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Unread 06-17-2013, 06:05 PM   #13
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"My Grandfather was gassed in WW1. It finally caught up to him and killed him 10 years later, in 1928"

So what aspect of the gas caught up with Grandfather. Lung scarring?
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Yes, lung, throat/esophagus scarring, along with some eye damage. My Grandmother told that he was constantly receiving infections of all types until he passed away. My Dad was two when he passed.
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