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<blockquote data-quote="jeffsoward" data-source="post: 1346124" data-attributes="member: 7228">Yeah, he&#039;s a special one, for sure.He went in near the end of WWII, then the Korean war as a Marine scout-sniper (he&#039;s still a pretty good shot for an 84 year old).He&#039;s got a couple of scars, physical and mental, from his time serving. He never talked to anyone about any of it until I prodded him enough. The one that really touches him the most was being stuck on a Victory ship in New York Harbor on New Year&#039;s eve 1945. They didn&#039;t have any whiskey or anything to smoke that night and weren&#039;t allowed to disembark until New Year&#039;s day.He said that when they got to disembark in N.J. on New year&#039;s day, they got a &quot;nice&quot; lunch, but it wasn&#039;t the same.It was a tradition and every single New year&#039;s eve to this day, he has a shot of whiskey and a cigar and sets out a shot for his buddies. He doesn&#039;t drink whiskey except for that one night of the year.He told me a couple of war stories as well, but he&#039;s not proud of them; it was &quot;just his job.&quot; I&#039;m proud of them and him, though.He was also shot in the back three times while in Korea, and still stuck around til the end.Another update;He&#039;s back home now.&nbsp; The doctors still aren&#039;t sure what happened and are still investigating.&nbsp; but he&#039;s back on &quot;his homestead&quot; and comfortable.Thanks again to everyone for all of the thoughts, prayers and kind words.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jeffsoward, post: 1346124, member: 7228"] Yeah, he's a special one, for sure. He went in near the end of WWII, then the Korean war as a Marine scout-sniper (he's still a pretty good shot for an 84 year old). He's got a couple of scars, physical and mental, from his time serving. He never talked to anyone about any of it until I prodded him enough. The one that really touches him the most was being stuck on a Victory ship in New York Harbor on New Year's eve 1945. They didn't have any whiskey or anything to smoke that night and weren't allowed to disembark until New Year's day. He said that when they got to disembark in N.J. on New year's day, they got a "nice" lunch, but it wasn't the same. It was a tradition and every single New year's eve to this day, he has a shot of whiskey and a cigar and sets out a shot for his buddies. He doesn't drink whiskey except for that one night of the year. He told me a couple of war stories as well, but he's not proud of them; it was "just his job." I'm proud of them and him, though. He was also shot in the back three times while in Korea, and still stuck around til the end. [B][I] Another update[/I][/B]; He's back home now. The doctors still aren't sure what happened and are still investigating. but he's back on "his homestead" and comfortable. Thanks again to everyone for all of the thoughts, prayers and kind words. [/QUOTE]

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