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US WWII veteran reunites with Italians he saved as chil... - 8/24/2021 12:50:45 PM   
gekkoguy35

 

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Status: offline 		Thought this was a really lovely story

https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-europe-veterans-542c9655225d0dc846a3386ddf9c7487

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RE: US WWII veteran reunites with Italians he saved as ... - 8/24/2021 3:16:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		Now that's a story worth covering.

Thanks for posting it.

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RE: US WWII veteran reunites with Italians he saved as ... - 8/24/2021 4:38:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		Very nice story.

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RE: US WWII veteran reunites with Italians he saved as ... - 8/24/2021 6:08:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		To be more correct, he did not save them - he just did not kill them. But that is a good story.


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RE: US WWII veteran reunites with Italians he saved as ... - 8/25/2021 9:17:58 AM   
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Status: offline 		Your blog has attracted a lot of real interest. I can see why because you did a great job making it interesting. I appreciate your efforts very much.

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RE: US WWII veteran reunites with Italians he saved as ... - 8/25/2021 10:59:20 AM   
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ORIGINAL: candymika

Your blog has attracted a lot of real interest. I can see why because you did a great job making it interesting. I appreciate your efforts very much.


I smell SPAM!

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RE: US WWII veteran reunites with Italians he saved as ... - 8/28/2021 10:58:27 PM   
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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

To be more correct, he did not save them - he just did not kill them. But that is a good story.





Gotta agree.


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RE: US WWII veteran reunites with Italians he saved as ... - 8/29/2021 10:17:51 PM   
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"A Turkish soldier in the Korean war who saved, adopted and named a Korean girl as Ayla, reunited with her 65 years later."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWdjCpeauio



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RE: US WWII veteran reunites with Italians he saved as ... - 8/30/2021 3:27:59 PM   
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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

To be more correct, he did not save them - he just did not kill them. But that is a good story.



Be that as it may, it's still pretty amazing that he was able to re-meet and interact with them as direct result of their mother's courage and ultimately his decision to hold his fire. A decision that ripples through the decades and affects dozens if not hundreds of lives. Makes you think.

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