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Geiki Ganger 09/04/21 5:09:43 PM #1:	Where you knew there is a 99% chance you will die on Normandy beach. How did the soldiers even manage to sleep the night before? --- Nintendo 3DS Friend Code: 3368 - 1137 - 5460 http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q155/Gamecubesupreme/sf7y9s.jpg <cite>Geiki Ganger posted [p:957736522] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>Where you knew there is a 99% chance you will die on Normandy beach. How did the soldiers even manage to sleep the night before? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smackems 09/04/21 5:15:42 PM #2:	Wasn't 99%, like at all lol --- Common sense charged before shipping - some dude <cite>Smackems posted [p:957736698] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>Wasn't 99%, like at all lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
unnamedsoldier 09/04/21 5:16:40 PM #4:	I had a romantic view of war until I saw the opening of Saving Private Ryan <cite>unnamedsoldier posted [p:957736723] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>I had a romantic view of war until I saw the opening of Saving Private Ryan</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rodu_jr 09/04/21 5:23:41 PM #5:	Utah Beach 197 killed of 23000 <cite>rodu_jr posted [p:957736888] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>Utah Beach 197 killed of 23000 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 09/04/21 5:25:41 PM #6:	Now that's probably a bit of an exaggeration. Casualties in the first wave on Omaha Beach might have around 50%, and not all of those were killed. --- https://imgur.com/VeNBg https://imgur.com/gd5jC8q https://imgur.com/PKIy7 https://imgur.com/3p29JqP <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:957736929] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>Now that's probably a bit of an exaggeration. Casualties in the first wave on Omaha Beach might have around 50%, and not all of those were killed. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 09/04/21 5:31:07 PM #7:	My dad almost got drafted into that but he wound up in Alaska instead. Maybe I wouldn't be here if that didn't happen --- FFXIV: Lucius Hexenseele (Brynhildr) \| RS3: UltimaSuende . 99 WC/Fish/Cook/Fletch/Div/Mining/Smithing/Thieving/Crafting/RC https://letterboxd.com/BMovieBro/ <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:957737049] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>My dad almost got drafted into that but he wound up in Alaska instead. Maybe I wouldn't be here if that didn't happen </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spikethedevil 09/04/21 5:32:51 PM #8:	https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ-Fb90GBhE --- A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod! <cite>spikethedevil posted [p:957737087] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ-Fb90GBhE </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
divot1338 09/04/21 5:35:30 PM #9:	The Airborne guys had the right idea trying to parachute in. --- Moustache twirling villian https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey <cite>divot1338 posted [p:957737133] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>The Airborne guys had the right idea trying to parachute in. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
xue1 09/04/21 6:43:52 PM #10:	Most of the airborne missed their drop zones <cite>xue1 posted [p:957738800] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>Most of the airborne missed their drop zones </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Flauros 09/04/21 6:47:40 PM #11:	Imagine being involved in the Battle of the Somme. I feel like that would be 10 times worse. --- https://imgur.com/EX6Md7k https://imgur.com/X4cT0Sp Yim/Yum https://imgur.com/A3kur0P https://imgur.com/Hj9RrC6 <cite>Flauros posted [p:957738899] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>Imagine being involved in the Battle of the Somme. I feel like that would be 10 times worse. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Ratchetrockon 09/04/21 6:52:24 PM #13:	were the soldiers on drugs? srs question id imagined they had to be on something --- Buy Stax <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:957739023] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>were the soldiers on drugs? srs question id imagined they had to be on something </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
divot1338 09/04/21 6:53:00 PM #14:	xue1 posted... Most of the airborne missed their drop zones Anywhere but Normandy is better. --- Moustache twirling villian https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey <cite>divot1338 posted [p:957739035] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>xue1 posted... </cite> <quote>Most of the airborne missed their drop zones</quote>Anywhere but Normandy is better. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
g0ldie 09/04/21 6:53:21 PM #15:	Hexenherz posted... My dad almost got drafted into that but he wound up in Alaska instead. Maybe I wouldn't be here if that didn't happen how old is your dad, if you don't mind me asking --- https://imgur.com/mApEnf3 <cite>g0ldie posted [p:957739043] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>Hexenherz posted... </cite> <quote>My dad almost got drafted into that but he wound up in Alaska instead. Maybe I wouldn't be here if that didn't happen</quote>how old is your dad, if you don't mind me asking </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SwiggitySwoogit 09/04/21 6:53:48 PM #16:	Geiki Ganger posted... Where you knew there is a 99% chance you will die on Normandy beach. How did the soldiers even manage to sleep the night before? Probably slept ok since there was supposed to be an air strike. <cite>SwiggitySwoogit posted [p:957739052] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>Geiki Ganger posted... </cite> <quote>Where you knew there is a 99% chance you will die on Normandy beach. How did the soldiers even manage to sleep the night before?</quote> Probably slept ok since there was supposed to be an air strike. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 09/04/21 6:56:23 PM #17:	g0ldie posted... how old is your dad, if you don't mind me asking He was 60 when I was born, passed away at about 83. --- FFXIV: Lucius Hexenseele (Brynhildr) \| RS3: UltimaSuende . 99 WC/Fish/Cook/Fletch/Div/Mining/Smithing/Thieving/Crafting/RC https://letterboxd.com/BMovieBro/ <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:957739107] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>g0ldie posted... </cite> <quote>how old is your dad, if you don't mind me asking</quote>He was 60 when I was born, passed away at about 83. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
au_gold 09/04/21 6:57:13 PM #18:	The beginning of Saving Private Ryan scarred me when they played it in elementary school. --- Let me talk to your mother. Get your mother please. <cite>au_gold posted [p:957739132] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>The beginning of Saving Private Ryan scarred me when they played it in elementary school. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
g0ldie 09/04/21 6:58:44 PM #19:	Hexenherz posted... He was 60 when I was born, passed away at about 83. thanks --- https://imgur.com/mApEnf3 <cite>g0ldie posted [p:957739165] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>Hexenherz posted... </cite> <quote>He was 60 when I was born, passed away at about 83.</quote>thanks </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 09/04/21 7:00:11 PM #20:	Flauros posted... Imagine being involved in the Battle of the Somme. I feel like that would be 10 times worse. I've heard the Battle of Borodino described as "a fully loaded 747 crashing with no survivors every 5 minutes for 8 hours" --- https://imgur.com/VeNBg https://imgur.com/gd5jC8q https://imgur.com/PKIy7 https://imgur.com/3p29JqP <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:957739199] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>Flauros posted...</cite> <quote>Imagine being involved in the Battle of the Somme. I feel like that would be 10 times worse.</quote> I've heard the Battle of Borodino described as "a fully loaded 747 crashing with no survivors every 5 minutes for 8 hours"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
divot1338 09/04/21 8:01:25 PM #21:	au_gold posted... The beginning of Saving Private Ryan scarred me when they played it in elementary school. I remember that was the first time I ever saw anyone get sick watching a movie in shaky cam. That opening sequence was fucking amazing. --- Moustache twirling villian https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey <cite>divot1338 posted [p:957740672] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>au_gold posted... </cite> <quote>The beginning of Saving Private Ryan scarred me when they played it in elementary school.</quote>I remember that was the first time I ever saw anyone get sick watching a movie in shaky cam. That opening sequence was fucking amazing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Flauros 09/04/21 8:20:30 PM #22:	Hexenherz posted... He was 60 when I was born, passed away at about 83. God damn. How many kids did he have? --- https://imgur.com/EX6Md7k https://imgur.com/X4cT0Sp Yim/Yum https://imgur.com/A3kur0P https://imgur.com/Hj9RrC6 <cite>Flauros posted [p:957741111] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>Hexenherz posted... </cite> <quote>He was 60 when I was born, passed away at about 83.</quote>God damn. How many kids did he have? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
theAteam 09/04/21 8:29:51 PM #23:	Flauros posted... Imagine being involved in the Battle of the Somme. I feel like that would be 10 times worse. Or the Battle of the Marne. You are a young teenager full of thoughts of glory and heroism going off to war. This is the first major battle and no one yet realizes how bad industrialized warfare is going to be. You get sucked into the meat grinder of heavy artillery and machine guns. 150,000 dead in less than a week. --- Buffalo Bills Season Prediction: 13-4 Week 1 (9/12): vs. PIT <cite>theAteam posted [p:957741329] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>Flauros posted... </cite> <quote>Imagine being involved in the Battle of the Somme. I feel like that would be 10 times worse.</quote> Or the Battle of the Marne. You are a young teenager full of thoughts of glory and heroism going off to war. This is the first major battle and no one yet realizes how bad industrialized warfare is going to be. You get sucked into the meat grinder of heavy artillery and machine guns. 150,000 dead in less than a week. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spikethedevil 09/04/21 8:33:17 PM #24:	Gallipoli as well or in fact any battle in WW1. I have a case with a photo of my great great uncle and his WW1 medals. He was killed in 1916. --- A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod! <cite>spikethedevil posted [p:957741394] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>Gallipoli as well or in fact any battle in WW1. I have a case with a photo of my great great uncle and his WW1 medals. He was killed in 1916. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
electricbugs2 09/04/21 8:36:26 PM #25:	Hexenherz posted... My dad almost got drafted into that but he wound up in Alaska instead. Maybe I wouldn't be here if that didn't happen Damn I thought I was the only one here with a WW2 veteran Dad. --- Balenciaga hoodies and Gucci shoes #FreeMelly <cite>electricbugs2 posted [p:957741469] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>Hexenherz posted... </cite> <quote>My dad almost got drafted into that but he wound up in Alaska instead. Maybe I wouldn't be here if that didn't happen</quote>Damn I thought I was the only one here with a WW2 veteran Dad. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 09/04/21 8:45:30 PM #26:	Flauros posted... God damn. How many kids did he have? Lol only three. My sister is 18 years older than me, and that was from my mom's first marriage. My dad had me and two other sons (they are 8 and 10 years older). Was awkward when I was like 5 and people would say "it must be hard for your mom to take care of four kids", thought they were making fun of my dad since I didn't even realize I had a sister -.- electricbugs2 posted... Damn I thought I was the only one here with a WW2 veteran Dad. What was his branch of service, what did he do? This is really exciting it isn't common to meet other folks like this. --- FFXIV: Lucius Hexenseele (Brynhildr) \| RS3: UltimaSuende . 99 WC/Fish/Cook/Fletch/Div/Mining/Smithing/Thieving/Crafting/RC https://letterboxd.com/BMovieBro/ <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:957741690] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>Flauros posted... </cite> <quote>God damn. How many kids did he have?</quote>Lol only three. My sister is 18 years older than me, and that was from my mom's first marriage. My dad had me and two other sons (they are 8 and 10 years older). Was awkward when I was like 5 and people would say "it must be hard for your mom to take care of four kids", thought they were making fun of my dad since I didn't even realize I had a sister -.- electricbugs2 posted... </cite> <quote>Damn I thought I was the only one here with a WW2 veteran Dad.</quote>What was his branch of service, what did he do? This is really exciting it isn't common to meet other folks like this. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 09/04/21 8:47:11 PM #27:	theAteam posted... This is the first major battle and no one yet realizes how bad industrialized warfare is going to be. Well, no, the Battle of the Frontiers had already been fought by the time of the Marne. 22 August in particular was probably the bloodiest single day of the entire war for France. 27,000 killed over several battle sites along the French front. --- https://imgur.com/VeNBg https://imgur.com/gd5jC8q https://imgur.com/PKIy7 https://imgur.com/3p29JqP <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:957741737] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>theAteam posted... </cite> <quote>This is the first major battle and no one yet realizes how bad industrialized warfare is going to be.</quote>Well, no, the Battle of the Frontiers had already been fought by the time of the Marne. 22 August in particular was probably the bloodiest single day of the entire war for France. 27,000 killed over several battle sites along the French front. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
theAteam 09/04/21 8:53:45 PM #28:	UnholyMudcrab posted... Well, no, the Battle of the Frontiers had already been fought by the time of the Marne. 22 August in particular was probably the bloodiest single day of the entire war for France. 27,000 killed over several battle sites along the French front. Fair enough --- Buffalo Bills Season Prediction: 13-4 Week 1 (9/12): vs. PIT <cite>theAteam posted [p:957741897] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>UnholyMudcrab posted... </cite> <quote>Well, no, the Battle of the Frontiers had already been fought by the time of the Marne. 22 August in particular was probably the bloodiest single day of the entire war for France. 27,000 killed over several battle sites along the French front.</quote> Fair enough </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrResetti 09/04/21 8:55:45 PM #29:	Imagine you just walk out your front door to go to work in Hiroshima --- https://imgur.com/GRZEGPm https://imgur.com/OeMgQZT <cite>MrResetti posted [p:957741932] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>Imagine you just walk out your front door to go to work in Hiroshima </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JTilly 09/04/21 8:56:25 PM #30:	Hexenherz posted... Lol only three. My sister is 18 years older than me, and that was from my mom's first marriage. My dad had me and two other sons (they are 8 and 10 years older). Was awkward when I was like 5 and people would say "it must be hard for your mom to take care of four kids", thought they were making fun of my dad since I didn't even realize I had a sister -.- What was his branch of service, what did he do? This is really exciting it isn't common to meet other folks like this. How old was your mom when she had you? <cite>JTilly posted [p:957741946] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>Hexenherz posted... </cite> <quote>Lol only three. My sister is 18 years older than me, and that was from my mom's first marriage. My dad had me and two other sons (they are 8 and 10 years older). Was awkward when I was like 5 and people would say "it must be hard for your mom to take care of four kids", thought they were making fun of my dad since I didn't even realize I had a sister -.- What was his branch of service, what did he do? This is really exciting it isn't common to meet other folks like this.</quote>How old was your mom when she had you? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
divot1338 09/04/21 9:07:21 PM #31:	MrResetti posted... Imagine you just walk out your front door to go to work in Hiroshima I have to imagine that if you didnt see it coming that wouldnt have been too terrible inside the blast zone. Its those poor bastards that died slow over part of a day. --- Moustache twirling villian https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey <cite>divot1338 posted [p:957742200] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>MrResetti posted... </cite> <quote>Imagine you just walk out your front door to go to work in Hiroshima</quote>I have to imagine that if you didnt see it coming that wouldnt have been too terrible inside the blast zone. Its those poor bastards that died slow over part of a day. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spikethedevil 09/04/21 9:10:37 PM #32:	https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JyZ8wKTaHRk --- A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod! <cite>spikethedevil posted [p:957742281] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JyZ8wKTaHRk </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Flauros 09/04/21 9:11:18 PM #33:	MrResetti posted... Imagine you just walk out your front door to go to work in Hiroshima I would rather eat a nuke than be involved in the firebombings. --- https://imgur.com/EX6Md7k https://imgur.com/X4cT0Sp Yim/Yum https://imgur.com/A3kur0P https://imgur.com/Hj9RrC6 <cite>Flauros posted [p:957742299] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>MrResetti posted... </cite> <quote>Imagine you just walk out your front door to go to work in Hiroshima</quote>I would rather eat a nuke than be involved in the firebombings. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
008Zulu 09/04/21 9:32:38 PM #34:	My grandfather was part of the Canadian forces at Juno. He passed before I got to ever ask him about it. --- If you protest, it's because you feel your voice isn't being heard. If you riot, it's because you feel your voice is being ignored. <cite>008Zulu posted [p:957742778] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>My grandfather was part of the Canadian forces at Juno. He passed before I got to ever ask him about it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 09/04/21 9:45:05 PM #35:	JTilly posted... How old was your mom when she had you? About 20 years younger than my dad. Actually my dad was near the same age as my grandmother. Also my grandmother and grandfather on my mom's side were also WW2 vets. --- FFXIV: Lucius Hexenseele (Brynhildr) \| RS3: UltimaSuende . 99 WC/Fish/Cook/Fletch/Div/Mining/Smithing/Thieving/Crafting/RC https://letterboxd.com/BMovieBro/ <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:957743061] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>JTilly posted... </cite> <quote>How old was your mom when she had you?</quote>About 20 years younger than my dad. Actually my dad was near the same age as my grandmother. Also my grandmother and grandfather on my mom's side were also WW2 vets. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DD Divine 09/04/21 9:54:34 PM #36:	divot1338 posted... I remember that was the first time I ever saw anyone get sick watching a movie in shaky cam. That opening sequence was fucking amazing and loses to Shakespeare in Love for best picture. What a world eh --- while driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and I instinctively swerved to miss it, thanks a lot Mario Kart. <cite>DD Divine posted [p:957743281] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>divot1338 posted... </cite> <quote>I remember that was the first time I ever saw anyone get sick watching a movie in shaky cam. That opening sequence was fucking amazing</quote> and loses to Shakespeare in Love for best picture. What a world eh </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spikethedevil 09/04/21 10:07:59 PM #37:	1917 should have got best picture in its year as well. --- A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod! <cite>spikethedevil posted [p:957743584] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>1917 should have got best picture in its year as well. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
divot1338 09/04/21 10:12:28 PM #38:	DD Divine posted... and loses to Shakespeare in Love for best picture. What a world eh Disgraceful. Makes you question what theyre doing in the first place. The rest of the movie aside that Omaha beach scene was truly inspired. The way youre protected from the magnitude of whats happening until the fromt doors on the landing craft go down, to how the sound cuts in and out underwater after they go over the side and crawl ashore, to the piece de resistance when you see the soldier picking himself up after the soldier were seeing through gets flattened by an explosion. --- Moustache twirling villian https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey <cite>divot1338 posted [p:957743720] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>DD Divine posted... </cite> <quote>and loses to Shakespeare in Love for best picture. What a world eh</quote>Disgraceful. Makes you question what theyre doing in the first place. The rest of the movie aside that Omaha beach scene was truly inspired. The way youre protected from the magnitude of whats happening until the fromt doors on the landing craft go down, to how the sound cuts in and out underwater after they go over the side and crawl ashore, to the piece de resistance when you see the soldier picking himself up after the soldier were seeing through gets flattened by an explosion. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Big_Nabendu 09/04/21 10:15:49 PM #39:	I'd rather storm the beach than to be on the eastern front --- The embrace of the Dark is gentle. Let it absorb your sorrows, forever. \[T]/ Owner of the 500 board and Leader of sunbro board GT Nabendu <cite>Big_Nabendu posted [p:957743809] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>I'd rather storm the beach than to be on the eastern front </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
theAteam 09/04/21 10:36:51 PM #40:	spikethedevil posted... 1917 should have got best picture in its year as well. Would have been fine with 1917 or Roma over Green Book. --- Buffalo Bills Season Prediction: 13-4 Week 1 (9/12): vs. PIT <cite>theAteam posted [p:957744266] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>spikethedevil posted... </cite> <quote>1917 should have got best picture in its year as well.</quote> Would have been fine with 1917 or Roma over Green Book. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Crazyman93 09/04/21 11:27:38 PM #41:	Smackems posted... Wasn't 99%, like at all lol Especially if you were on a beach other than Omaha --- let's lubricate friction material! ~nickels, Cars & Trucks <cite>Crazyman93 posted [p:957745545] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>Smackems posted... </cite> <quote>Wasn't 99%, like at all lol</quote>Especially if you were on a beach other than Omaha </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
A_QuietPlace462 09/04/21 11:52:25 PM #42:	Would have been so hard... We above our generation sadly --- Mac Book Pro 16 - 6-Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz - 32gb DDR4 2667 MHz - Radeon Pro 5500M 8gb - 2TB Apple SSD Pon/Pone <cite>A_QuietPlace462 posted [p:957746128] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>Would have been so hard... We above our generation sadly </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Verdekal 09/05/21 12:04:34 AM #43:	Omaha and one other had higher casualties. The other landing zones weren't too bad. The allies sent false messages to be picked up by the Germans to throw them off. --- Don't tease the octopus, kids! <cite>Verdekal posted [p:957746428] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>Omaha and one other had higher casualties. The other landing zones weren't too bad. The allies sent false messages to be picked up by the Germans to throw them off. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
electricbugs2 09/05/21 1:38:10 AM #44:	Hexenherz posted... What was his branch of service, what did he do? This is really exciting it isn't common to meet other folks like this. @Hexenherz British Merchant Navy. What exactly his job title was is difficult to pin down because he did almost everything aboard the ships, from shoveling coal to firing the guns. Wish he was alive to ask him, although he'd be 100 if he was alive so maybe not a straight answer from that. --- Balenciaga hoodies and Gucci shoes #FreeMelly <cite>electricbugs2 posted [p:957748401] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>Hexenherz posted... </cite> <quote>What was his branch of service, what did he do? This is really exciting it isn't common to meet other folks like this.</quote>@Hexenherz British Merchant Navy. What exactly his job title was is difficult to pin down because he did almost everything aboard the ships, from shoveling coal to firing the guns. Wish he was alive to ask him, although he'd be 100 if he was alive so maybe not a straight answer from that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SiO4 09/05/21 1:42:38 AM #45:	Hexenherz posted... My dad almost got drafted into that but he wound up in Alaska instead. Maybe I wouldn't be here if that didn't happen Your Dad? How old are you. My Grandfather was up there. His job was to dispose of unexploded ordinances. It's amazing I am even here. He was a clever man. --- "Whatever the reason you're on Mars, I'm glad you're there, and I wish I was with you." ~Carl Sagan. Currently playing: Flight Simulator X.~PC <cite>SiO4 posted [p:957748493] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>Hexenherz posted...</cite> <quote>My dad almost got drafted into that but he wound up in Alaska instead. Maybe I wouldn't be here if that didn't happen </quote> Your Dad? How old are you. My Grandfather was up there. His job was to dispose of unexploded ordinances. It's amazing I am even here. He was a clever man.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
electricbugs2 09/05/21 1:44:01 AM #46:	SiO4 posted... Your Dad? How old are you. Not sure about him, but my Dad was around then as well. Was 70 when I was born. I'm a few weeks away from 29. --- Balenciaga hoodies and Gucci shoes #FreeMelly <cite>electricbugs2 posted [p:957748517] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>SiO4 posted... </cite> <quote>Your Dad? How old are you.</quote>Not sure about him, but my Dad was around then as well. Was 70 when I was born. I'm a few weeks away from 29. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SiO4 09/05/21 2:04:59 AM #47:	electricbugs2 posted... Not sure about him, but my Dad was around then as well. Was 70 when I was born. I'm a few weeks away from 29. Your dad is in his 70's and you are not even 30 yet? --- "Whatever the reason you're on Mars, I'm glad you're there, and I wish I was with you." ~Carl Sagan. Currently playing: Flight Simulator X.~PC <cite>SiO4 posted [p:957748900] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>electricbugs2 posted...</cite> <quote> Not sure about him, but my Dad was around then as well. Was 70 when I was born. I'm a few weeks away from 29. </quote> Your dad is in his 70's and you are not even 30 yet?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Naysaspace 09/05/21 2:07:51 AM #48:	I watched Band of Brothers, of course I can imagine this. --- #BladeGang <cite>Naysaspace posted [p:957748943] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>I watched Band of Brothers, of course I can imagine this. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
electricbugs2 09/05/21 2:09:02 AM #49:	SiO4 posted... Your dad is in his 70's and you are not even 30 yet? No my dad is dead. He was born in 1921 lmfao if he was alive he would literally be 100. --- Balenciaga hoodies and Gucci shoes #FreeMelly <cite>electricbugs2 posted [p:957748967] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>SiO4 posted... </cite> <quote>Your dad is in his 70's and you are not even 30 yet?</quote>No my dad is dead. He was born in 1921 lmfao if he was alive he would literally be 100. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JTilly 09/05/21 2:16:31 AM #50:	electricbugs2 posted... No my dad is dead. He was born in 1921 lmfao if he was alive he would literally be 100. thats nuts <cite>JTilly posted [p:957749101] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>electricbugs2 posted... </cite> <quote>No my dad is dead. He was born in 1921 lmfao if he was alive he would literally be 100.</quote>thats nuts </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SiO4 09/05/21 3:31:00 AM #51:	electricbugs2 posted... No my dad is dead. He was born in 1921 lmfao if he was alive he would literally be 100. That is about when my Great Grandfather was born on my Mom's side. Though maybe in the 1910's. It's crazy to think about what they saw in their lifetime. --- "Whatever the reason you're on Mars, I'm glad you're there, and I wish I was with you." ~Carl Sagan. Currently playing: Flight Simulator X.~PC <cite>SiO4 posted [p:957750064] in Can you im... [t:79646074]...</cite> <quote>electricbugs2 posted...</cite> <quote> No my dad is dead. He was born in 1921 lmfao if he was alive he would literally be 100. </quote> That is about when my Great Grandfather was born on my Mom's side. Though maybe in the 1910's. It's crazy to think about what they saw in their lifetime.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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