User blog comment:USMC Lance/Something fascinating that happened today./@comment-24476373-20130524170136

We had a WWII vet come to talk to us about his experiences in the war for history class one day. He had served in France in 1944-45 in an infantry unit. He told us a few stories about him messing around outside of combat, as well as how he was pulled out of the fight (He was wounded by shrapnel from a landmine). He got a Bronze Star (For flanking and eliminating a German machine gun position single-handedly. Our teacher had to tell us that part because the guy himself wouldn't talk about it), as well as a Purple Heart.