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While I was on my Nevada trip, I had the opportunity to go through some more of my fathers WW II items, as my daughter had them. I thought I would post several of them tonight.
enjoy
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very cool:) WHAT GREAT PIECES OF AMERICAN HISTORY from WII:) very cool that these were your fathers:)
BELLIN68,
Thank you very much for the kind words, yes, I am very glad my father saved them. However, he saved EVERYTHING!!!!
Believe it or not, he even saved dryer lint and cigar ashes!!!!!! I am not making that up.
Dryer lint and cigar ashes in old plastic butter dishes or cottage cheese dishes. Older people like to save those...may have one or two myself!
Love the history of these documents! Great for you to know dates and you can just imagine the things they went through. Cool! Sorry about the ashes and lint though...feel for ya!
Thank you very much petey, pw-collector, VintageStation, isearchuwin & scottvez
I agree our parents did save everything an anything an I am glad they did or else we all would have not met and share items that we love. :)
thankyou for sharing :) wow he save dryer lint , that amazing:)
Thank you very much for the love walksoftly, bratjdd & beachbomb.
Yes, that is amazing, he actually saved stranger things than that!
Thank you very much mrmajestic1.
Very nice posting, packrat. I especially like your good mother's ID, with her beautiful portrait! I hope that you will keep posting these mementos of the mighty warrior, and of Mrs. Franz, who bravely waited years of innumerable hours. I know that someday you will run out of them, but I hope that day is a long time in the future. miKKo
Thank you so very much for your kind words miKKoChristmas11.
Thank you for the love musikchoo, miKKoChristmas11 & pickingupbones
Great pieces packrat !!
Thank you very much Hedgewalker, Manikin & pickingupbones
Thank you very much adkmetalman & officialfuel
Thank you very much ttomtucker for the love and for visiting.
Thank you very much Harborguy
Thank you very much stonesfan1
Thank you very much toracat