My friend lost her dad earlier this year and it's been kind rough so we decided to have lunch with her grandad for father's day.but I had something special for him.
The family game me all her dad's reloading and gun stuff including alot of books ( apparently he wanted me to have them) and while going though then I found this book.
It was basically a year book. We got the same deal in basic training but in a dvd. Actually found he granddad's certificate of completion for BCT. Cleaned it up and talked it over with her and she thought it would be a good idea for me to give it to him. Apparently he never really talked about his time in service till I started hanging around when we dated so she thought it would be best.
Honestly was pretty nervous giving it to him but the old guy lit up like a Christmas tree when I pulled it out.
He said he hand seen it for a long time and thought it was lost. He started flipping though each page pointing people out talking about this and that. Finally he mentioned he had three bronze stars, which shocked the both of us , especially her, because again he never really talked about this stuff. Asked if we'd like to see his medal and he proceed to almost run to go get them. He's 92 and she said that about the fastest she's ever seen hime move lol.
Apparently the look on our faces was something halarious because he just stared laughing and asked if we wanted to see more. He proceeded to start pull out some of the best pictures I'd ever seen that he took himself with this little camera
And I mean these where some amazing pictures. But I'll tell you the crazy thing was even though our service dates where some 70 odd years apart it was like I was talking to anyone I'd be in with two years ago. Of course there where differences in this and that but generally it was the same banter ,same type of stories, same things that irritated us, just two enlisted guys talking about the army
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He loved comparing stuff too lol. Would say something like
" They gave us 15rd for that M1 carbine and that's it what about y'all ?"
"Well one 30rd mag in our M4's and seven on our vests for a full load out so like 210 total per person "
" Holy hell ! One of you boys coulda probably held that whole line when them Koreans can running down haha !"
The I was showing him stuff like the Javalin and pladins systems on YouTube and he really enjoyed that. Actually I have a M1 Carbine I'm reworking im going to bring it to him when. I'm done, he really loved talking about how he like the m1's so reckon that would make him happy. Anyway I asked if it would be ok post these pictures and he said he'd love it if I did. So
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