Well, one thing most have in common is that they don't like talking about it much. But here is what i've got from my grandfathers. I started playing squad leader when i was about 15. This caused me to ask my grandfathers about their roles during WW2. Surprise, both were in the battle of the bulge.(not sure of their units off the top of my head, so forgive).My mothers father was a heavy machine gunner. His foot was ran over by a half-track.It was so cold and the fighting so bad that he didn't even know it for 2 days(due to frost bite).He lost most of his foot, but he considers that lucky. My fathers father served under patton. He was a gunner in a sherman 75.He served in 4 tanks during the bulge due to them all being knocked out.He was lucky too. Caught a bit of shrapnel from the tanks, but he lived. Not too many that were in 4 tanks that were knocked out can say that. Sorry this post is long, and thats all i've got off the top of my head.
Lorak
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"A stupid man dies a stupid death."