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MikeP · 08-02-2011, 12:55 AM

I got a 517th Abn friend. He is right as rain and genuine as it gets.
He has a lot of good stories and never bothers to embellish.
Lots of good ones about post war laision duty and relations and encounters with Russians.
Old timers have a group table at the local restraunt in my tiny hometown and most are vets.
Sadly they are passing fast.
He often mentions the formidable "Tiger Royal."
He does admit to never seeing one in person, but he carries the "common knowledge"of the time.
He has no SS stories.
He does have his issue switchblade, but his daughter has dibs on it.

08-02-2011, 12:55 AM	#23
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	I got a 517th Abn friend. He is right as rain and genuine as it gets. He has a lot of good stories and never bothers to embellish. Lots of good ones about post war laision duty and relations and encounters with Russians. Old timers have a group table at the local restraunt in my tiny hometown and most are vets. Sadly they are passing fast. He often mentions the formidable "Tiger Royal." He does admit to never seeing one in person, but he carries the "common knowledge"of the time. He has no SS stories. He does have his issue switchblade, but his daughter has dibs on it.