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In reply to the discussion: The time Tony Bennett "...saw things no human being should ever have to see." [View all]Mr.Bill
(24,274 posts)3. When I used to work at the polls in my area
about ten years ago a Black gentleman used to come and vote. He was a veteran of WWII, Korea and Vietnam. He was in his 90s. I would have loved to sit down and talk to that man. He lived through the integration of the military. I bet he had some stories to tell.
He was very feeble and couldn't walk very well. I asked his wife why he didn't get an absentee ballot. She said he insists on voting in person because he fought for that right and remembered a time and place when he couldn't.
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The time Tony Bennett "...saw things no human being should ever have to see." [View all]
elleng
Feb 2021
OP
I spent a long time working for a German WW2 vet who had been imprisoned on the Russian front.
NBachers
Feb 2021
#2
Yep, African Americans were treated worse than Nazi soldiers down south and .....
LenaBaby61
Feb 2021
#13
Many years ago, I met a man whose parents weren't born into slavery, but...
BobTheSubgenius
Mar 2021
#26
I think my uncle kept in touch with at least one of those POWs. When he was
yellowdogintexas
Mar 2021
#36
I've been lucky enough to see him perform twice, he a really a true gentleman.
flying_wahini
Feb 2021
#14
Saw Tony two years ago. Sounded great and truly enjoyed himself. The audience was very loving.
Evolve Dammit
Mar 2021
#35