re: Relatives that served in World War 2

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My pawpaw was a few weeks past his 17th birthday when Pearl Harbor happened. A few days later he lied about his age and joined the army and became a paratrooper.

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It's wild to think most of those guys were alive for Pearl Harbor and 9/11. My Paw Paw was. It's one of the few things I remember about that crazy arse day on 9/11 that has always stuck with me. He lived a few houses down from me and I walked up over there. He's on his porch smoking a cigarette and the first thing he says is "Well I guess the Braves ain't gonna be on TV tonight huh?" They don't make em like that anymore