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re: My dad told me about getting drafted in the army
Posted on 4/1/18 at 9:55 pm to BowDownToLSU
Posted on 4/1/18 at 9:55 pm to BowDownToLSU
and to think, I was just sitting here wishing I didn't have to go to work tomorrow...I guess that puts things into perspective.
Please tell your dad, that we really do appreciate his service and I am not exaggerating when I say that I view those guys as heroes.
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.
Please tell your dad, that we really do appreciate his service and I am not exaggerating when I say that I view those guys as heroes.
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.
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Posted on 4/1/18 at 9:55 pm to BowDownToLSU
Then:
Now:
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They told him congratulations he had just been drafted. He served in the Korean War. They gave two days to get his affairs together and get to boot camp. He had never been out of Louisiana and had just turned 18. He never talks about what happened over there just says that it was hell .
Now:
Posted on 4/1/18 at 9:59 pm to Obtuse1
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Yet thousands VOLUNTEER every year and many come back in body bags or significantly disfigured/disabled. There are strong and weak in every generation, the current young adult one as well.
All war is bad, but yea, riding around in a humvee in Fallujah and having a hidden bomb blow your vehicle up would kinda suck. Today’s war you don’t know your enemy, a child runs up to give you a hug and detonates a bomb, frick all that. Obviously many more died in WW2, Korea, and Vietnam, but there are many brave millineals (spell?) that served in Afghanistan and Iraq.
ETA: There should not have been a single American die in Vietnam, Korea, and Iraq, its a freaking shame.
This post was edited on 4/1/18 at 10:01 pm
Posted on 4/1/18 at 10:10 pm to PrivatePublic
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Holy cow. I visited a farm when I was 12. This really hits close to home.
Sounds like you fricked the sheep while you were there.
Posted on 4/1/18 at 10:25 pm to BowDownToLSU
quote:I got a letter in the mail telling me when to report. They gave me about 2 weeks but this happened in 1969. Things had changed.
car pulled up when two men with army uniforms stepped out .
Posted on 4/1/18 at 10:31 pm to soccerfüt
Same for my father and Okinawa
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
Posted on 4/1/18 at 10:37 pm to Redbone
When I was a kid I used to mow this lady's yard. She was old at the time, lost a brother in WWI, husband in WWII, and other family members in Korea and Vietnam. All drafted. She told me if the ever come for me to run, she had lost everything she had cared about to war on foreign soil.
Posted on 4/1/18 at 10:41 pm to RogerTheShrubber
My dad was drafted into the Vietnam War but failed the physical due to a rebuilt knee. He said they used to have draft parties when he was at LSU. My grandfather was drafted into WWII and fought in the Battle of the Bulge and many others.
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?
Posted on 4/1/18 at 10:47 pm to BowDownToLSU
Here’s a picture of my Grandpa in the Korean War. He also didn’t talk much about it. He passed away about 4 years ago. 
Posted on 4/1/18 at 10:48 pm to deaconjones35
RIP
Posted on 4/1/18 at 10:48 pm to BowDownToLSU
When he got drafted, did they also draft all your punctuation?
Posted on 4/1/18 at 10:55 pm to Catman88
nm. Went right over my head
This post was edited on 4/2/18 at 9:08 am
Posted on 4/1/18 at 10:59 pm to SUB
Could be worse I might not know what MORSE code was.
Posted on 4/1/18 at 11:02 pm to East Coast Band
quote:Sounds like you’re the one who’s led a sheltered life. Otherwise you’d know that tens of thousands of 18 year olds have volunteered for some pretty intense combat for going on 20 years straight.
Fortunately for the pussy 18 year old wimps America is full of now, trench warfare should be a thing of the past.
So, you little shits can go on whining about the number of"likes" your Facebook posts receive and other travesties in your sheltered lives.
Posted on 4/1/18 at 11:35 pm to BowDownToLSU
My grandfather served in Korea as a volunteer. Was part of the 101st. Fought on the frontlines in some major battles and was a POW. He didn’t talk much about it. He saw a great deal of suffering. He was very proud of his service. He had nightmares until the day he died, but he was a tough mother fricker and a decorated soldier.
Posted on 4/1/18 at 11:48 pm to BowDownToLSU
I've always wondered why we hear so much about every other war with documentaries, TV specials, etc. but hardly ever see much about the Korean War.
Posted on 4/1/18 at 11:56 pm to BowDownToLSU
Well. shite.
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