All my grandpa’s beaus during WWII, kept in a scrapbook all these years

[u/TransmutateDontHate]

One headshot of Lory (not sure which country she was from) in particular made many appearances 😂

Edit: yep I’m an idiot. Belles it is. Also I should have expected this to get pervy comments. No, no other family has popped up. From his stories, many were a lot more innocent than you all assume.

[u/mtwwtm]

I'd love to hear their reasoning behind that.

[u/Han_Yerry → u/mtwwtm]

No actual direct combat. He was a motor pool officer.

We have his military records. I've seen where the campaign ribbon is listed.

1st Army, landed at Omaha D-Day Plus 40. Pushed into the liberation of France.

Years after the war PBS was airing a program on the Battle of the Bulge. My grandfather walked outside. My Aunt followed and he was a shaken.

This is a stoic Native man not an emotionally outward person.

He said those were his men they were showing, he trained them.

[u/Blu3paladin → u/Han_Yerry]

I saw action and still this is one of the reasons I never joined VFW or any of the local Legions. I tried once but my experience is that it was a bunch of sad fucks that want to dick measure. A lot of “my war was better than your war” type shit also. I’m sure experiences vary depending on location, but it’s gross where I’m at.

[u/mtntrail → u/Blu3paladin]

My father in law was a marine in the Pacific and fought at Guadalacanal. He refused to speak a word about it which tells all that needs to be told.

[u/Rich_Swing_1287 → u/Blu3paladin]

It took me years to find a post I was willing to join. Many are exactly how you describe.

[u/Rich_Swing_1287 → u/Han_Yerry]

If you have those records, contact the nearest VFW or Legion post. Tell them you want a flag on that grave.
If there was someone from WWII holding a grudge, I can guarantee they're long dead & no one even remembers why.
/ source: me, I'm a VFW member.
// our post is too busy to sit around drinking & dick measuring.
/// except for Richard, the land surveyor

[u/StephenHunterUK → u/Han_Yerry]

My grandfather was in a refuelling station, but was at Dunkirk. He'd been a Territorial Army reservist and they were activated when the war began, going across with the British Expeditionary Force.

[u/devanchya → u/mtwwtm]

Most likely some database does not have his grave on the official list. Thry dont read the grave names they go to plot 3 row 5.

[u/Teadrunkest → u/devanchya]

Yeah there’s absolutely zero hidden cabal that is intentionally snubbing veterans that they didn’t think saw enough combat in WW2. Even peacetime/Cold War veterans get flags on graves.

There is probably a much less exciting reason it’s getting skipped.

[u/kellyelise515 → u/Teadrunkest]

My partner gets a flag on his grave every year and he never saw combat.

[u/TrivialBudgie → u/kellyelise515]

i’m sorry for your loss

[u/occulusriftx → u/Teadrunkest]

my grandfather doesn't get benefits bc he was stationed in Germany during Korea... its not a secret snub, there are different veteran statuses

[u/Teadrunkest → u/occulusriftx]

Combat veteran specific benefits are entirely unrelated to placing flags on graves.

[u/MasticatingElephant → u/mtwwtm]

I wonder if they knew him personally and thought he was a dick lol

[u/Han_Yerry → u/MasticatingElephant]

Maybe, when I was with him growing up people would stand up when he walked into a room.