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From: Joann & Buz Bresciani <>
Subject: Re: GEN-NEWBIE-D Digest V03 #199
Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2003 16:29:48 -0600
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Jen,
It certainly sounds to me as if your father did indeed serve in the military. There were many young men who elisted below the legal age, and there is an organization called Underage Veterans. Just because he wasn't 18, and was eventually sent home, does not change the fact he was there. My husband was one of those who enlisted when he was underage, 16, but he was never sent home. He stayed in the military for 22 years.
Joann


My sister sent me a number of pictures today. Amongst them were some pictures of our parent's graves. This is strange to me. This is a perpetual care cemetery...most people can place flowers or anything that is removable near their loved ones.

However, it seems like every Veteran's Day, people come along & put a flag next to my father's marker. My father ran away & joined the Army when he was around 14 or 15. The Army found out after several months that he was too young to be in the service & sent him packing home.

When the draft came again & my father was called up, he could not get in because of his eyes. So in total, he has never had any valid time in with the military.

I don't mind if they place a flag next to my parent's gravesite, but I don't like the idea that
people assume that he served in the military, because he really did not.

Is this normal for cemeteries to do? I would think the VA's would know which men or women were in
the military.

Best Regards,
Jen in AZ


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