Posted on Apr 12, 2017
18 photos that show how great-grandpa got ready for WWI
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great photos from WWI
18 photos that show how great-grandpa got ready for WWI
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Warfare
WWI
Photography
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Responses: 4
It's photos like these that truly make me wish I could travel back in time and just watch their daily Army life activities
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SGT Matthew S.
Same here. I was stationed at Ft. Riley, for a time (which I was surprised to see Camp Funston was featured in #4), and looking at the old buildings down on Main Post made me wish I could see what life was like, all the way back to the late 1800's. Just really makes you wonder.
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Regretfully I have never met a WWI vet, but I have met many WWII vets. My grandfather was one of them. I believe it was that rudimentary and harsh training which allowed them to accomplish amazing feats that are still revered today. The Americans who made up the Silent Generation were a rare and resilient breed considering the people of that time.
Hot diggity dog!
Hot diggity dog!
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PO3 Steven Sherrill
SPC (Join to see) My Grandfather, his brothers, and a few of their in laws were all WWII vets. To me the most striking thing was that none of them wanted to talk about their military experiences ever. My Grandfather pulled out a chest he had one time only and let us see the helmet he brought home from a Waffen SS soldier, among other items confiscated from German soldiers. He put it away, and never spoke again of his time in the service. My uncle served in Vietnam, and he was the same way. He was in the Navy, and that was as far as it got. It led me to believe that they some things that made them absolutely unwilling to bring back up the memories.
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