Is there an historical event you are connected to?

Is there an historical event you are connected to? Oct 14, 2019 4:47:40 GMT enigma72 likes this

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Post by bravomailer on Oct 14, 2019 4:47:40 GMT

Oct 14, 2019 3:13:26 GMT enigma72 said:

Oct 13, 2019 23:26:59 GMT bravomailer said:

Not sure this is much but I was one of the last 500 GIs in South Vietnam.

My grandfather worked in Thomas Edison's lab on the famed inventor's NJ estate.

I knew an elderly chap who was fishing in Pearl Harbor on the infamous Sunday. He later took part in the battle of Pork Chop Hill.

Another elderly friend was one of the first GIs to cross the Siegfried Line.

I was a college student watching the last soldiers depart Vietnam. To me it is a huge deal!
Thank you for your service. Glad you came home safely [love10]

the Siegfried line, Pearl Harbor, Pork chop hill all so important to our country's history. thank you for sharing!

was your grandfather a scientist? that's cool, too!!

Thanks for the kind words. My grandfather was what's called a tool and die maker. Edison designed certain parts with fine tolerances and my grandfather manufactured them. I recall he said he made parts for submarines during WWI.