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This is totally a GUESS, so don't take it for gospel. Some men would shoot themselves in the leg or foot to get to come home. I just suggested...
If not already chosen, I would pick the creator of the Internet. You would be doing your report out of Encyclopedias/books and wouldn't be able to...
I'm gonna leave this right here without expounding on it too much. Psalms 144 is the soldiers prayer. Killing in war or self-defense is not...
Rural Arkansas most of my life (rural Alabama last 5 years) and I only heard the term shell shock, then PTSD years later.... It was a very private...
A post by Woolley12 asking about an award given the day after a hospital discharge for a cardiac arrhythmia?
You're tripping. LOL. The post I referred to is right above mine? Did you ever find it? Drink more coffee.
Combat medic for Special Forces? Are you asking if the cardiac arrhythmia could have been related to combat stress? I would only be guessing if I...
I also read where some of Merrill's Marauders had difficulty due to malnutrition, (like difficulty walking and functioning.) They were viewed as...
Long story short, dad served in WWII but Mother said he had "shell shock." Could "shell shock" have been more commonly used by lay persons at...
Snow has never been the problem to me (in The South), it's the solid ice that often comes with it. When you live way out in the boondocks where no...
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I sent an email....
Short answer, I don't know why but, it was common in the 1800's too. I did some googling and it could have been for status, superstition, or even...
That turned out really nice! Great job. :)
Dad had "shell shock" and required hospitalization shortly after his discharge. He once showed up at the neighbor's house and had no idea who he...
Long story, longer. Ha ha! Dad already had a teaching degree ( only required two year degrees back then in Arkansas) before he was drafted and had...
I agree, the dates are unusual.. That's why I'm posting here for help, I did not see Eleanor Roosevelt in the film, I'm assuming you know she was...
He was drafted March of 1942. The two certificates of promotions are labeled Camp Barkeley, Texas and dated April and October of 1942. According...
Sorry, just now seeing your response. I have a lot of info figured out, but not his primary unit he spent 25 months with in the CBI. John H...
