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My grandfather was a paratrooper in the 101st airborne in the Korean war. He jumped multiple times. At one point, he was stabbed from front to back with a bayonet, on his lower right stomach.

He would talk about the war pretty casually, which most veterans I meet will not. One thing that always stuck out to me as a kid, is that he said he wished he could have only ever visited on vacation, and that he respected and liked Koreans. As a kid, that perspective really helped shape my world view.

My family generally accepts that USA has been a war mongering machine since after WWII, as it concerns international affairs. It’s nothing to be proud of.

How do you all feel about Americans, as it pertains to the war? Did we do anything correct in your eyes?

Thanks for the reply!

How long after the war were your grandparents lives affected? Did the war have an impact on your parents lives?

Ah sorry you covered that! So, are you saying it’s possible that your great grandmother lived a full life, but just stayed in the north?

I am very sorry about your grandfather. I think stories like this is why my grandfather/family feel like even though USA was there to help, war is always bad, and it always brings pain.

Did your grandfather return to the home and his mother was gone? Or was the home/town destroyed?