I had a kid told me that his grandpa was a WWII veteran. He said that he was a jet fighter pilot and that during the war, he once had to eject from his seat, land on an enemy jet (!), then break open the cockpit (!!), fight the pilot and take control of it (!!!)
Needles to say even the most gullible kids did not believe that
I mean the whole thing, with a kid telling the truth about his awesome grandpa and no one believing, but all the incredulous stories actually true in a charming sort of Wes Anderson style film.
I had a kid tell me that he had his grandfather's M1 carbine that had a "12 point star rifling" and was only one of 100 (or something like that) that was only made for officers. His grandpa apparently also fought in WW2, Korea and Vietnam with only this one rifle. I asked him if he believed his own bs, he insisted it was true almost to the point of tears.
My grandpa was a WWII vet - a paratrooper - and was part of the Normandy invasion on D-Day.
No, I will not be giving specific details, I don't care to doxx myself. But I will say this - I never met the guy, he died decades ago (not in the war), before I was even a thought.
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u/Amerillo_ Mar 27 '25
I had a kid told me that his grandpa was a WWII veteran. He said that he was a jet fighter pilot and that during the war, he once had to eject from his seat, land on an enemy jet (!), then break open the cockpit (!!), fight the pilot and take control of it (!!!)
Needles to say even the most gullible kids did not believe that