My grandfather was a veteran although he never saw combat and that really wasn't what got me interested in ww2. He was stationed in Hawaii from 42 or 43-45 training for the invasion of Japan. He was part of a military police battalion...forget the name of the unit but i have it somewhere...he passed away in march.
I belive what got me interested in ww2 was my father's general interest in the war. Also back when i was in 7th grade i met a friend who was into the war...i guess that is what started me reading about it. And i've been reading and watching ever since!

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Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events. -- Sir Winston Churchill