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Ralph 'Shug' Jordan. Veteran of both D-Day and Okinawa.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 8:56 am
Posted on 6/6/14 at 8:56 am
I knew he was a WWII vet. I never knew he was a veteran of both those invasions (and three others to boot) or that he was wounded at Normandy.
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Posted on 6/6/14 at 8:56 am to JustGetItRight
Posted on 6/6/14 at 8:56 am to JustGetItRight
I did not either. Wonder if he would have gotten cramps last night.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 8:57 am to JustGetItRight
Posted on 6/6/14 at 8:58 am to JustGetItRight
Posted on 6/6/14 at 8:58 am to JustGetItRight
Posted on 6/6/14 at 9:00 am to JustGetItRight
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Jordan was wounded but stayed with his men, refusing evacuation to a hospital ship. At one point, he couldn't be found. Fearing the worst, his troops began searching. They found him propped against a seawall, smoking a cigarette, pain etched in his face.
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"He basically asked to be stitched up so he could stay with his troops during the initial phase of the invasion," McHarg wrote. "It hurt him like hell, but he knew he wasn't going to die."
Posted on 6/6/14 at 9:02 am to NYCAuburn
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They found him propped against a seawall, smoking a cigarette
Posted on 6/6/14 at 9:02 am to NYCAuburn
Damn. That makes the Iron Bowl look like a booger.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 9:04 am to JustGetItRight
/salute
Posted on 6/6/14 at 9:04 am to MetryTyger
Posted on 6/6/14 at 9:08 am to JustGetItRight
I didn't know anything about his service.
Wow.
Wow.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 9:14 am to JustGetItRight
Thank you for posting this.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 9:17 am to parkjas2001
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I did not either. Wonder if he would have gotten cramps last night.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 9:18 am to JustGetItRight
Shug was a BAMF.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 9:21 am to JustGetItRight
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Jordan was wounded but stayed with his men, refusing evacuation to a hospital ship. At one point, he couldn't be found. Fearing the worst, his troops began searching. They found him propped against a seawall, smoking a cigarette, pain etched in his face.
That's a man.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 9:25 am to HotDamn
What a great story. He was obviously one tough SOB.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 9:27 am to JustGetItRight
Posted on 6/6/14 at 9:28 am to JustGetItRight
From war hero to whining about cowbells 
This post was edited on 6/6/14 at 9:29 am
Posted on 6/6/14 at 9:31 am to MaroonNation
Seriously ????
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