Memorial day weekend is winding down

[thatguy]

Thank you for sharing. That's a truly remarkable story.

I was born in a country where all the freedoms we are so privileged to have don't exist. Everyday I am in this beautiful country I know it's because of all the selfless people who gave the ultimate sacrifice (as well as those who continue to sacrifice) for the rest of us to enjoy our freedom. FREEdom isn't FREE!


Sent from my Bat Cave

I actually thought about that today. I can not imagine, or even pretend to imagine life in Tehran as a child.

I believe it is Shintooo who also has an incredible story about coming to the States from the Middle East.

I had a girlfriend years ago who's Mom was a little girl in Frankfurt Germany during the carpet bombing.
Even though they were the enemy, Her stories would just send chills through you.
Her entire family died except her and her little brother. They scavenged to live as mere toddlers.

I met the Moms brother when he came to Alaska to visit my girlfriends mom. ( His sister)
He was a successful business owner in W Germany when I met him they were both around 60 YO then.

They showed me a picture of the 2 of them as kids. They had on rags, literally starving, with hands out for food.

We have it made here. We don't know what real suffering is in a war ravaged homeland.

[Eli]

I actually thought about that today. I can not imagine, or even pretend to imagine life in Tehran as a child.

I believe it is Shintooo who also has an incredible story about coming to the States from the Middle East.

I had a girlfriend years ago who's Mom was a little girl in Frankfurt Germany during the carpet bombing.
Even though they were the enemy, Her stories would just send chills through you.
Her entire family died except her and her little brother. They scavenged to live as mere toddlers.

I met the Moms brother when he came to Alaska to visit my girlfriends mom. ( His sister)
He was a successful business owner in W Germany when I met him they were both around 60 YO then.

They showed me a picture of the 2 of them as kids. They had on rags, literally starving, with hands out for food.

We have it made here. We don't know what real suffering is in a war ravaged homeland.

We really do live in a beautiful country and to think we don't live with the fear of war breaking out in our front yard. I've lived through a war literally in my front yard with the women and children hiding under the bed in the room farthest from the front of the house to avoid being hit by bullets as my father and uncles were fighting a gun battle from the roof tops. It went on for weeks as we lived in the heart of Tehran. Hearing a machine gun in a movie still triggers a vivid memory for me. It's not something you forget.

But, we wouldn't have everything we have in the U.S.A. without all of the people who fought/fight for our country. Every time I watch a debate of people complaining about how bad we have it here, I just shake my head bc I know just how great we have it! We live in an amazing country because of amazing people like your grandfather and your father. Thank your grandfather for me. I'm proud to say I have 3 cousins and a BIL who served our country and are still with us.


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[thatguy]

We really do live in a beautiful country and to think we don't live with the fear of war breaking out in our front yard. I've lived through a war literally in my front yard with the women and children hiding under the bed in the room farthest from the front of the house to avoid being hit by bullets as my father and uncles were fighting a gun battle from the roof tops. It went on for weeks as we lived in the heart of Tehran. Hearing a machine gun in a movie still triggers a vivid memory for me. It's not something you forget.

But, we wouldn't have everything we have in the U.S.A. without all of the people who fought/fight for our country. Every time I watch a debate of people complaining about how bad we have it here, I just shake my head bc I know just how great we have it! We live in an amazing country because of amazing people like your grandfather and your father. Thank your grandfather for me. I'm proud to say I have 3 cousins and a BIL who served our country and are still with us.


Sent from my Bat Cave

Damn, I can't even imagine the fear.

[djunkie]

I actually thought about that today. I can not imagine, or even pretend to imagine life in Tehran as a child.

I believe it is Shintooo who also has an incredible story about coming to the States from the Middle East.

I had a girlfriend years ago who's Mom was a little girl in Frankfurt Germany during the carpet bombing.
Even though they were the enemy, Her stories would just send chills through you.
Her entire family died except her and her little brother. They scavenged to live as mere toddlers.

I met the Moms brother when he came to Alaska to visit my girlfriends mom. ( His sister)
He was a successful business owner in W Germany when I met him they were both around 60 YO then.

They showed me a picture of the 2 of them as kids. They had on rags, literally starving, with hands out for food.

We have it made here. We don't know what real suffering is in a war ravaged homeland.

I have a friend born in Lebanon. Lived there till I think he was 8 or 9. The stories he and his family would tell about the bombings and the way it was is scary as hell. Truly makes you grateful for what we've got.