My father-in-law was in Korea. He was in a jeep when they think a bomb went off in the road. His next memory was being in the hospital in Japan. He spent about a year in rehab in Michigan. A metal plate was in his head. He never learned what happened to the other man in the jeep. He went on an honor flight but did not wear the jacket from the trip afterward. He did not want to discuss his experiences. One of the ways he coped was by going to church almost every day. He would go on his lunch hour when he was working. After he retired he went to church almost every day. He was a kind, gentle man, great husband, dad and grandpa. He died last November at age 87. The war was something he kept inside, he did not share his experience with even his wife or kids.
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