Wakeforest22890
Snowpom
My maternal grandfather (RIP) was shot in the knee on his first day during the Battle of the Bulge. Went back to England got stitched up and was back again out there for the final months of the war. He wouldn't talk about the war at all but he did have a few pieces of German memorabilia (helmet and luger I remember) hanging in his basement.
He was a very quiet and private man, and I wonder if it is a result of what he saw while deployed.
My paternal grandfather was also at the battle of the bulge. He lost half his toes to frostbite and never talked about the war. He went to sign up for the military in 1942 and was told he was too small and had bad eyesight so they rejected him. He chose to walk the other direction (towards new signees) when he left the entry room and joined up anyway