General Chit-Chat Thread - No Spoilers

[Chris]

Ah it was great great grandfather and he died in 1968, WWII veteran, not sure what branch

 

[Bobby Barrows]

I know for sure one was in the Navy and was legitimately in a sinking ship, something about having to literally watch his friends die while they were escaping. He never ever talked about his life in the Navy; had that sort of aloofness ya know

 

[Dakstang]

Several times he should have died but circumstances happened that prevented it. Like he was supposed to go on patrol in a Jeep to make sure this road was cleared of landmines and one of his buddies switched him shifts. His buddy hit a landmine and died.

 

[Chris]

No one more immediate than a great grandfather has served that I can think of for me

 

[Bobby Barrows]

It's kind of a common thing for a lot of veterans, very aloof and very anti-social when it comes to their experiences in wars like WW2 and Vietnam.

 

[Dakstang]

Yeah my Uncle would not talk about it. He still had a lot of PTSD. He would wake up at night still thinking he was in Vietnam.

 

[Dakstang]

When we stayed the night with my Cousin my Aunt warned us to stay away from him if we heard him talking crazy in the night.

 

[Dakstang]

She had to go calmly talk to him and bring him back.

 

[Dakstang]

He helped several of his buddies get full disability with the VA for Agent Orange. That stuff was horrible.

 

[Dakstang]

Spoiler

 

[Dakstang]

That book is a good read on the subject.

 

[Dakstang]

Oops that didn't work.

 

[Dakstang]

Spoiler

 

[Chris]

Shit is kind of infuriating tbh

 

[Dakstang]

He passed like 7 or 8 years ago. I think he was just 68 when he passed away. He requested full military honors and to be buried at a Veteran's Cemetery.