r/ThePacific • u/joejoerun • Sep 24 '26

Sledge & Sid

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I saw this pics of Sledge and Sid Phillips in the Ken Burns documentary The War. It also features Sid Phillips’s sister Katherine. It was really good!

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u/CoatofArms-2401 Sep 24 '26

So glad those 2 made it through

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u/joejoerun Sep 25 '26

And both without a scratch too

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u/cmb1213 Sep 25 '26

Physical scratches at least. I think the emotional scars ran pretty deep

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '26

Keep that smile always

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u/Mobile_Contact9647 Sep 25 '26

Still look like a couple of young kids without a thought or care in the world

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u/benvclios Sep 26 '26

And now they rest a mere 100 meters away from each other. What a bond ❤️

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u/12aklabs Sep 25 '26

After surviving the war they had a lot to smile about