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Paint it White - a Thursday Prompt
Not furry, which I really need to get back to, but this one was a bit of reflection. Sometimes I really do feel a bit like Forest Gump.
Vix
Vix
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History is an interesting thing, and the decisions people make in difficult situations change the course of many things. My mothers husband was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam and did 2 tours. I got to interview him once for a school project (I took a history class specifically on the Vietnam war). I learned a lot from a man who I generally didn't like (and still don't) but... I began to understand things much better after that conversation, and that class.
Mm, such a much needed message at the end. I felt that.
Korea scarred most of my father's generation.
And WWII and after, his older brother...https://www.furaffinity.net/search/.....ip+marmelstein
And WWII and after, his older brother...https://www.furaffinity.net/search/.....ip+marmelstein
I hear that... by the way - that link doesn't seem to go anywhere...
Vix
Vix
Make sure your search is set for "All Time"; my archive goes back 17 years to 2007.
Seems people might surprise you with just the sorts of stories they have to share. Most interesting, indeed.
I've had some of those conversations with folks. The crazy old codger at the casting plant that turned out to have been a tank commander during war time. A friend who decided to pass on a chance at sniper school because he felt it was to dehumanizing. The uncle with dementia that clearly described his time in the Coast Guard.
You just never know.
You just never know.
Great stories Vix. It's nice to have these tiny tales of heroism written down and shared.
Eh~hehe, probably because there aren't enough people doing it :P
But, yes. Much to consider and remember and learn from. :)
But, yes. Much to consider and remember and learn from. :)
I believe FUBAR is the acceptable way to describe that convoy. Lesson learned late might be more forgiving.
I first thought the reference to the Paint it White was the Asbestos insulation which turned out to be a UXB that went off decades later. My dad was an insulator after the war and came home looking like the Pilsbury Doughboy. It was the asbestos and not the enemy that got him.
Decisions were made both in the War Room and Board Room which the guys in the field had to pay for, and the scales were balanced against them.
I first thought the reference to the Paint it White was the Asbestos insulation which turned out to be a UXB that went off decades later. My dad was an insulator after the war and came home looking like the Pilsbury Doughboy. It was the asbestos and not the enemy that got him.
Decisions were made both in the War Room and Board Room which the guys in the field had to pay for, and the scales were balanced against them.
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