Great grandfather fought in WWI the final allied offense and hit with mustard gas. He survived and recovered and lived to be 93 though he had lung problems his whole life.

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The casualties recorded by the Americans at the Battle of Argonne Forest totaled 117,000, while the French lost 70,000 men and the Germans 100,000 soldiers. The battle was known for the Lost Battalion – 500 soldiers of the Seventy-seventh Division, who fought a brave battle between Bois d’Apremont and Charlevaux against impossible odds. Only about two hundred of them survived the battle.

Grandfather fought in WWII, but was in the Navy and never saw the front lines.

My dad saw the most action. Special forces, Seargent Major, and Green Beret that fought in Vietnam, Panama, and Eastern Europe. Has a footlocker with a shoebox of medals and awards from 30 years of service. He put his body through hell having broken his back in a parachuting fall (chute collapsed in a cross wind) where falling through trees saved his life, required 6 months in the hospital and multiple surguries. He recoved and went back to active duty, fricked himself up more and two knee replacement surguries, and neck surgery later, he finally retired when he could no longer pass the physical for the special forces.

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