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LTC Stephen C.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel, I made five trips to the FRG with the USAR between '83 and '86. We were in uniform most of the time, and frequently met and made friends with the residents of many of the small towns and villages through which we traveled. Whenever, we met a man old enough to have served in WWII, almost invariably we'd hear the he had served on the Eastern front. In other words, he had fought against Russians and not Americans. It became such a common response, we came to expect it. Naturally, not all of these men fought against Russians as opposed to Americans, but that was the way they dealt with it.
SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
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SSG Michael Eastes
SSG Michael Eastes
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We had the same experience in the 70s. No one fought in the west.
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SSG Diane R.
SSG Diane R.
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One should remember that 90% of the German Army was destroyed on the Eastern front.
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
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Great share Herr Chip.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth Our Shared Heritage is Always Problematic Herr Groth!
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MAJ Ken Landgren
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The Japanese are rewriting history by minimizing the history books.
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