[fuzzybutt]

I had an uncle that was a marine for the entire war, he was already a Sgt when PH was attacked.

The only thing I could ever get him to say was “War is so horrible I hope to God you never have to find out” He died and took his exploits to the grave in 1968.

I wish I could talk to him now.

[RoadTest]

War is where you do horrible things to your enemy as he does horrible things to you and whoever’s horrible things destroy his enemy’s ability to do horrible things wins.

[oh8eleven]

I wish I could talk to him now.
Have you read any books about war? I suggest the following:

• WWII - "With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa", by E.B. Sledge
• Korea - "The Last Stand of Fox Company", by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin
• Vietnam - "Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War", by Karl Marlantes

The first two are first hand accounts, while the third is fiction (which I just finished this week). All three will make your hair stand on end.
Semper Fi ...

[BuffaloJack]

I wish I could still talk to my Dad, he’s been dead for 30+ years. He never spoke much about WW2. All I ever got out of him was that he was the XO on a destroyer in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. I never even knew the name of his ship.

[Rappini]

My uncle was a First Marine Raider in WW2 and I didn’t even get that much out him. I feel that I should have pressed him but I that was many years ago.