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<p>[QUOTE="10gary22, post: 1115147, member: 23626"]I am sorry, but I never said my dad spoke of his accomplishments. These are facts I learned from reading his discharge papers and citations that accompanied his Silver and Bronze Stars. He never told me how he got wounded nor how he captured a German Officer's Lugar. But I do know from extensive reasearch that the Liberation of Dachau by the 45th seems to be written differently more recently.</p><p> </p><p>A close friends' father was a stranded Marine after the first invasion of Guadacanal and only after I returned from Vietnam, would he discuss his experiences with me. I guess he felt those who never experienced jungle warfare probably couldn't understand it ?</p><p> </p><p>Already, we see many omissions of important events of those times. History books have toned down the "Rape of Nanchang", "Bataan Death March" and other atrocities to spare the feelings of descendents of those who committed them.</p><p> </p><p>Facts are lost with each generation, and as Texas John mentioned, those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.</p><p> </p><p>Many of us who collect coins have a deep interest in history, and our collections often are woven around that.</p><p> </p><p>I applaud everything your father did as well as that of all our fathers and mothers who stood up when called as well as those brav e individulas who enlisted following 9/11. For I believe without this kind of patriotic people who are willing to give ALL, our nation would perish.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="10gary22, post: 1115147, member: 23626"]I am sorry, but I never said my dad spoke of his accomplishments. These are facts I learned from reading his discharge papers and citations that accompanied his Silver and Bronze Stars. He never told me how he got wounded nor how he captured a German Officer's Lugar. But I do know from extensive reasearch that the Liberation of Dachau by the 45th seems to be written differently more recently. A close friends' father was a stranded Marine after the first invasion of Guadacanal and only after I returned from Vietnam, would he discuss his experiences with me. I guess he felt those who never experienced jungle warfare probably couldn't understand it ? Already, we see many omissions of important events of those times. History books have toned down the "Rape of Nanchang", "Bataan Death March" and other atrocities to spare the feelings of descendents of those who committed them. Facts are lost with each generation, and as Texas John mentioned, those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. Many of us who collect coins have a deep interest in history, and our collections often are woven around that. I applaud everything your father did as well as that of all our fathers and mothers who stood up when called as well as those brav e individulas who enlisted following 9/11. For I believe without this kind of patriotic people who are willing to give ALL, our nation would perish.[/QUOTE]
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