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Old Photo - I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 11:35 am
by Jay In Northern Ca.
Re: Old Photo - I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 1:53 pm
by TXGOAT2
Dad's doughboy hat, I suppose. I hope Dad made it home. Too many did not.
Re: Old Photo - I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 7:45 pm
by ThreePedalTapDancer
Maybe he was raised to be a hood ornament?
Re: Old Photo - I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:25 pm
by John kuehn
My great uncle Jeff was in WW1 had a helmet like the boy on the hood is wearing. Years and years ago as a boy visiting him he was using his old helmet as a dog dish in his back yard. Brought back that memory seeing that picture! It was around 1955-6. I had just started school and was getting the Polio shot they were giving to school kids.