I loved reading it. Those of us who have never fought a war can't quite understand that war really is hell. , I'm glad that people who have, have shared their stories. It's really important. When someone who has evaded service is so glib about something like earning a Purple Heart, it is enraging. Especially in light of his wanting to wipe out all the sacrifices made by people like your Gramps.

Grampa always shared his story so that we all would know how it was.

At their convention of scum.

To Republicans the troops are simply props.

... it tends not to be appreciated so much by those who have not diced with Death.

George MacDonald Fraser tells of an advance his squad made against the Japanese in the waning days of the war. A 75mm artillery shell exploded right in the face of one of his squad mates, but freakishly left the man completely unharmed, while killing those to his right and left. It's almost enough to give a man religion.

-- Mal

The random nature of war needs to be advertised

and talked about it at all has mentioned the sheer randomness and wondered why they lived and someone next to them died. That's soldiers and civilians, alike, and it's one of the main things that haunts them all.

and of course you're keeping his gat!

It's strange I just stumbled on your thread: Saving Private Ryan is on here. Very damned brutal; I'm glad Gramps came home, and I agree about that teeny little man trump.

where were you for so long. We didn't miss you, by the way.

Bye, again. Oh, 1 last question, why do you never answer me? For years? tiny tear

Dude, I am eating.

If hate was people, I'd be China.

Bravo...

I was posting in a righteous rage so I glossed over the reference. But spread it around, it is a good one!

Was a medic in the second wave at Omaha. Got a silver star in the following days. Made it to Hurtgen. Had a mental breakdown when a medic friend of his went in the opposite direction he did during a bombardment and disappeared. My understanding after multiple explanations came to the conclusion his friend disintegrated during the tree level airbursts during that engagement. My F-in-Law spent 6 months immediately following this event in a hospital in England.

L-

Was hell on earth from what I have read. Even worse than the hedgerows.

God, I am thankful I did not have to go thru that. And am respectful of those who did.

His assessment of Trump is much the same as yours. Refers to him as a "pampered candy ass." He's a very old man now but I'll wager he could still operate that 1911 with competence.

Fuck Trump indeed.

Fuck him. And each and every one of his enabling supporters as well.

I do not support any form of violence as a solution. It does not matter the source. This is not the solution.

More violence does not promote peaceful outcomes, imo.

The world was facing a great evil. Sometimes you have to fight. I agree that things should never descend to violence in a perfect world. This is not a perfect world. And until it is, all good men are obliged to push back against the darkness.

see? See what they do? I want to thank you for your sacrifice but I can't do it without sounding like some glad handing right wing two faced scum sucker. (Pant...,pant)
But that is neither here nor there. Thank you. You guys did a hell of a job.

I wish I could give more details about my papaw. I was 13 when he died so it is getting a little dim. Dad and grandma are gone also so all I have are decades old memories of a man that told a kid a horrific story, perhaps in the hope that our generation would do better. Sorry papaw.

Article at Huffington Post.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-purple-heart_us_57a4cc5ae4b03ba6801239b8?section=&


He knows that trump would never go so he'll donate the money to help Syrian refugees.

...he'd find a few folks that'd be happy to do whatever it took to get his heart a bright shade of purple.

thought you were talking about the malt liquor

What Trumpenfuror did is quite literally giving the finger to our armed forces. He is not for to be commander in chief.