Shed a tear, please
By rebelann1949
@rebelann (117716)
El Paso, Texas
May 24, 2026 4:12pm CST
I found this video by accident and it made me cry, did I tell you that I rarely cry?
I was lucky, dad made through WWII and Korea but I have to wonder how many friends he lost over there. Dad never talked about the war, well, not to us kids anyway. Everything we heard about came through whatever ma would tell us but I doubt he told it all to her.
This video is worth watching but a fair warning that the actors were genuine and the message will go straight to your heart.
I hope you know someone who tells stories about those brave fallen heroes so they won't be forgotten
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@rebelann (117716)
• El Paso, Texas
24 May
I'm so sorry.
So many veterans don't die immediately but end up earlier than they should due to the different problems encountered while in a war, my dad was gone before his 60th bd due to many different things that the experiences he went through while in WWII and Korea. So many have falled that same way, I always think of them as one who gave it all so we could be free, what little was left of their lives wasn't easy or healthy.
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@celticeagle (191530)
• Boise, Idaho
25 May
I knew several young men who made it through their stent in Vietnam. My dad was in the Navy during WWII, and my grandfather was in the Army in WWI. I wish I could get to the cemetery but no way to go. It's a sad thing-- war, but I'm glad we have Memorial Day to remember and honor them.
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@RasmaSandra (99207)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 May
Most touching and heartfelt thank you for sharing,
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@garymarsh6 (24295)
• United Kingdom
6 Jun
Thanks to your father who was lucky enough to come home. So many others were not so lucky & Memorial day is a time for reflection & gave their lives so we can live in peace.
Having just had VE day in May 81 years since the end of WWII. I remember a few years ago returning to the UK on QM2 there were a group of Veterans coming over to take part in the VE day events. They were in their 90.s. Each year there are less & less.
Many veterans never fully tell anyone what horrors they endured. God bless them all.
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@rebelann (117716)
• El Paso, Texas
6 Jun
Yes, I'm lucky dad came home or I wouldn't be here.
Here in the USA we celebrate Veterans day for those who survived wars on November 11.
My dad only told mom about the things he went through and it was mom who told us a few of those things.
@rebelann (117716)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Jun
I'll bet he had some nightmares, my dad used to get them all the time, it scared us to hear him moaning in his sleep
@FourWalls (87809)
• United States
25 May
I was a member of the honor guard when I was stationed in Jacksonville. This has always been a deeply touching holiday for me.
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@Shiva49 (28523)
• Singapore
25 May
It is indeed time for us to move away from wars where the innocents too suffer.
My father was a doctor in the Second WW and he told us it was difficult to convey the emotions that he went through.
I recall a World War veteran reminiscing about his feelings when many were killed and he survived. He felt numb and could not forget those who served along with him.
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@rebelann (117716)
• El Paso, Texas
25 May
If only there were no more wars but in my lifetime there have always been wars of one kind or another that people I knew would serve in and most made it home but none of them were the same, all suffered extreme sadness which is understandable.
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@LindaOHio (223765)
• United States
25 May
My husband had the military at his burial. I was OK until they played Taps.
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