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<blockquote data-quote="Deputy819" data-source="post: 1917725" data-attributes="member: 98025"><p>My Grandfather was part of the Normandy invasion. He managed to survive the initial landing, but several days afterwards he was shot in the left shoulder by a German sniper (who thankfully didn't make a fatal shot that time). He took the pain-killers he had been issued and summarily blacked out. Said when he woke up the American lines had pulled back and he was caught in the middle. Told me he remembered tree branches clipping off all around him as he got up and ran back to his guys. Once behind American lines he was dressed in a German uniform and transported to a hospital ship and that was the end of the war for him. Amazing that he made it through all that. Diabetes was the thing that ultimately killed him though. Took both his legs before it finally took the rest of him. He absolutely loved to talk about the war and his experiences over there and I absolutely loved to sit and listen. I sure do miss him. GOD LOVE OUR VETS!!! Great thread "dok7mm"!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deputy819, post: 1917725, member: 98025"] My Grandfather was part of the Normandy invasion. He managed to survive the initial landing, but several days afterwards he was shot in the left shoulder by a German sniper (who thankfully didn’t make a fatal shot that time). He took the pain-killers he had been issued and summarily blacked out. Said when he woke up the American lines had pulled back and he was caught in the middle. Told me he remembered tree branches clipping off all around him as he got up and ran back to his guys. Once behind American lines he was dressed in a German uniform and transported to a hospital ship and that was the end of the war for him. Amazing that he made it through all that. Diabetes was the thing that ultimately killed him though. Took both his legs before it finally took the rest of him. He absolutely loved to talk about the war and his experiences over there and I absolutely loved to sit and listen. I sure do miss him. GOD LOVE OUR VETS!!! Great thread “dok7mm”! [/QUOTE]
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