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Post by goyocafe on Sept 11, 2018 6:36:49 GMT -5
Respect!
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Post by hellodolly on Sept 11, 2018 7:07:05 GMT -5
Nice story Sports. Are your parents still alive? Being a POW with the Germans or Japan in WWII would have been very Ruf. WWII was all out warfare for sure. My Dad served in the Phillipines etc. What they did to him in the German camps was so bad he could barely speak of it. I remember them making them walk in the snow with no shoes, beatings, barely any food or water. His feet were so severely damaged he never felt the bottom of them again for the rest of his life. He went on to became the captain of the riverside fire department and retired there after 25 years. He died at 87 in 1999, my mother outlived him by three years. A month before she died she told me she didn’t think she was going to last that much longer, she was fine, I thought it was strange, then a week before she died we were sitting at lunch and she reached her arm straight up in the air and said,” I’ve got to go pick Lee up at the train station”. She hadn’t spoken of that in over 20 years. I just thought she was a little out of it and going back to the best day of her life, but clearly she knew she was going to join him. When he came home from the war they tried for 20 years to have kids and never could, so they adopted me at birth ..when they told me at five years old I was adopted I was extremely happy because I knew I had best parents in the world! OMG! Thanks for opening up and sharing a very personal and special time in your life. I love these stories.
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Post by sportsrancho on Sept 11, 2018 8:48:41 GMT -5
What they did to him in the German camps was so bad he could barely speak of it. I remember them making them walk in the snow with no shoes, beatings, barely any food or water. His feet were so severely damaged he never felt the bottom of them again for the rest of his life. He went on to became the captain of the riverside fire department and retired there after 25 years. He died at 87 in 1999, my mother outlived him by three years. A month before she died she told me she didn’t think she was going to last that much longer, she was fine, I thought it was strange, then a week before she died we were sitting at lunch and she reached her arm straight up in the air and said,” I’ve got to go pick Lee up at the train station”. She hadn’t spoken of that in over 20 years. I just thought she was a little out of it and going back to the best day of her life, but clearly she knew she was going to join him. When he came home from the war they tried for 20 years to have kids and never could, so they adopted me at birth ..when they told me at five years old I was adopted I was extremely happy because I knew I had best parents in the world! OMG! Thanks for opening up and sharing a very personal and special time in your life. I love these stories. You’re welcome, My dad always said nothing surprised him anymore, but he would’ve been shocked at what happened on 9/11. I got a cheap flight to New York because nobody wanted to fly there, and donated money to the NYC fire department because I thought my dad would’ve wanted me to.
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Post by mango on Sept 11, 2018 10:10:35 GMT -5
My grandfather was in the Mars Task Force 612th Field Artillery Battalion during WWII. They used mules to trek the guns through the jungles. 🐪🌴 I love hearing these stories. sportz your DAD's/MOM's story is amazing! Very cool! ilovekauai Does your uncle Frank know that Al was a WWII vet? WWII generation is the best. 🇺🇸
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Post by mytakeonit on Sept 11, 2018 13:45:34 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing sports. And it is true that people with strong links to each other can feel the other's presence even when one has passed. My daughter was baby sat by my parents since birth. When my mom passed on, my daughter was sad but fine. One day we were driving home after preschool and my daughter started screaming and crying when we had passed my parents home and about 6 blocks away. I pull my car over and asked her what was wrong. She said "Grandma was standing in the middle of the road in front of us and waved to tell me goodbye." When she calmed down I drove the rest of the way home. We got out of the car and sat on our stoop and had her in my lap to talk to her. I told her that she was so special to Grandma that she wanted to tell you goodbye personally. I told her that I wish I could have seen her also. Later I realized that it was 7 days after her death that she appeared. In asian culture, they say that the spirit stays for 7 days and then leaves. Interesting.
Another time was when my dad was in the hospital because he had a bad case of pneumonia. The docs said that he is doing fine and will be discharged in a day or two. I went to visit him one night after work and he was asleep. I sat next to him and held his hand when I dozed off for a few minutes. I had a dream that my mom was there and I told her that he missed her very much and talked about her a lot. Stuff like ... "Wait, I'll be with you soon." My mom told me not to worry and she'll come to take him. Then I woke up and went home. Next morning, my brother went to the hospital and was waiting to take my dad home because he was going to be discharged. Long story short, my dad passed away.
Hard to believe the spiritual connection unless you have experienced it yourself.
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Post by brotherm1 on Sept 11, 2018 14:06:29 GMT -5
If there’s a dry eye in the room now, it sure isn’t mine
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Post by patten1962 on Sept 11, 2018 18:48:16 GMT -5
OMG! Thanks for opening up and sharing a very personal and special time in your life. I love these stories. You’re welcome, My dad always said nothing surprised him anymore, but he would’ve been shocked at what happened on 9/11. I got a cheap flight to New York because nobody wanted to fly there, and donated money to the NYC fire department because I thought my dad would’ve wanted me to. Great story. A real hero.
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Post by helmut8056 on Sept 12, 2018 3:57:41 GMT -5
My grandfather was in the Mars Task Force 612th Field Artillery Battalion during WWII. They used mules to trek the guns through the jungles. 🐪🌴 I love hearing these stories. sportz your DAD's/MOM's story is amazing! Very cool! ilovekauai Does your uncle Frank know that Al was a WWII vet? WWII generation is the best. 🇺🇸 My war story: (I'm exactly not proud of) … I was in the Korean campaign with the 14th Armored Cavalry. Shot myself in the foot climbing out of a Walker Bulldog Med. tank. The good news was: but for the grace of an inch I would have been singing soprano and voting democratic!
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Post by mango on Sept 12, 2018 5:34:05 GMT -5
My grandfather was in the Mars Task Force 612th Field Artillery Battalion during WWII. They used mules to trek the guns through the jungles. 🐪🌴 I love hearing these stories. sportz your DAD's/MOM's story is amazing! Very cool! ilovekauai Does your uncle Frank know that Al was a WWII vet? WWII generation is the best. 🇺🇸 My war story: (I'm exactly not proud of) … I was in the Korean campaign with the 14th Armored Cavalry. Shot myself in the foot climbing out of a Walker Bulldog Med. tank. The good news was: but for the grace of an inch I would have been singing soprano and voting democratic! Oh man! What firearm was it? What is a Walker Bulldog Med tank?
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Post by snowballsmommy on Sept 12, 2018 11:49:29 GMT -5
I have always admired and enjoyed your posts, Sports...that is one beautiful story. Such a happy ending! They did a great job being your parents.
On a side note, I lost my Snowball today. (hence my name). So painful!
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Post by brotherm1 on Sept 12, 2018 14:34:45 GMT -5
Losing a loving pet is extremely painful. I hope your days soon get brighter.
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Post by sportsrancho on Sept 12, 2018 15:44:59 GMT -5
I have always admired and enjoyed your posts, Sports...that is one beautiful story. Such a happy ending! They did a great job being your parents. On a side note, I lost my Snowball today. (hence my name). So painful! Oh no! I’m so sorry! It’s so very painful...Beazer is my best bud:-) I have no words so all I can do is cry with you. And believe that pets go to heaven and are just sitting there waiting to reunite with us.
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Post by nylefty on Sept 12, 2018 19:58:34 GMT -5
I have always admired and enjoyed your posts, Sports...that is one beautiful story. Such a happy ending! They did a great job being your parents. On a side note, I lost my Snowball today. (hence my name). So painful! My heartfelt condolences. I'm still in mourning after losing my Ginger and have been debating whether I should stop using my favorite picture of her as my avatar. I do like seeing her smiling face in happier days.
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Post by brotherm1 on Sept 12, 2018 20:36:27 GMT -5
Buried our family dog of 15 years two years ago tomorrow. Made a casket and dug a four foot deep ditch. The hardest thing I ever had to do. He’s buried next to my driveway so I get to greet him several times a day. I walked and ran with him over 2.000 miles in all kinds of weather. Because he would dart in and out off the paths he ran several times that much. He was so amazing Even during the most stressful times of my life, after just 15 ot 20 minutes on our 1 1/2 - 2 hour jaunts, my stress would totally disapear. He could sense things I could never imagine how. I swear he’s still with me and always will be. It’s still painful missing him but I’m so glad he was with us and always will be.
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Post by sportsrancho on Sept 12, 2018 20:57:50 GMT -5
One of my clients is 97 years old, she’s a strong independent woman, when you walk down the hall in her house there’s a beautiful picture of every dog she’s ever owned in her life. She must have the grandkids pictures somewhere else. Lol Her first husband died in his private jet. The plane burst into flames. Second husband died of cancer. The third husband she divorced. she was 89, she didn’t like his attitude. She said she just didn’t want to put any more time into that. Very decisive woman. She has two little dogs now to keep her company. I vote for Ginger to stay:-) Sorry to hear😢
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