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There is a story On my dads side of the family that the family tree was very severely "Pruned" at the Battle of Jutland

 snurl wrote:
My dad got a Purple Heart in the fight for St. Lo.

My Uncle Henry was at Pearl Harbor during the attack.

My Uncle Ben was at Liege during the Battle of the Bulge.

Really? My uncle Ben taught me about responsibility.

 timetowaste85 wrote:

 snurl wrote:
My dad got a Purple Heart in the fight for St. Lo.

My Uncle Henry was at Pearl Harbor during the attack.

My Uncle Ben was at Liege during the Battle of the Bulge.

Really? My uncle Ben taught me about responsibility.

Damn.. must be nice. Mine only taught me about rice

My grandfather flew a secret mission to canada who was being attacked by germans off the shore a year before pearl harbor happened.
And if he is to be believed he helped score the first sinking of a german submarine for the US during that mission.