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American History

lastlib

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12. I only met my great-uncle once...

Reply to NNadir (Reply #11)

Sun Nov 19, 2023, 06:45 PM

Nov 2023

It was at a family Fourth of July gathering, and we couldn't have fireworks because he reacted badly to things that went boom. My parents said he suffered shell-shock; today, we know it as PTSD, and he had a really bad case of it.

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In which battle did the most Americans die? The question is answered in the following lecture: [View all] NNadir Nov 2023 OP

The Bloodiest Day Camaromjr Nov 2023 #1

That's not the answer given in the lecture. I posted it on edit. NNadir Nov 2023 #3

One Day - September 17th, 1862 Camaromjr Nov 2023 #13

Wasn't it a Civil War battle, Antietam, Shiloh, or the Wliderness? brush Nov 2023 #2

I'm not sure the Civil War battles count CSA deaths as Americans. al_liberal Nov 2023 #4

They Are All Americans Camaromjr Nov 2023 #6

I'm not sure that the Meuse-Argonne offensive qualifies as a "battle" TwilightZone Nov 2023 #5

Didn't pucker mouth tell us it was defending the airports in the American Revolution? Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2023 #7

Yes, he did. NNadir Nov 2023 #10

Wikipedia has a different take nitpicked Nov 2023 #8

Kellyanne told us it was the Battle of Bowling Green..... lastlib Nov 2023 #9

That war was pretty terrible. My Grandmother attributed the violent alcoholism of my Grandfather to his participation. NNadir Nov 2023 #11

I only met my great-uncle once... lastlib Nov 2023 #12