Today marks the 73rd anniversary of the unconditional surrender of the AXIS powers to the Allies in WWII. Many of our family members fought in the war and some even gave their lives in defense of the ideals for which the Allied Forces fought. There were many people in countries not within the gun sights of the AXIS powers who did not believe that they should be stopped in their quest, but wiser heads prevailed. Most of The Greatest Generation are not here now, but we salute them in our minds and hearts.
August 14, 1945
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And now we are being endangered by emminent Fascism all over again!
This WH administration is not what my father served in the Submarine Service during WWll for, he would be appalled with the current state of our union.
We should never forget why we fought the Axis, or history will successfully repeat its self, to the detriment of us all.
Eddie
This WH administration is not what my father served in the Submarine Service during WWll for, he would be appalled with the current state of our union.
We should never forget why we fought the Axis, or history will successfully repeat its self, to the detriment of us all.
Eddie
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Hitler didn't order Ford in Cologne
to build any military trucks. He said he's get them when he advanced to Detroit.
Luckily, there is no invasion on our soil. We can change things with our votes.
Fear not my fellow country people! It'll be OK. I keep trying to recall Joe Biden saying that back in 2008.
A Johnny Carson rerun last night was from early 1992. Saddam Heussein had announced free elections for Iraq. Thats as far as they went.
When the show broke for commercial, a photo of the DeWitt Clinton locomotive was on the screen.
Can you even imagine needing to flee your home land? Today we have neighbors from Iraq in our area. One womans brother was shot in the chest on a Sunday leaving mass in Baghdad.
Better bury this thread too.
to build any military trucks. He said he's get them when he advanced to Detroit.
Luckily, there is no invasion on our soil. We can change things with our votes.
Fear not my fellow country people! It'll be OK. I keep trying to recall Joe Biden saying that back in 2008.
A Johnny Carson rerun last night was from early 1992. Saddam Heussein had announced free elections for Iraq. Thats as far as they went.
When the show broke for commercial, a photo of the DeWitt Clinton locomotive was on the screen.
Can you even imagine needing to flee your home land? Today we have neighbors from Iraq in our area. One womans brother was shot in the chest on a Sunday leaving mass in Baghdad.
Better bury this thread too.
Thanks for the post, Tom.
On August 14, 1945 my dad was in San Francisco about to be sent to the Pacific Theater to participate in the invasion of the Japanese mainland. He was a radio operator on B-29s. Happily, he never had to go. Instead, he spent the next few months ferrying brand new B-29s from the assembly line in Seattle to the Mohave Desert, where they were parked.
Almost all of my uncles were in the war, too — one did 25 missions as a bombardier over Germany, another was in the invasion of North Africa, another was on the USS Intrepid when it was hit by a kamikaze.
They were all happy the war was over!
On August 14, 1945 my dad was in San Francisco about to be sent to the Pacific Theater to participate in the invasion of the Japanese mainland. He was a radio operator on B-29s. Happily, he never had to go. Instead, he spent the next few months ferrying brand new B-29s from the assembly line in Seattle to the Mohave Desert, where they were parked.
Almost all of my uncles were in the war, too — one did 25 missions as a bombardier over Germany, another was in the invasion of North Africa, another was on the USS Intrepid when it was hit by a kamikaze.
They were all happy the war was over!
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My uncles were in WW2
also, in both theatres.
My grandfather was in WW1, in the trneches in France. I have his purple heart. The Germans gassed his company with mustard gas.
also, in both theatres.
My grandfather was in WW1, in the trneches in France. I have his purple heart. The Germans gassed his company with mustard gas.
soapgirl
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My Uncles served in the war, in the European theater. Neither ever spoke about their service. Asked my Uncle Lawrence once what he did in the war, he told me "You don't want to know." My Dad was far sighted and had flat feet and was turned down when he tried to enlist. He had a job in a vital industry. God bless all our veterans who keep us safe.
norgeway
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My Dad
Joined the Marines in 42 and went on to fight in the South Pacific Bougainville The Solomon Islands Fiji. He never said much about it except to say NewZeland was the most beautiful place he ever saw he had it pretty rough I think
Joined the Marines in 42 and went on to fight in the South Pacific Bougainville The Solomon Islands Fiji. He never said much about it except to say NewZeland was the most beautiful place he ever saw he had it pretty rough I think
"You don`t want to know"
One of my grandfathers gave his life in Russia. I`m not sure he stood behind the regime, because he wasn`t formally killed in action or missing. He just did not come back. Most of those where the widow wasn`t informed were killed by their own people, but I`ll never know for sure.
My mother`s aunt got brutally raped by five Americans in her own home. She almost died, but she finally made it. Turned out they were after her neighbor who`s husband was an SS officer. Well, she had her turn a few days later after they`ve realized their mistake.
Her husband by the way was so full of "you don`t wanna knows" he wetted his bed every single night until the day he died. Whatever he may have done or whatever he was made to do doesn`t justify something horrible like this happening to his wife and my mom`s aunt, the random victim. After all the guys who did this were supposed to be the saviours, the good guys, the heros who freed us from Hitler weren`t they ?
War is always about a lot of wrongs and sufferings on both sides. It doesn`t make much of a difference who wrongfully started a war if you own family is affected.
I wish this thread wouldn`t exist. All it does is reopen old sores that should have healed a long time ago.[this post was last edited: 8/15/2018-06:32]
One of my grandfathers gave his life in Russia. I`m not sure he stood behind the regime, because he wasn`t formally killed in action or missing. He just did not come back. Most of those where the widow wasn`t informed were killed by their own people, but I`ll never know for sure.
My mother`s aunt got brutally raped by five Americans in her own home. She almost died, but she finally made it. Turned out they were after her neighbor who`s husband was an SS officer. Well, she had her turn a few days later after they`ve realized their mistake.
Her husband by the way was so full of "you don`t wanna knows" he wetted his bed every single night until the day he died. Whatever he may have done or whatever he was made to do doesn`t justify something horrible like this happening to his wife and my mom`s aunt, the random victim. After all the guys who did this were supposed to be the saviours, the good guys, the heros who freed us from Hitler weren`t they ?
War is always about a lot of wrongs and sufferings on both sides. It doesn`t make much of a difference who wrongfully started a war if you own family is affected.
I wish this thread wouldn`t exist. All it does is reopen old sores that should have healed a long time ago.[this post was last edited: 8/15/2018-06:32]
My father was in WW2-was a bomber pilot-B17 I believe.He was shot down over Yugoslavia and tjhey escorted him back to friendly areas.He wrote a letter to his mother was found in her past belongings stating he was missing or something of the sort.
My Grandfather was also in WW2 he was a general in the europian sector.Gen Lunsford E Oliver.Remember so many of his "relics" in his attic when I was a child-loved looking thru them.One was a Mauser pistol in a beautiful wood presentation case.would have loved to have it-but last time I saw it was like over 40 yrs ago!
My Grandfather was also in WW2 he was a general in the europian sector.Gen Lunsford E Oliver.Remember so many of his "relics" in his attic when I was a child-loved looking thru them.One was a Mauser pistol in a beautiful wood presentation case.would have loved to have it-but last time I saw it was like over 40 yrs ago!
Well, War is Hell!
My grandpa seems to be the last-connected w/ WWII that I knew of, other than whatever other relatives of his & my grandma's that I wouldn't be nearly as close to, 'cept for the going over there fighting & hoping they weren't killing their own kin (& I hope that none o' their kin were killing any of my dad's relatives still living there, escaping the holocaust) & their wives going over there to visit them on the bases...
In which case my late-who-would-be-110-years-old gramps suffered the worst abonomation for Pearl Harbor for it to fall on his 34th birthday, and from working at Kelsey Hayes making auto parts to suddenly making war munitions and parts for planes...
-- Dave
My grandpa seems to be the last-connected w/ WWII that I knew of, other than whatever other relatives of his & my grandma's that I wouldn't be nearly as close to, 'cept for the going over there fighting & hoping they weren't killing their own kin (& I hope that none o' their kin were killing any of my dad's relatives still living there, escaping the holocaust) & their wives going over there to visit them on the bases...
In which case my late-who-would-be-110-years-old gramps suffered the worst abonomation for Pearl Harbor for it to fall on his 34th birthday, and from working at Kelsey Hayes making auto parts to suddenly making war munitions and parts for planes...
-- Dave
