spacesailor Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 My grandfather was shot in the head , witnesses said , '' dead ' killed in action '' . Luckily no one stolen his boots etc., the Russian medic did a check , and shipped him, compleat with rifle & damaged helmet. ( to Russia ) He survived & had a " silver plate " for the bone that was damaged . Good job lthe English medic didn't get in first . His wife had remarried on receipt of the death certificate. ( Away for two & a half years ) But that's another story . LoL spacesailor 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 My grandmother married a returned soldier in 1919. He jumped out of the hospital window a week later. Then she married another returned soldier, my grandfather, who was born in Wingen. She said he had been Wingen ever since. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 They are "Damaged Goods" . You can't go through a lot of $#!t and not be.. Nev 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 On 13/06/2023 at 12:23 PM, onetrack said: the Americans in WW1 were quite appalled by the WW1 Diggers fairly constant looting of dead Germans for anything useful - including money and jewellery. However, theit sons were not so reluctant in WWII. There is a lot of movie footage of GIs taking personal possessions from German POWs, and a lot of this stuff turns up in the militaria market. 15 hours ago, Bruce Tuncks said: Only the yanks were so rich as to look down on the practise In WWI the Yanks didn't experience the years and years of trench warfare stalemate. The Battle of Cantigny, fought May 28, 1918 was the first major American battle and offensive of World War I. That is, it was the first time the Yanks were to operate under their own control. So basically, the Yanks were only on the Western Front for five and a half months. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tuncks Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Didja hear about the diggers who had only 3 complaints about the yanks? !. They were overpaid. 2. They were over-sexed. 3. They were over here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storchy neil Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 have any off you gooses put on a uniform neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Neil, I take offence at being called a goose - and yes, I am a Vietnam Veteran, I served 12 mths in South Vietnam as a Military Engineer, and I'm more than a little familiar with front-line War action. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Does a " hospital gown " , be classed as a ' uniform ' covering . LoL spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 No. It doesn't EVEN cover the back of you.. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 6 hours ago, storchy neil said: have any off you gooses put on a uniform neil "Geese" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Go have a gander if you want to find out. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Means "Have a look" Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storchy neil Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 nui dat 66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 You were there early!! I was at Nui Dat, Sept '70 to Aug '71. Here we are at FSB Helen, SE of Bien Hoa, getting a resupply from Nui Dat via the Huey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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