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jls4561

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3. Possibly. My dad was from the mountains and was just a grunt in the army.

Reply to ms liberty (Reply #2)

Thu May 14, 2026, 06:13 PM

May 14

After WWII, the only thing my dad ever mentioned about his time was the service was food. He refused to eat spinach, and loved any beans except navy beans. I imagine these were things that arrived in cans for the enlisted men to eat.

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Need help from DU vets regarding charities [View all] jls4561 May 14 OP

Wounded Warriors Project or Paralyzed Veterans...are two good ones... MiHale May 14 #1

My husband's grandfather was in Panama both before and during WW2 ms liberty May 14 #2

Possibly. My dad was from the mountains and was just a grunt in the army. jls4561 May 14 #3