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re: My dad told me about getting drafted in the army
Posted on 4/1/18 at 10:33 pm to Spankum
Posted on 4/1/18 at 10:33 pm to Spankum
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If your dad doesn't mind, I would suggest you get a recorder for some of these types of stores....they will be a family treasure in years to come.
From the sound of it, not likely to happen unfortunately. But it’s worth a shot.
My grandfather volunteered in WW2 and was sent to the pacific. He was not in a combat position but did radio and learned Morris code. Fortunately, he didn’t see a ton of action but I think he witnessed a kamikaze hit a ship next to him. My family has recordings of him telling his story of how he joined and stuff during the war, and getting home. Even though he wasn’t in battle, it’s fascinating and I’m so glad they did this. I’ve always been so proud of him. Wish he was still here today. Wish I would have asked him more questions about the war while he was still here.
Part of his stories were sneaking Japanese weapons that he acquired back into the US, which I got a kick out of.
This post was edited on 4/1/18 at 10:37 pm
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Posted on 4/1/18 at 10:45 pm to SUB
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Part of his stories were sneaking Japanese weapons that he acquired back into the US, which I got a kick out of.
Uh, we don't do that anymore lol
I found a gold plated AK while I was in Iraq and hid it inside the door panel of my vehicle hoping to get it back to the states. Towards the end when we were getting ready to come back word spread of the new Xray machines they had that we would have to drive through so they could check the vehicles for ppl doing just that. We got one last amnesty period to turn em over and I remember walking into my 1st Sgt's tent and placing it in the pile with the other weapons turned in, he called me over and said "Damn, that's nice!".... I never saw him put it back in the pile.
Posted on 4/1/18 at 10:46 pm to SUB
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but did radio and learned Morris code
So he carried one of these?
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