Subj : Reader's Digest Humour in Uniform
To   : Jay Harris
From : George Pope
Date : Fri Oct 14 2022 07:48:24

> THE DEADLIEST JOB IN WWII
> My high school assignment was to ask a veteran about World War II. Since my
> father had served in the Philippines during the war, I chose him. After a few
> basic questions, I very gingerly asked, "Did you ever kill anyone?" Dad got
> quiet. Then, in a soft voice, he said, "Probably. I was the cook." Marian
> Babula, Penn Run, Pennsylvania
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Every American soldier injured in combat gets a Purple Heart medal? What a pile of crap! My dad was injured during the Viet Nam war, in combat & never got a  medal!

(Why not?)

I think maybe because he was fighting as part of the Viet Cong army?

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