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former9thward

(31,965 posts)
1. Are WW II vets pissed about having relations with Japan and Germany?
Mon Jul 1, 2019, 10:19 PM
Jul 2019

Far more died in that war than Korea. How about Vietnam? More died in Vietnam than Korea. Should those vets be pissed that American presidents travel there?

 

Bradical79

(4,490 posts)
5. If Nazis were still in charge of Germany
Mon Jul 1, 2019, 11:00 PM
Jul 2019

I think they'd be pretty pissed off.

Edit: Not that there are many left

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
2. Zero, my late father was a Korean War Veteran, and if he was still alive he'd be 104 years old -
Mon Jul 1, 2019, 10:26 PM
Jul 2019

If a soldier was there at age 20, he’d be 89 today...

In other words, most are gone now, but I HEAR YOU, my friend

sprinkleeninow

(20,235 posts)
6. My dad would be 104 also.
Mon Jul 1, 2019, 11:34 PM
Jul 2019

He saw action in the Phillipines.

Parents and, of course, grandparents are reposed. I don't know how they would be able to handle what is transpiring today. 😪

JI7

(89,244 posts)
3. they are really old. what do you want them to do ? Warmbiers parents
Mon Jul 1, 2019, 10:27 PM
Jul 2019

are speaking out. this was something that happened recently with the current asshole in charge.

Golden Raisin

(4,608 posts)
4. My brother-in-law (in his mid-80's now) is a Korean
Mon Jul 1, 2019, 10:53 PM
Jul 2019

War vet. I haven't yet spoken with him about Trump's recent visit to the demilitarized zone, but the few previous times I've brought up the war he really doesn't talk much about it.

Archae

(46,314 posts)
7. My Father might have been...
Mon Jul 1, 2019, 11:41 PM
Jul 2019

But he died in 2010.

My Dad was a die-hard republican, hated Truman since Truman sent him to Korea, and my Dad called Korea a "shithole."
(Sound familiar?)

He defended Nixon until the tapes came out.
Now? He's probably be mad as hell at Trump.

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