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Originally Posted by RNajarian
Is there a person you knew who fought for our country that didn’t make it home? Tell us about him/her.
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A guy I went to high school with was killed in Viet Nam in 1970. We weren't close friends.
My grandfather came home, but died from lung damage - gassed in WWI. My uncle died in WWII both died before I was even alive.
The worst thing for our family was that my dad got malaria in the South Pacific in WWII and the long, high fever damaged his brain. For years he would get excruciating headaches. Sometimes we would come home from school and Mom would tell us "Dad has a headache," and we knew not to make a sound until bedtime. He eventually got better, but it took a big chunk out of our family togetherness.