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Old 08-25-11, 11:02 PM   #16
theroc44
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My father served aboard three US Navy destroyers in WWII from 1939 to 1945. The Hammann was sunk along with the Yorktown by torpedoes from a Japanese I-boat at Midway; the Bristol was sunk by a U-boat; and the Isherwood was struck by a kamikaze at Leyte Gulf. As a kid, I asked him why he didn't keep in contact with his friends from the Navy. His reply was "They're all dead."

I think about this when I play SH3/GWX.
It brings me back to reality when i read about actual WW2 survivors and how scary it really was. You dad is a hero and we all owe him a debt. Its sad how few even think about WW2, but i always remember, its coulda turned out a whole lot different from where it finished. And if it wasnt for young americans and young brits we would be in a different world now.
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