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4. Appreciate you sharing the poignant memories of your dad. My dad was a battlefield medic in the Battle of the Bulge

Mon May 25, 2026, 01:09 AM

11 hrs ago

and his unit helped liberate Buchenwald Concentration Camp. He didn’t talk about much of it either. He told us about the resistance Belgian villagers that helped them, about what the ship voyage was like to and from, that his outfit got passes to go to Salzburg after VE Day, but nothing of the horrors he had to have experienced. He and several men from his unit stayed in touch every year for the rest of their lives. Peace and all good to you 3Hotdogs. Be well.

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My father was in the Navy. He was on one of the small landing craft that ferried marines to Iwo Jima. [View all] 3Hotdogs 13 hrs ago OP

A beautiful memory of your father. Our fathers were members of the Greatest Generation Deuxcents 12 hrs ago #1

I am so sorry for your loss, 3Hotdogs. sheshe2 12 hrs ago #2

Much honor to your Dad. LoisB 11 hrs ago #3

Appreciate you sharing the poignant memories of your dad. My dad was a battlefield medic in the Battle of the Bulge KitFox 11 hrs ago #4

That's a beautiful tribute. Straw Man 10 hrs ago #5

Wow, about your father. 3Hotdogs 5 hrs ago #8

My 6th grade teacher hit the beach at Iwo Jima. Grumpy Old Guy 10 hrs ago #6

My dad flew photo-reconnaissance in WW2. calimary 10 hrs ago #7