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Rhiannon12866

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4. Kudos to both your grandfather and your husband! And I sure agree that the Irish are great patriots!
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 01:19 AM
Sunday

Though I am so sorry that your grandfather was injured. I never did know my grandfather since he died of a heart attack (coincidentally with his brother also at his side) when my Dad was only 12. However all of his three sons served their country, my Dad in the Navy as radio operator on the aircraft carrier USS Ranger and the younger two in the Army, one sent to Germany and the other to Italy. My grandmother said that she was always grateful that none of her sons were the right age to serve in war.

And you're right, none of the MAGA crowd has any idea of the wars this country fought - especially those who embrace Nazi ideas! Don't they teach history in schools anymore?? In 10th grade I took an entire year of World History in which both World Wars were certainly covered extensively...

Here's to the courageous Irish!

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