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Old 06-14-2018, 10:41 AM
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I can't vouch for the accuracy of this story, but...

My dad was drafted for the Korean War, however dumb luck and excellent typing skills kept him state-side (all my life he said "learn to type"). Something I'm very grateful for because... here I am.

A friend of his did go over and reportedly saw lots of combat. He told me, that when he was posted for guard duty it was so cold it would just make you want to sleep. He told me he would pull the pin on a grenade and just hold it. He said the desire for sleep would be vanquished by the presence of a live hand grenade. True story? I don't know but an interesting thought.


Another good book on the Korean War. This Kind of War by Fehrenbach, we really had our pants down at the outset. I'll be looking into the other titles shared here.
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