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Thread: Another WWII vet gone..

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    Another WWII vet gone..

    My neighbor passed away two days ago; he was an armorer in a B-24 squadron in the ETO; he told me that when the war ended he had a "footlocker full of 45 and 38 caliber pistols and revolvers" that had been signed for by aircrews that were lost on missions. He didn't know what to do with them, so he dumped the locker, guns and all, into a lake in Germany!
    Gun control is not about guns.

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    Another of the Greatest Generation gone , sad ..

    Cute Story

    My wife's uncle gave me his aircrew issue 45 some years ago ..
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    My BIL's father also pasted the other day. He was a WWII tank man, landed D-Day plus 2 and went all the way to Germany.
    In 2020 congress finally forced the VA to provide Agent Orange coverage to Blue Water Navy Vietnam veterans. RIP shipmates that never received proper care.

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    God bless our heroes that were willing to give it all.
    Are my kids/grandkids more important than "o"'s kids, to me they are,darn tooting they are!!! They deserve the same armed protection afforded "o"'s kids.
    I have been hoodwinked but not by"o"
    In God we trust,in "o" never trust
    Support those that support the Constitution and the 2nd Amendant

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