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Offline Adam

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Re: Why do surviving soldiers often get very old?
« Reply #30 on: July 20, 2009, 08:46:53 AM »
Just saw someone (probably a bot lol) viewing this thread

A british world war 1 veteran died this week at the age of 113
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Re: Why do surviving soldiers often get very old?
« Reply #31 on: July 20, 2009, 08:49:57 AM »
BRAVE! :arrr:
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Re: Why do surviving soldiers often get very old?
« Reply #32 on: July 20, 2009, 09:15:08 AM »
Quote from: TheoK on January 16, 2009, 06:04:15 PM
Yay! Sink the Russkies to the bottom of the Baltic Sea! :arrr: :arrr: :arrr:



Battle of Svensksund
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Re: Why do surviving soldiers often get very old?
« Reply #33 on: July 20, 2009, 04:50:38 PM »
You gotta figure, stress kills alot of us off early.

After surviving a war and getting shot at for awhile, I don't think there's a whole lot that can stress you out anymore.

My grandfather was in WWII and he's the most laid-back person I've ever known. Damn car could come through the living room, the only thing he'd bitch about is if it knocked out the cable.

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Re: Why do surviving soldiers often get very old?
« Reply #34 on: July 20, 2009, 11:09:40 PM »
they also drafted most men who were physically fit to serve back then
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Re: Why do surviving soldiers often get very old?
« Reply #35 on: July 25, 2009, 08:33:00 AM »
Another WW1 veteran died today aged 111
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Re: Why do surviving soldiers often get very old?
« Reply #36 on: July 25, 2009, 02:15:29 PM »
You have no more in Britain now :'(
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Re: Why do surviving soldiers often get very old?
« Reply #37 on: July 26, 2009, 06:35:25 PM »
We don't have any heroes left in Sweden either - except me, though I was never in battle.  :(
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Re: Why do surviving soldiers often get very old?
« Reply #38 on: February 23, 2011, 10:20:09 AM »
Quote from: TheoK on July 26, 2009, 06:35:25 PM
We don't have any heroes left in Sweden either - except me, though I was never in battle.  :(

But you did  blow up that dead tree!   :arrr:
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Re: Why do surviving soldiers often get very old?
« Reply #39 on: February 23, 2011, 11:16:46 AM »
And a road sign, when the cowardly cops gave me a ticket for speeding.  :viking:
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Re: Why do surviving soldiers often get very old?
« Reply #40 on: February 23, 2011, 11:17:43 AM »
Quote from: TheoK on February 23, 2011, 11:16:46 AM
And a road sign, when the cowardly cops gave me a ticket for speeding.  :viking:

Yep, you'll probably live to be 115.  :P
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Re: Why do surviving soldiers often get very old?
« Reply #41 on: February 23, 2011, 11:20:34 AM »
Surviving soldiers live a long time because they made a living out of survival.
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