My grandfather and his twin brother enlisted in the Ukrainian army in WW1 at the age of 17. My grandfather was shot in the leg and taken prisoner but somehow was released after 10 months. Never got told the story while he was alive and now it is lost. I am sure some of my ancestors were Cossacks from centuries before.
I salute him and all men and women who fought the wars thru the ages.
I only went as far as a Canadian army cadet.
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This country was started by voyagers whose young lives were swept away by the currents of the rivers for ten cents a day... just for the vanity of the European's beaver hats. ~ Red Bullets
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It is when you walk alone in nature that you discover your strengths and weaknesses. ~ Red Bullets
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