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Originally Posted by kermitology
My Great Grandfather was a British soldier (was actually shot by Canadians when he forgot the password after getting shelled while on patrol in no-mans-land) so I have a great deal of respect for veterans.
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My grandfather was in WW1 and took an friendly fire bullet in the rear. I never knew him (there is a picture of him holding me as a baby, but I have no memory of him). I'm told he never talked about the war.
I kind of agree with the others. There should be special mention of his passing this Remembrance day, but a state funeral is a bit too much.
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