July 1945 When do we get to go home
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Marion: I cant help but think this was a childrens temper tandrem. The ETO war was

only about 7 weeks done, fighting in the PTO was still going on and everyone knew damn right well we had signed for the duration of hostilities plus 6 months and the

war was not over, in fact hoting up and talk about the Japanese Invasion. From what

I saw, we were just glad we were not being shot at lately, and most of our worries were

about being sent to the PTO to continue fighting after a nice long R&R period. I guess

it depends on ones point of view and mine was as a Infantry rifleman not under fire

and adverse conditions of living. To us, we just waited, hoped and prayed we would not

get into combat again. Sure, we were all anxious to get home but the waiting was just

part of war. Cant help but wonder how many line outfits had a Enlisted Mans Club 6

weeks after the war in ETO ended.. We sure didnt. A war was still going on, remember.

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July 1945 When do we get to go home - by j3rdinf - 04-20-2006, 07:14 PM

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