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Something to cherish.
I have 2 guns from a friend that passed on and they are used often and of course he is well thought of.

DrLewall

These old guys are the greatest! I have become friends with several WWII vets and the stories they would tell would sometimes send chivers down your spine and some would tickle your funny bone. One story in particular was this friend of mine was a P-38 pilot. He was straffing a Jap distroyer when he was blinded by the flash of his nose cannons and his wing tip struck the conning tower of the ship. His plane was pitched into the water and he told of how they, the Japs, turned the ship around several times trying to run him over. He spent 39 hours in the sea before being rescued. God Bless every one of our vets, past and present! You had a special relationship with your friend, as I did mine, and it will be forever in our hearts!

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Jackle1886

+1 to what Angel said. Great story, thanks for sharing. And a big thanks to all the men who served at any point in history.

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Conrad

My Grandfather served in WWII in Europe. Thanks for the story. Brought a tear to my eye thinking of my Grandfather. Thanks again for the memorys!

ccman

Thank You. It made me think of some of the good Friend's I had and miss. To have something of a Friend is a great thing to remind You of them.

ccw9mm

Sounds like a wonderful guy. Head screwed on just right. Honor, integrity, faith, strength, compassion, hard work, family, lending a helping hand where needed. It's really that simple, and it's a statement about how far we're falling as a society if we call that 'Great.' It was merely how basically decent people were, a couple generations ago. Some of us still are ... or, try to be. It's a lot to live up to, the simplicity and clarity with which they lived their lives, in that regard.

An honor to have known him? You've got that straight.

My condolences on the loss of your friend. May he be out "hunting on the north 40" in a better place, awaiting the next adventure.

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titleist

Looks like he took good care of them too.

grady

What an honor to have known him.

sgtD

Great story and nice guns too.

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Tally XD

Wow. The only movie that ever made me cry was the "Band of Brothers" series. Reading your story Hotguns, almost made me cry again. Just. . . wow. It hurts me to no end that those men of WWII are passing away rapidly. Some of the best men to ever walk the face of this Earth.

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