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Hefty-Set5236 OP t1_je3jbq3 wrote

Reply to comment by Zz22zz22 in My grandpas prayer book from WW2 by Hefty-Set5236

I didn't know that! My grandpa also destroyed everything from the war and never talked about it, except to his father who has long since passed. I don't know why this wasn't destroyed, perhaps for religious reasons or maybe he just forgot. Recently uncovered it in an old storage container.

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Zz22zz22 t1_je3keab wrote

I’ve thought about having my dad request my grandfathers medals. But I sorta feel like that would be disrespectful, since he clearly didn’t want anything to do with his time in the war. Maybe I should honor that. The curiosity is there though.

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Advanced-Cycle-2268 t1_je3lmxl wrote

I think any child can get the service record. My mom did a long while after my grandpa passed and their was certainly some surprises he never talked about to anybody.

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