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    My Grandpa Died last Night.

    Clifford O. Brown

    84 years old.

    Crochity old WWII vet. Served in the USMC M Co, 3rd Bat, 24th Reg, 4th Marine Division from Feb 3rd, 1943 to Oct 19th, 1945.

    Saw action against the enemy on four different occasions:

    31 Jan- 8 Feb 1944 Battle of the Marshall Islands (1-2 Feb: Roi-Namur).

    15 June- 9 July 1944 Battle of Saipan.
    Awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart for his actions during this battle.

    24 July- 1 Aug 1944 Battle of Tinian.

    19 Feb- 16 Mar 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima.
    Awarded the Purple Heart.

    He reenlisted in the Army and was stationed in Japan. Later stationed at Ft. Riley as a Drill Instructor. Honorably discharged on 23 Jan 1950 only to serve in the Wisconsin National Guard until his retirement from the US military.

    I guess this is probably where my patriotism started.

    I am very proud of my grandpa. He did alot for my country and our way of life.

    I'm off now to go get re-sized for my class A Army uniform (I have been out of the Army now for 4 years and the thing is a little tight!) so I can show proper respects to my fallen hero.

    (we need a salute smilie!!)
    Founder of The Glory of War, CHAMPIONS OF APOLYTON!!!
    '92 & '96 Perot, '00 & '04 Bush, '08 & '12 Obama, '16 Clinton, '20 Biden, '24 Harris
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    Re: My Grandpa Died last Night.

    Originally posted by Donegeal
    (we need a salute smilie!!)
    Well... not quite a salute smilie, but it does work for the Marines



    Semper Fi!

    I'm sorry for your loss!
    Keep on Civin'
    RIP rah, Tony Bogey & Baron O

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    • #3
      I'm sorry for your loss, Donegeal. Sounds like he had a great life
      <Reverend> IRC is just multiplayer notepad.
      I like your SNOOPY POSTER! - While you Wait quote.

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      • #4
        My condolences.

        But it sounds like he'll be remembered for awhile.

        RIP
        It's almost as if all his overconfident, absolutist assertions were spoonfed to him by a trusted website or subreddit. Sheeple
        RIP Tony Bogey & Baron O

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        • #5
          Sorry D. Its sad to lose these old guys, but sounds like he lived a long life, escaping death on more than one occasion.

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          • #6
            Sorry Donegeal
            “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
            - John 13:34-35 (NRSV)

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            • #7
              Sad to hear that, Donegal.

              But it does sound like he lived a full life.
              I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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              • #8
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                • #9
                  Sorry for your loss...
                  "Ceterum censeo Ben esse expellendum."

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                  • #10
                    Sorry to hear that
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                    • #11
                      I think I'll go back to my Marines as a tribute.
                      Founder of The Glory of War, CHAMPIONS OF APOLYTON!!!
                      '92 & '96 Perot, '00 & '04 Bush, '08 & '12 Obama, '16 Clinton, '20 Biden, '24 Harris

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                      • #12
                        RIP, Clifford O. Brown.

                        Semper fi!
                        Last edited by -Jrabbit; April 23, 2008, 11:34.
                        Apolyton's Grim Reaper 2008, 2010 & 2011
                        RIP lest we forget... SG (2) and LaFayette -- Civ2 Succession Games Brothers-in-Arms

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                        • #13
                          Semper Fi

                          R.I.P. Leatherneck

                          Our family Condolences Donegeal
                          Hi, I'm RAH and I'm a Benaholic.-rah

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                          • #14
                            Your my only 'Grandpa' left, troll...
                            Founder of The Glory of War, CHAMPIONS OF APOLYTON!!!
                            '92 & '96 Perot, '00 & '04 Bush, '08 & '12 Obama, '16 Clinton, '20 Biden, '24 Harris

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                            • #15
                              My condolences.... I really understand your loss - I lost my grandmother some 3 weeks ago....I, too, have no grandmothers or grandfathers left.


                              RIP - Donegeal, was he your father's dad or you mother's? in any case, be strong for them, and comfort them.
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