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infullview

(1,150 posts) Mon May 25, 2026, 11:31 AM Monday

I honor my father WW II vet.

He’s gone but his contribution is not forgotten. My dad was a munitions expert who crawled from one infantry man to the next to repair their rifles. I didn’t learn that his best friend died in his arms until he was in his mid 50’s. As a child I remember his rage and outbursts that frightened all of his five children - what we now know as PTSD. Stationed in the islands, he had photos of dead Japanese solders piled as high as a man is tall. I can’t imagine what hell he endured. It is with great respect and love that I remember him, my father.

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I honor my father WW II vet. (Original Post) infullview Monday OP

The unselfish generation, there will never be another generation like them. republianmushroom Monday #1

K & R democrank Monday #2

The enemy fighting on the Pacific islands was particularly horrific and brutal. Irish_Dem Monday #3

I'm not sure. He didn't like to talk about the war infullview Monday #4

Yes most of them refused to talk about it. Irish_Dem Monday #5

republianmushroom

(22,778 posts)

1. The unselfish generation, there will never be another generation like them.

Reply to infullview (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2026, 11:37 AM

Monday

We owe so much to them.

democrank

(12,685 posts)

2. K & R

Reply to infullview (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2026, 11:45 AM

Monday

Thank you for this, infullview.

Irish_Dem

(82,532 posts)

3. The enemy fighting on the Pacific islands was particularly horrific and brutal.

Reply to infullview (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2026, 11:53 AM

Monday

The Japanese soldiers had been ordered by their emperor to fight until they were dead.
It took a huge toll on the US soldiers.
The casualty rate and PTSD was very high.

Was your father on Okinawa by any chance?

I am an USAF kid and we were stationed there for part of my father's overseas assignment
during the Viet Nam war.

We lived in a house right next to one of the beaches where there was fierce WWII fighting.
We would find food rations and gun parts, etc. The WWII bunkers were still intact.
We used to play in them.

infullview

(1,150 posts)

4. I'm not sure. He didn't like to talk about the war

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #3)

Mon May 25, 2026, 03:28 PM

Monday

I never pushed it

Irish_Dem

(82,532 posts)

5. Yes most of them refused to talk about it.

Reply to infullview (Reply #4)

Mon May 25, 2026, 03:32 PM

Monday

It was bad, very bad.

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