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Texaswitchy

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6. They saw things.

Reply to llmart (Reply #5)

Sun May 30, 2021, 08:55 PM

May 2021

Things hard to forget.

My mother's cousin died from liver problems.

She buried at a veterans cemetery, full military burial.

She earned it.

I have her purple heart.

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Do not forget the women who served in Viet Nam... [View all] llmart May 2021 OP

My mother was also Red Cross. I stand with you in pride for their selfless service. FailureToCommunicate May 2021 #1

+1 llmart May 2021 #2

My mother had a cousin that was a Army nurse in WW2. Texaswitchy May 2021 #3

Wow! What a story. llmart May 2021 #5

They saw things. Texaswitchy May 2021 #6

I got really choked up watching tonight's PBS Memorial Day program. llmart May 2021 #7

Both my brother's were in Vietnam. Texaswitchy May 2021 #8

My father's cousin recieved an OBEfor her work bluecollar2 May 2021 #4