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MacArthur

Posted By: King
Date: Sunday, 7-12-15, at 1:30 a.m.

In Response To: Honor Duty Country (Capt D)

My grandfather didn't care much for him, one was in the army other in the navy. The one in the army was there on the beach when MacArthur returned to the Philippines and watched them take the pictures of him wading through the water. They kind of swept under the rug that a whole lot of Japanese soldiers were still there and didn't attack at first not until about two weeks later and a big land battle was fought then on that island. My grandfather was shot during it in the elbow the bullet came out at his wrist and said that it felt like a horse kicked him. His friend was shot in the butt trying to get to him, not funny it's a bad place to get shot arteries are in there. Both of them almost died and he got malaria and dengue fever from mosquitoes while waiting to be sent to the hospital in Hawaii, said he lost all of his hair from it. Later fought in the Korean War, decided that was enough during Vietnam and did laundry for that one.

As for the way this country is going we had to have nurses stay with him and one of them stole his purple heart, don't know who did it.

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Honor Duty Country -- Capt D -- Saturday, 7-11-15, at 6:40 p.m.
MacArthur -- King -- Sunday, 7-12-15, at 1:30 a.m.
King - Re: MacArthur -- Capt D -- Sunday, 7-12-15, at 7:13 a.m.
Capt D - Re: MacArthur -- King -- Sunday, 7-12-15, at 1:35 p.m.
Re: King - Re: MacArthur -- applejack -- Thursday, 7-16-15, at 2:06 p.m.

 

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