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Me too.. thanks for reminding me that it is the LAST MONDAY IN MAY because I was more than irritated that this weekend is MEMORIAL DAY. Your comments about Trump I will overlook; his speech the West Point Graduates was absolutely right on. My father was an Army Combat Veteran 10 years in the Army enlisted MasterSargeant who got five bronze stars which indicates he was in FIVE WAR THEATERS: Battle of the Bulge or Ardennes, Battle of Normandy and I would have to find his paperwork to see the three other theaters of war. He served 23 years including 3 years of extra torture, I say.in Korea post WW2!.. and was sent back w/ Metal Plate in his skull: 100 % disabled but alive and later regained all his functions (3 years) I wrote a short story about it.. called The Metal Plate from what I can remember of my childhood. He died in 1982. He and my mother are buried in a military cemetery I chose near me instead of Arlington.. I am not sad: I am glad they are together and my father from the coal mining region of Pennsylvania where many Italians settled was tough man, even the Army couldn't kill him.. :) so we got to spend a little time with him. :) well. enough reminiscing.. I may drive out there today. The American Flag is already on the grave. :)

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