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I'm sure this is not the right spot so mods, feel free to move if necessary.
Just wondering if anybody had photos of our troops in the past,
Doing their best to celebrate Christmas a long way from home and probably not in the most desirable/hospitable conditions.
Merry Christmas everyone!
While not a "troop" photo....this fits the theme....here is a homemade Christmas card my grandfather sent to my dad (who was 4) from Okinawa in 1945. It is a manila folder with colored pencil. My grandfathers service was one of the reasons I enlisted at 19.....
Happy Holidays.
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BEAR Merry Christmas
There's some FINE meal memories in that case of "C's".
Excellent everybody!
Thank you and keep them coming!
You gotta love the "Five Santas!"
Notice the guy in the tower in the background!
Don't miss the link underneath the second picture down from the top which will take you to a couple dozen more photos....... :thup:
Great post.Made my day.
The last pic in the linked pic's with the Aussies how typical!
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SC-196239-S "S/Sgt. Thomas E. Bohannon, Coleman, Texas, of the 132nd Field Artillery Battalion, ogles fruit cake just received in a Christmas package by Pvt. Placide La Belle, Ferndale, Michigan, from his girl back in Ferndale. ETO 11/9/44"
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Thomas Edwin “Ed” Bohannon
BIRTH 25 Jul 1917 Fisk, Coleman County, Texas, USA
DEATH 14 Sep 2012 (aged 95) Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA
BURIAL Coleman City Cemetery Coleman, Coleman County, Texas, USA
Placide Samuel Labelle
BIRTH 25 Aug 1923
DEATH 7 Jan 2004 (aged 80)
BURIAL Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA