FlyinBryan
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mods, ive posted this here because he was a rifleman, first and foremost. if there is a more appropriate place, please move for me.
my great uncle Leslie H. Cox. was lost this past week.
he served during ww2 in germany and recieved the purple heart, being raked with machinegun fire on april 6th, 1945, but not before marching deep into germany, and seeing his brother fallen on the field. he has said that it was only by incredible odds that he and his brother would cross paths, as they didnt enlist together, nor were they assigned to the same outfits. just incredible odds. he was not sure if his brother was alive or not, and could not stop or stay with him because they were without cover and under heavy fire. to me it is a testament to his strength and love of country that he was able to endure this and keep running. he would only find out for sure later that his brother in fact was gone.
i have stacks of old american rifleman magazines that he would give me when he was done with them. every single one has his name on the cover in the mailing address box. literally hundreds.
he was one of the bravest, kindest, most honorable people ive ever known, and he will be missed more than i can describe.
his wife, my aunt Lucille, was also told 2 weeks ago that she has intestinal cancer and has apprx 4 weeks left. she is 92 years old, and we will be losing them both in a very short amount of time. they were married 63 years.
my great uncle Leslie H. Cox. was lost this past week.
he served during ww2 in germany and recieved the purple heart, being raked with machinegun fire on april 6th, 1945, but not before marching deep into germany, and seeing his brother fallen on the field. he has said that it was only by incredible odds that he and his brother would cross paths, as they didnt enlist together, nor were they assigned to the same outfits. just incredible odds. he was not sure if his brother was alive or not, and could not stop or stay with him because they were without cover and under heavy fire. to me it is a testament to his strength and love of country that he was able to endure this and keep running. he would only find out for sure later that his brother in fact was gone.
i have stacks of old american rifleman magazines that he would give me when he was done with them. every single one has his name on the cover in the mailing address box. literally hundreds.
he was one of the bravest, kindest, most honorable people ive ever known, and he will be missed more than i can describe.
his wife, my aunt Lucille, was also told 2 weeks ago that she has intestinal cancer and has apprx 4 weeks left. she is 92 years old, and we will be losing them both in a very short amount of time. they were married 63 years.
