tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609333251405752247.post9058555585490167306..comments2024-03-28T05:30:23.306-05:00Comments on O-Dark-Thirty: Family Tree LimbsVincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00051714713211851570noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609333251405752247.post-62213465224382118122013-02-20T15:37:19.899-06:002013-02-20T15:37:19.899-06:00During Barry's time in the Navy he ran across ...During Barry's time in the Navy he ran across a couple guys that knew Dad in Viet Nam. They had some nice things to say about him, things we didn't know, of course. One guy said they called him "Doc" since he was the ranking Medical Corpsman with the 1st Marine Division. Another guy said they called him "The Wall" but I don't think I know why. I like both nicknames, though. The Wall. Ha! He sure was when we were younger!Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051714713211851570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609333251405752247.post-4223280092246617532013-01-31T13:53:26.667-06:002013-01-31T13:53:26.667-06:00Found it interesting that your family vets won'...Found it interesting that your family vets won't talk about it either.My father never, ever spoke of his WII service. After he passed I found out he had been in the Battle of the Bulge. He won the Purple Heart and the Croix de guerre, but I still don't know how or where he was injured. Somewhere I have and address for our poaching relatives down under. Also found out that Elston Hall was the ancestral home of Charles Darwin. Wonder if we're "linked" there somewhere.mlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com