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06-20-2010, 12:06 PM | #1 |
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Move Over Joe Colton, Joe Shedivy has you beat by 20 years.
As today is Father's Day I would like to tell you about My Grandfather Joe Shedivy III. You see My Grandfather was the Original G.I. Joe, infact he was G.I. Joe 20 years before Hasbro came along with Joe Colton. My Grandfather was in the 87th Infantry Division (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/87th_Di...United_States)) in WWII and saw action at the Battle of the Bulge (Battle of the Bulge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) as a Machine Gunner (Browning Automatic Rifle AKA: BAR). During the course of the War he got the Nickname G.I. Joe. He also had the Nickname of Land mine Joe as he was extremely studious in his checking for and clearing of land mines, safeguarding the lives of may of his buddies in the process. So today I Thank You to my Grandfather G.I. Joe Shedivy III A Real American Hero. I would also like to say Happy Father's Day to my Dad and my Step-Dad as well. Both Well Deserved.
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Very, very cool...
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06-20-2010, 02:30 PM | #3 |
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Yeah one hell of a guy. My Dad has the BAR that he carried in WWII. I shot it once, knocked me on my Butt!
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06-20-2010, 05:25 PM | #4 |
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Wow 50+ views and 1 reply :(
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06-20-2010, 05:59 PM | #5 |
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That was an awesome story!
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06-20-2010, 06:07 PM | #6 |
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Great story. As a former 60 gunner I've always been interested in what the gunners before me carried. I'd love to fire a BAR. IMO, it was a design that was ahead of it's time.
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Happy Dads Day to all the G.I. Joes (all the dads and grandfathers that served and are serving).
Cool story Shin.
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06-20-2010, 09:54 PM | #8 |
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Thanks guys, if anyone has a similar story please share! I went to see them this week and wore a Joe Logo shirt, he loved it!
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My family has been serving since before WWII, but we've all been squids...
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06-20-2010, 10:06 PM | #10 |
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Great story! makes you wonder where all the heroes have gone.
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