[NakedRampage]

My great grandfather was at Beleau Wood, Chateau Thierry...He would never say anything about his experiences. When asked, he would apparently just say, "You don't want to hear about it. War is just a terrible thing..."

I also had some relatives on my father's side who fought for the Canadians, one of them died as a result of a gas attack.

[rfreedom4u]

I have an uncle who was at Okinawa. To this day he will only say “I had some good friends and lost a few too.” He won’t elaborate on the battle and despises the Japanese still. He refuses to go back to Hawaii even because he went in the ‘60’s and said “too damn many Japs there now.” I’ve read a lot about the battle but got nothing firsthand. I’d like to hear more about it all before he dies. He’s in his late ‘80’s now.