Hello, I am glad I stumbled upon this site. I just registered a second ago.

When I was growing up I was always told, "Don't talk to Grandpa about the War." It was something he didn't want to think about. And now that I have really come to read about the War and what he and all the other people like him had gone through for the current generation I regret not talking to him.
Sometimes I wonder if he just needed someone to talk to him and take an interest. If you don't know much about your grandpa's, uncle's, or whomever else's service ask yourself why? Is it because they don't want to talk about it, or because no one has taken the time and interest in what they did? Whether it was WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm or the other wars they might have been involved in their story needs to be heard, remembered and retold. Don't let their memories die with them. This is why I really want to appreciate this forum, and talk about a few things with those who are still alive.

I did go through part of Mr. Goldstein's Album. A remarkable blog, I must say, and I'll definitely go through it in detail over the weekend.

I have a couple of sincere questions for anyone who wishes to answer them.
Now since you mentioned you posted answers to a couple of the repetitive questions, if anyone could provide a link to those, I'd like to go through them first before I post my questions.

Thank you for your time!