My grandfather served around the time the Korean War started, but never saw combat. He doesn't consider any of holidays to be for his kind, only those who either saw action on the battlefield or died fighting.

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Posted by FLBooGoTigs1

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Posted on 5/26/25 at 4:34 pm to UptownJoeBrown

Same here. Where are all the American flags flying? We have some sorry arse people in this country. fricking ungrateful people that would rather support illegal immigrants and cover for our sorry arse politicians that steal and rob this country daily. If you don’t like it gtfo I am sure the people that gave their lives for this great country would have felt the same way.

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Posted by Quesadilla Superman

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Posted on 5/26/25 at 5:52 pm to blue_morrison

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Vets I know always say they appreciate the support and leave it at that to not sour the mood of those who don't fully understand Memorial Day.

I learned the difference when I was 9 years old. My grandfather served in the Southern Pacific during WW2. I remember one Memorial Day I told him “thank you for fighting for our freedom and Happy Memorial Day.” He responded, “Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for the men who paid the ultimate price while in service of our nation. Guys who never made it back home. While I appreciate you thinking of me, it’s important you know the difference, son.” He went on to explain the difference between Memorial and Veterans Day.

He was a quiet yet stern man. Between my dad and his siblings there were 12 grandkids, 6 boys and 6 girls. He wasn’t a doting grandfather that showed up for events or births or birthdays. He went to the hospital one time for a birth and that was my older brother.

He was a good man with a good heart. He was just different I guess than other grandfathers. I think my dad was his “favorite” of the four children he and my grandma had. The only grandkids I think he ever built a really deep bond with was my older brother and myself, but not as close as those two were. He and I had started bonding and spending time together when I was about 11, but he passed away when I was 14. I think I had just really become interesting to him in the last 2-3 years before he passed. If I would've known then what I do now, I would’ve really soaked up those moments with him. I did but didn’t appreciate that time as much as I should have at that time.

Sorry for the wall of text and apologies if I unintentionally hijack the thread. One of the many great lessons or information correction I got from my grandfather.

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