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Today, I fly my flag in honor of...
Posted on 11/11/23 at 9:18 am
Posted on 11/11/23 at 9:18 am
my uncle, Darrell. For me, I say a prayer to honor my dad's brother, who I never met, but who gave up his life in the invasion of Normandy as a member of the 82nd Airborne.
As kids, at my grandmother's home for family gatherings, a prayer of thanks was always given for his life, and the influence that his bravery and sacrifice had on how my dad and my two other uncles grew up and dealt with the world around them. As a kid, it didn't really register with me, until as an adult, I was able to hold the blood-stained Bible he kept on him that a fellow soldier saved, and who later tracked down my grandmother after he returned to the US to give it to her.
Holding his bible, with his dried blood staining it, that was a cathartic moment for me. His death and how he died representing what the US then stood for, now resonates more strongly with me, and so, today, he is who I honor. Please join me in honoring all who have fallen in service to our country and their belief that the ideals of freedom were worth fighting, and dying for.
As kids, at my grandmother's home for family gatherings, a prayer of thanks was always given for his life, and the influence that his bravery and sacrifice had on how my dad and my two other uncles grew up and dealt with the world around them. As a kid, it didn't really register with me, until as an adult, I was able to hold the blood-stained Bible he kept on him that a fellow soldier saved, and who later tracked down my grandmother after he returned to the US to give it to her.
Holding his bible, with his dried blood staining it, that was a cathartic moment for me. His death and how he died representing what the US then stood for, now resonates more strongly with me, and so, today, he is who I honor. Please join me in honoring all who have fallen in service to our country and their belief that the ideals of freedom were worth fighting, and dying for.
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Posted on 11/11/23 at 9:19 am to HubbaBubba
Posted on 11/11/23 at 9:21 am to HubbaBubba
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As a kid, it didn't really register with me, until as an adult, I was able to hold the blood-stained Bible he kept on him that a fellow soldier saved, and who later tracked down my grandmother after he returned to the US to give it to her.
Incredible story.
Thanks, all around.
Posted on 11/11/23 at 9:44 am to SouthEasternKaiju
Thanks for your Uncles service!
He was one of the fallen 9000.
My grandfather served in the 82nd during WWII as well and my other grandfather in Pattons army, and my great Uncle was wounded and won the silver star on Guadalcanal.
They were truly the greatest generation and we all owe so much.
He was one of the fallen 9000.
My grandfather served in the 82nd during WWII as well and my other grandfather in Pattons army, and my great Uncle was wounded and won the silver star on Guadalcanal.
They were truly the greatest generation and we all owe so much.
This post was edited on 11/11/23 at 10:52 am
Posted on 11/11/23 at 9:48 am to HubbaBubba
Do you know what unit within the 82nd he served in?
Posted on 11/11/23 at 9:52 am to Obtuse1
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Do you know what unit within the 82nd he served in?
I was going to ask this. You could probably get the after action review documents from his unit and find out exactly what happened to him and where he was.
Folks don't realize just how badass those paratroopers were back then. This is coming from someone that was a paratrooper himself. Those guys were just amazing.
Posted on 11/11/23 at 9:54 am to HubbaBubba
My dad USN Vietnam Vet
My uncle USAF Vietnam Vet
My uncle USA Vietnam Vet
My grandfather USAF WWII Vet
And to everyone else who served in a foreign war.
Raise em high boys!
My uncle USAF Vietnam Vet
My uncle USA Vietnam Vet
My grandfather USAF WWII Vet
And to everyone else who served in a foreign war.
Raise em high boys!
This post was edited on 11/11/23 at 10:47 am
Posted on 11/11/23 at 10:04 am to HubbaBubba
Amen. Thanks to Uncle Darrell and the thousands like him who have protected our freedom.
Posted on 11/11/23 at 10:05 am to HubbaBubba
It's about over for this country because of democrats, but those of us who are still patriotic salute your Uncle.
Posted on 11/11/23 at 10:19 am to eitek1
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Folks don't realize just how badass those paratroopers were back then.
I would recommend Those Devils in Baggy Pants by Ross Carter who gives a great first-person account of the 504th PIR in WWII. I assume his uncle wasn't in the 504th unless he volunteered as a Pathfinder because outside those 50 volunteers, the 504th stayed in Italy during the Normandy invasion but even so it is a good account that translates to all the other troopers in WWII.
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This is coming from someone that was a paratrooper himself.
Unit? 504th here.
Posted on 11/11/23 at 10:39 am to HubbaBubba
I regret that I have only 1 upvote to give….
and a salute to you sir, your grandfather and all Veterans
and a salute to you sir, your grandfather and all VeteransPosted on 11/11/23 at 10:58 am to Obtuse1
quote:I can find out. I know that right before he was killed, his unit commander was KIA and my uncle received a field promotion. I'll have to check with my family historian, my oldest cousin, since my dad and uncle's have all passed.
Do you know what unit within the 82nd he served in?
Posted on 11/11/23 at 11:08 am to Obtuse1
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Unit? 504th here.
I was in COSCOM and wore the "leaning shithouse". My company had a single airborne squad. We "belonged" to 18th ABC HHC when they would move we got attached. It was a weird setup.I was an 88M.
Posted on 11/11/23 at 11:47 am to eitek1
For my great uncles ken and george. Ken was deployed in Europe in the princess Patricia infantry and it wasn't good for him. He developed ptsd long before it was recognized. He essentially drank himself to death after ww2. I didn't known him but my grandmother told me he went to war as a happy young man and a musician, came back and never recovered.
Posted on 11/11/23 at 11:52 am to HubbaBubba
Myself and my compatriots.
Posted on 11/11/23 at 1:29 pm to HubbaBubba
Your uncle lived a life worthy of honor. God bless your family. I will be honoring his sacrifice for mine and my childrens freedom today.
Posted on 11/11/23 at 1:35 pm to kywildcatfanone
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It's about over for this country because of democrats, but those of us who are still patriotic salute your Uncle.
A lot of lives have been sacrificed by men of all political leanings in defense of our constitutional republic, rather than in support of a trumped up dictatorship that would ignore the rule of law and destroy it. Please keep the crap on the political board and not in an O-T thread meant honor those like OP's uncle.
I honor WWII vets my father and his two older brothers and younger brother Korean fighter pilot, as well as their six first cousins.
Posted on 11/11/23 at 1:37 pm to HubbaBubba
Thank you, Uncle Darell
My grandpa fought in the Pacific in WWII. His two brothers in Europe - one in England and the other in Normandy
Thanks to all Veterans!
My grandpa fought in the Pacific in WWII. His two brothers in Europe - one in England and the other in Normandy
Thanks to all Veterans!
Posted on 11/11/23 at 3:11 pm to HubbaBubba
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This post was edited on 11/11/23 at 3:13 pm
Posted on 11/11/23 at 3:44 pm to HubbaBubba
My dad on Guam in WWII
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