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Veterans

sarisataka

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8. Some vets have been able

Reply to Lydiarose (Original post)

Mon Feb 21, 2022, 11:51 AM

Feb 2022

To put their experience behind them and even become close friends with former enemies.

For others their experience was too much and they cannot see some people except as enemies.

I try not to judge them too harshly.

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Was my dad wrong? [View all] Lydiarose Feb 2022 OP

I've always said that a war is never over until the last man that fought in it has died Walleye Feb 2022 #1

Well said JustAnotherGen Feb 2022 #6

Same attitude to Germans? ret5hd Feb 2022 #2

It is all in the eyes I reckon. nt DURHAM D Feb 2022 #4

See my post below JustAnotherGen Feb 2022 #7

My Pappaw had a German last name underpants Feb 2022 #13

He personally fought the Japanese Lydiarose Feb 2022 #14

it is all impossibly complicated. NewHendoLib Feb 2022 #3

I don't know JustAnotherGen Feb 2022 #5

Your dad's hatred of Russians Lydiarose Feb 2022 #25

Some vets have been able sarisataka Feb 2022 #8

People are a product of their times. Of course we tend to judge them all Chainfire Feb 2022 #24

Interesting take Lydiarose Feb 2022 #26

Given his experiences, whathehell Feb 2022 #9

I have been known Busterscruggs Feb 2022 #10

You don't see the difference? ret5hd Feb 2022 #16

I have stayed far Busterscruggs Feb 2022 #17

But the diff between what/how a person says, does, acts... ret5hd Feb 2022 #18

I guess Busterscruggs Feb 2022 #21

And that's the same as being "caught off guard" by someone being Asian? ret5hd Feb 2022 #22

and many who served got over stopdiggin Feb 2022 #11

War changes who people. Having said that, racism is racism. LakeArenal Feb 2022 #12

Yes Effete Snob Feb 2022 #15

There was a lot of anti-German and anti-Japanese propaganda produced during WWII No Vested Interest Feb 2022 #19

Some Native Americans today despise whites Kaleva Feb 2022 #20

He is not the only one, for sure. Chainfire Feb 2022 #23

You have had some good answers DashOneBravo Feb 2022 #27