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echo: funny
to: Jay Harris
from: George Pope
date: 2022-10-14 07:48:00
subject: Reader`s Digest Humour in

> 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
> (C) 2022 Trusted Media Brands, Inc. - All rights reserved
> https://www.rd.com/jokes/military

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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