote:167b4]

Hehe, maybe you'll go to war and die.
  
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Default 04-04-2003, 02:14 AM

My Dad served on a hospital ship. My Dad's brother was in the engineering corp. He came in at D-day plus two. (I made the mistake as a kid of suggesting that building bridges must have been alot safer than being a foot soldier - he sat me down and told me stories of what it's like to build a pontoon bridge while guys are shooting at you and your buddies are dying). My Dad's sister's husband fought on Iwo Jima. He has never talked about it. My Aunt always said it was too painful for him to discuss it.
  
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Default 04-04-2003, 02:16 AM

My grandfather served in the US Navy and was stationed in the Carribean Sea near the end of the war. He had to lie about his age to sign up. biggrin:
  
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Default 04-04-2003, 02:17 AM

he tried but he had to give it up. hes got an browning auto 5 12 gauge, first shotgun to use a spring loaded pump made in around 1943 or so, only made a few 100. awesome gun
  
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Default 04-04-2003, 02:30 AM

Dunno, my grand-family is all dead. I would guess Italy.
  
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Default 04-04-2003, 02:46 AM

My Maternal Grandfather was a Marine Gunnery-Sergeant, (Artillery). Served in the PTO. Sadly, he passed away during my first week of Jump School. I had never been able to get him to tell me any of his stories. He would always shake his head and say, "Maybe later.".

I can remember my CO calling me into his office to give me the bad news. He was forthright and compassionate, but professional. At the time, I thought he was being an asshole. He told me I could have 3 days Leave to go home for the funeral. But if I did so, I'd have to drop out of Jump School, and not be able to re-attend. I chose to remain in my Class. I felt at the time, that it was what my G-Pa would've wanted for me. I still feel I made the right choice, although I do miss him dearly, and at times regret not being there with and for the rest of my family.

My Paternal Grandfather was a '4F'. During his younger years in Philly, he got himself into trouble, the kind that ends up with a severe beating from pipes and ax handles. His bones never healed properly.
  
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Default 04-04-2003, 09:37 AM

I don't know,one was from Italy another one from Portugal.


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Default 04-04-2003, 10:08 AM

Grandparents starting to move out of Poland. Grandpa born the year of the blitzkrieg. Spent a few years of his young life in a concentration camp and stuff. Immagrated to the us in 52 or something
  
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Default 04-04-2003, 10:21 AM

My uncle served in Korea...I think that's the only real connection the family had to any war.


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Default 04-04-2003, 11:03 AM

Two Great Grandpas in the Wehrmacht, and both got captured....one in Africa, and the other in Russian, and both survived...

Grandpa was in Airforce

Great Grandpa on dads side was in the Big Red One

Grandma was a Hitler youth (ill prove it when i get pictures tomorrow 'saturday') cool:
  
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Default 04-04-2003, 12:01 PM

My dads side 3 uncles nazi's one of them nazi general. On my mom side 3 uncles fight for allies one of them died on D-Day and the others i dont know. All 6 of them dead.
  
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Default 04-04-2003, 02:38 PM

My Dad's dad, was a Marine Pilot in the PTO. He flew a Helldiver and was shot down twice. Both times rescued in a little rubber raft in the Pacific and sent back to battle.

My Mom's dad was in the Army, but was shot in the knee during his training and was not sent over to Europe.

Most of my Great Uncles were in the war as well serving as pilots in the PTO.
  
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