Papaw would thank you but he's eat up with dementia.
I remember as a kid seeing him mow with his shirt off, I asked him 'how'd all them bugs get in your skin Papaw?'... Course he just chuckled, it was later on in life I learned it was shrapnel.
He declared consciensis(slaughtered spelling I know) objector when drafted.. They asked if he was opposed to the war effort or if he was opposed to killing.. Papaw told them it was the violence against fellow men, he believed the bible taught against violence..
They made him a Medic.
At some point he was in a MASH and the Germans bombed the place, Papaw looked over and saw a buddy with missing limbs, he scooped him up and ran to the next MASH. When he plopped the dude on a gurney Papaws guts fell out on top the guy. He says he didn't even know he'd been hit... The only thing that saved his life was trying to save the life of a friend. Anyway, they ended up shipping him to Britian where he was eventually given the choice of coming home or going back to his unit. He went back to his unit. I was in awe when I first heard this. Papaw always says it was because of all the dope they had him on... Maybe, but I doubt it.
Anyhoot that's just one man, there were thousands more just like him that day. Its an oft overlooked day but to him and anyone else that served before or after... Thank you.