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Post by Mr. Wizzard on Apr 25, 2015 16:45:01 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2015 17:27:35 GMT -5
That is some REALLY great pieces of history! I love seeing that stuff. Thank you for posting it!!
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Post by Mr. Wizzard on Apr 25, 2015 17:31:40 GMT -5
That is some REALLY great pieces of history! I love seeing that stuff. Thank you for posting it!! Believe me, there's a treasure trove of irreplaceable trinkets in his footlocker. I didn't want to dig too much to find it but, somewhere in there, he's got a Reichsbahn paper schedule dated '38 (I believe) he picked up in '54. lol |
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Post by jeffwho on Apr 25, 2015 18:21:17 GMT -5
Incredible - cherish those documents!
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Post by zooke581 on Apr 25, 2015 18:59:10 GMT -5
Thank you and Salute to your Grandfather. Airborne!
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Post by Haines Garage on Apr 25, 2015 20:53:02 GMT -5
Mark..I am honored that you would share this here. I agree with Eric...Salute.
Obviously Your Grandfather meant a lot to you. I fully understand.
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Post by Mr. Wizzard on Apr 25, 2015 21:38:33 GMT -5
Scott, he can be a hard headed pain in the fourth point of contact but, I wouldn't have it any other way. lol
Eric, you bet. When he went through Benning, there were still 4 jump towers. hahahaha...He was in what became the 127th Airborne Engineer Battalion, 187th ARCT, 11th ABN DIV at Campbell and participated in both combat jumps. He's 101st through and through lol. I think he was one of three at the grand opening ceremony for the National Korean War Memorial. He ran into another 101st guy who I guess was an association member and was told they weren't supposed to be there because the association was boycotting due to something about the Korean dignitaries that were present. Something along those lines anyway. I don't really remember, I was about 11 at the time. haha
-Mark
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