This is my grandfather, James “Bucky” Butler with his buddies on leave in France during WWII.
I always post this on social media on Veterans Day because it’s such a great picture, and his service back then still impacts my family to this day.
At the same time, it’s also a safe picture to put up, because WWII service was sort of unquestionably good. Most …
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