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| April 25, 2017 TexasTransplant Men's 70 516 posts | An Interesting Conversation This post has nothing to do with softball except that it occurred this morning after our softball game. Not being in a rush to get home, I stopped at a local Whattaburger to get some lunch. While waiting for my order to come up, I saw an older guy (yeah, older than me) with a WWII Veteran cap sitting by himself, so I walked over to thank him for his service. He invited me to sit down and we ended up in an extended conversation. Turns out he was with the 101st Airborne at Bastogne in the Battle of the Bulge and had several combat jumps to his credit. After WWII he came home and worked until 1951 when he got recalled for Korea. He was one of five brothers who also served in WWII. He also lost a son from complications arising from his exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. These guys are leaving us all to quickly. This fellow was 90 years old. Their generation went through a lot and we owe them a great debt. Please take the time to thank them when you see them. You might be rewarded with a really interesting conversation. |
| April 25, 2017 DieselDan Men's 75 602 posts | Great post TT. Thank you. |
| April 26, 2017 Fabe Men's 65 456 posts | What an awesome moment! Today we need to P.C., have a safe place with hot coco! That generation spoiled us! I look forward to speaking to one of these true heros!! Aliha, Fabe |
