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Offline Libertas

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My Uncle the WWII Vet
« on: June 30, 2013, 08:10:19 PM »
My uncle passed away last week, funeral is tomorrow, I won't be able to make it by my folks are going, my father will say some words (he's always getting requests to do so, speaks well).  My uncle landed at Normandy and drove all the way to Germany...went through all that, did some Gold Glove boxing, married twice and a couple kids and lived to 94.  Not a bad run.  Folks are planning a trip from rural MN (SW) to ND/Canada later this year.  I will ask if I can tag along, stop at my uncles grave site and leave some flowers, I know my Father will like that idea.

R.I.P. Uncle. 

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Re: My Uncle the WWII Vet
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2013, 09:30:23 PM »
Condolences, Libertas.
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Re: My Uncle the WWII Vet
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2013, 11:25:13 PM »
God bless and keep him Libertas.
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Re: My Uncle the WWII Vet
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2013, 11:43:46 PM »
The passing of the WWII generation makes our country less than it was.

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Re: My Uncle the WWII Vet
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2013, 09:15:18 AM »
Sounds like another Great Living America has passed.

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94 is a great run.  My two WWII grandpas made it to 32 and 79 respectively.
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Re: My Uncle the WWII Vet
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2013, 01:09:09 PM »
 ::USA::

RIP
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Re: My Uncle the WWII Vet
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2013, 02:08:45 PM »

Condolences.  May he now rest peacefully in God's arms.
Prayer's for you and your family are on the way.
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Re: My Uncle the WWII Vet
« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2013, 04:47:55 PM »
Condolences. I hate the idea of losing our WWII generation as it diminishes us all exponentially.
Still as you stated, he lived a full life. R.I.P.
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Re: My Uncle the WWII Vet
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2013, 07:45:38 PM »
God bless your uncle. ::USA:: ::praying::

I had an uncle that was a decorated WWII vet. I, unfortunately, spent too little time with him hearing his stories. He didn't talk about them much, but I enjoyed it when he did. They weren't called "The Greatest Generation" for nothing. ::USA::
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Re: My Uncle the WWII Vet
« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2013, 11:15:04 PM »
 ::victory::


May he rest in peace, and spend eternity in the presence of Our Lord.  To quote Winston Churchill, never before has so much been owed, by so many, to so few.
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Re: My Uncle the WWII Vet
« Reply #10 on: July 03, 2013, 04:16:04 PM »
  Sorry I'm so late to this..Blessing on him and his entire Family.
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Re: My Uncle the WWII Vet
« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2013, 06:45:54 PM »
Thanks all.  The service was with full military honors, my father spoke, really big turnout and family members my father hadn't seen in decades (some with miraculous life turnarounds) showed up.  I think my father felt a lot better coming back home than going down.  Prayers do work.

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Re: My Uncle the WWII Vet
« Reply #12 on: July 08, 2013, 10:38:30 AM »
 ::USA:: R.I.P.  ::USA::
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