79 years ago today…

  • Dan
    Southeast MN
    Posts: 3774
    June 7, 2023 at 10:04 am #2207086

    Your typical hand grenade you throw like a baseball, the potato masher ones can be thrown more like a lawn dart.

    Netguy
    Minnetonka
    Posts: 3167
    June 9, 2023 at 12:20 pm #2207475

    My dad served in WWII. He was trained as an infantryman and when he got to the Philippines he was “selected” to be a combat field medic. shock
    He got to the rank of staff sergeant so I don’t know if that kept him off the battlefield any. He didn’t talk much about the fighting just some anecdotal stories. He would start watching some WWII movies but usually would have to shut it off after a while. When WWII ended he went to Korea to finish up his stint. He must have been there in the winter because he had some green winter boots that he called his “Koreans”.

    rvvrrat
    The Sand Prairie
    Posts: 1840
    June 12, 2023 at 1:17 pm #2207832

    A most worthy topic that deserves a bump to the top…

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