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eleny

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5. We fly the flag and honor my father in law who fought in WW2 - He was a German immigrant

Reply to lancelyons (Original post)

Wed Jul 4, 2018, 01:12 PM

Jul 2018

His father came to America first to earn money to bring the family over. My fil was 3 yrs old when the family emigrated to America.

He enlisted at the age of 19. The Army had given him the choice to serve in Asia instead of the European front because of his German birthplace. He chose Europe. He saw action in the Battle of the Bulge and suffered frostbite the rest of his life.

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Fly your flags today. Be Proud to be an American. [View all] lancelyons Jul 2018 OP

Not here. I am not big into the pride thing. It is fate - luck - a random occurrence that this is NRaleighLiberal Jul 2018 #1

I'm like that too. I'm a citizen of the world. Lucky Luciano Jul 2018 #3

Ditto. Stopped all that the day we invaded Iraq. sinkingfeeling Jul 2018 #7

Being proud of luck seems odd to me. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2018 #2

no! stonecutter357 Jul 2018 #4

We fly the flag and honor my father in law who fought in WW2 - He was a German immigrant eleny Jul 2018 #5

Mine is up. Will be till Sunset. Then down till Labor Day GulfCoast66 Jul 2018 #6

Nope HopeAgain Jul 2018 #8

A lot of people stayed home on Election Day 2016 to make this country what it is. Aristus Jul 2018 #9

Fly it everyday underpants Jul 2018 #10

Were skipping MFM008 Jul 2018 #11