I went to town this morning to run a few errands and
pay my storage rent, as I was going into the office I noticed a purple heart on
the license plate of the truck parked in front of the office.
I went inside and
Pat introduced to Jim, I thanked him for his service and the found out that he
was a WWII veteran who served in Germany. He got his first purple heart after
being shot in the face. He was an Army Sharp Shooter; the Army didn’t have
Snipers at the time. He carried a WWI 30-06 Springfield bolt action rifle with
a competition scope on it. He preferred the M1 Garand but the Army gave him the
Springfield…
91 years old and as sharp
as a tack. It was an honor to meet Jim and share some of his stories, which I
could have spent more time with him but I just have too much to do… my loss!
Amazing, there are so many people that are out of the spotlight that have done incredible things,
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