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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 26529560, member: 27832&quot;]Dad often said that there was a World War I uniform and helmet in the attic of his childhood house on the mountain; I believe he said they belonged to a great-uncle, or maybe a cousin once removed. I&#039;ve never been in that attic. His two youngest sisters, both in their late 80s, still live in the house. Maybe someday.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dad served starting in 1946, but before the formally declared end of hostilities, so he was considered a WWII vet. One of his older brothers fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and came back with nerve damage from frostbite and mental wounds from... well, he would never talk about it, only swear at politicians.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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