Comment by Hidecki on Galactic Navy Officer

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  love to hear of those types of stories. 

I had the opportunity to look after an elderly veteran of WW2 who when was extremely ill one day, started to tell me that he refused to die until he could find his friend (or family of his friend) who helped save his life in a rather nasty trench battle.

He explained that he got a bayonet to his 'gut' and his friend stood over him in the battle to try to keep their opponents from finishing the job. He then showed me a photo of said friend.... it was my grandfather. (He even gave me the full name of my Pop which really shocked me further!)

My Pop always told us that during the war you had enemies. But after the war... it was just a friend who was just trying to do their job. (My Grandfather had the habit according to this gentleman of sharing his own rations to prisoners of war who were in a bad way according to the guy. And he even said that it was how my Pop got the Turkish binoculars... which my family treasures!

If we are not meant to have midnight snacks, why is there a light in the fridge?

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@Hidecki That is such a sweet story.

"A man is not dead while his name is spoken." -Terry Pratchett. Even if you don't say their names and just share the memory.

Dad's view on the situation is being a soldier is a job. Taking the job into your personal life by opposing the enemy always is counterproductive and useless.