Author Topic: Memorial Day (Read 4347 times)

j-dub · « **Reply #25 on:** May 28, 2012, 02:34:59 PM »

one of my grandpa's was air force in ww2. he was a nose gunner on b17's and b24's. he had a "lucky bastard's club" plaque for flying 31 missions and making it back in one piece.

EuroCat · « **Reply #26 on:** May 28, 2012, 03:49:17 PM »

Quote from: Limestone on May 28, 2012, 11:32:27 AM

My bro has been to Iraq and afghan. Said they get steak like twice a week.

How do i get in on this?

Pete · « **Reply #27 on:** May 28, 2012, 04:48:47 PM »

One of my grandfathers was a farmer in Kansas. He got some sort of exemption on being drafted so he could run the farm.

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #28 on:** May 28, 2012, 04:54:19 PM »

Quote from: EuroCat on May 28, 2012, 03:49:17 PM

Quote from: Limestone on May 28, 2012, 11:32:27 AM
My bro has been to Iraq and afghan. Said they get steak like twice a week.
How do i get in on this?

Join the USAF

sys · « **Reply #29 on:** May 28, 2012, 05:20:46 PM »

i don't think my family fought in the 20th century wars. hard to tell for sure, my family doesn't keep great records. fought the crap out of the civil war though (the american ones). the european ones were german, so i'm sure they were killing someone too.

ednksu · « **Reply #30 on:** May 28, 2012, 06:03:11 PM »

Grandfather was on the USS San Diego (18 battle stars, 2nd in the Pacific fleet)
Great Grandfather on my mom's side was in WWI and buried in one of the low European countries
Uncle on my mom's side was put up for a Medal of Honor but rejected because the US gov wasn't into putting major awards out for Nam early in the war (lived, but paralyzed in action)
Dad was in Nam, Purple Heart w/cluster
Cousin with time in Afghanistan and Bosnia

ednksu · « **Reply #31 on:** May 28, 2012, 06:04:49 PM »

special side note, the US Military is still using Purple Hearts made for the invasion of Japan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Downfall

yoga-like_abana · « **Reply #32 on:** May 28, 2012, 08:40:15 PM »

no one gives a crap about your family that was in the military. hth

SdK · « **Reply #33 on:** May 28, 2012, 08:43:17 PM »

Quote from: yoga-like_abana on May 28, 2012, 08:40:15 PM

no one gives a crap about your family that was in the military. hth

no one gives a crap about you.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #34 on:** May 28, 2012, 09:10:05 PM »

one of my grandpa's is an egghead phd dude (taught/researched at emaw).

the other was in korea as a typewriter guy.

very boring grandparents.

ednksu · « **Reply #35 on:** May 29, 2012, 01:22:37 AM »

Quote from: yoga-like_abana on May 28, 2012, 08:40:15 PM

no one gives a crap about your family that was in the military. hth

family of people who bitch about the freedoms others have provided for them

nicname · « **Reply #36 on:** May 29, 2012, 01:27:57 AM »

Quote from: Limestone on May 28, 2012, 11:32:27 AM

My bro has been to Iraq and afghan. Said they get steak like twice a week.

That's awesome, but KSU Cat football players get steak like every day if they want, and fried chicken too, and even whole bags of sugary snacks if the coaches think they need to put on pounds. Sounds like kinda a raw deal for the military guys, but then again, they aren't exactly KSU Cat football players.

u digg

felix rex · « **Reply #37 on:** May 29, 2012, 05:46:10 AM »

Quote from: hemmy on May 28, 2012, 11:48:45 AM

Quote from: Limestone on May 28, 2012, 11:32:27 AM
My bro has been to Iraq and afghan. Said they get steak like twice a week.

That would be annoying. What about pizza?

Pizza is notoriously hard to get right.

Trim · « **Reply #38 on:** May 29, 2012, 06:11:24 AM »

Quote from: nicname on May 29, 2012, 01:27:57 AM

That's awesome, but KSU Cat football players get steak like every day if they want, and fried chicken too, and even whole bags of sugary snacks if the coaches think they need to put on pounds. Sounds like kinda a raw deal for the military guys, but then again, they aren't exactly KSU Cat football players.

#nicname4ksucompliancedirector

Stevesie60 · « **Reply #39 on:** May 29, 2012, 08:10:47 AM »

Quote from: nicname on May 29, 2012, 01:27:57 AM

Quote from: Limestone on May 28, 2012, 11:32:27 AM
My bro has been to Iraq and afghan. Said they get steak like twice a week.

That's awesome, but KSU Cat football players get steak like every day if they want, and fried chicken too, and even whole bags of sugary snacks if the coaches think they need to put on pounds. Sounds like kinda a raw deal for the military guys, but then again, they aren't exactly KSU Cat football players.

u digg

Not if Jamie Vaughn has anything to say about it.

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #40 on:** May 29, 2012, 08:52:01 AM »

Quote from: Jakesie60 on May 29, 2012, 08:10:47 AM

Quote from: nicname on May 29, 2012, 01:27:57 AM
Quote from: Limestone on May 28, 2012, 11:32:27 AM
My bro has been to Iraq and afghan. Said they get steak like twice a week.

That's awesome, but KSU Cat football players get steak like every day if they want, and fried chicken too, and even whole bags of sugary snacks if the coaches think they need to put on pounds. Sounds like kinda a raw deal for the military guys, but then again, they aren't exactly KSU Cat football players.

u digg

Not if Jamie Vaughn has anything to say about it.

If Jaime Vaughn were in the military he would be fragged in basic.

kitten_mittons · « **Reply #41 on:** May 29, 2012, 09:46:36 AM »

Grandfather and his two brothers were overseas for WW2 at the same time. All Army. Brother just got back from Afghanistan in March.

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ben ji · « **Reply #42 on:** May 29, 2012, 01:26:36 PM »

O man, a guy I work with has one grandpa from germany who fought for hitler and one grandpa who was a rebel in cuba fighting alongside castro.

I wonder what he did yesterday?

OK_Cat · « **Reply #43 on:** May 29, 2012, 01:37:04 PM »

this thread is one huge WGAF

SdK · « **Reply #44 on:** May 29, 2012, 07:45:14 PM »

Quote from: OK Cat on May 29, 2012, 01:37:04 PM

this thread is one huge WGAF