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Rhiannon12866

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10. Same here. My grandfather and his closest brother volunteered to serve.

Reply to RockCreek (Reply #9)

Wed Mar 5, 2025, 08:14 AM

Mar 2025

I went to a ceremony a few years ago where my great uncle was presented with the Silver Star. Four of his five children were there to accept it along with two (two congressional districts claimed him) flags that had flown over the U.S. Capitol.

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Fuck yeah. Now this is how you do it. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 2025 #1

Thanks! And welcome to DU! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2025 #2

Glad to be here. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 2025 #3

Not only that, but it's the safest place to be during these perilous times Rhiannon12866 Mar 2025 #4

I only found it in 2017 RockCreek Mar 2025 #5

I know, I was devastated when George W. Bush* won in 2004, I felt sick for a week Rhiannon12866 Mar 2025 #6

I think very few people believed that we would ever be where we are today. RockCreek Mar 2025 #7

I sure agree. I still have trouble believing it. Rhiannon12866 Mar 2025 #8

I am so glad that my grandparents didn't live to see this. RockCreek Mar 2025 #9

Same here. My grandfather and his closest brother volunteered to serve. Rhiannon12866 Mar 2025 #10