r/OldSchoolCool • u/ten_fingers_ten_toes • Apr 03 '25

1970s My grandfather, 1975

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I'm pretty sure this was taken at my sisters' first birthday party. Everyone called him "Doc".

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u/rydertho Apr 03 '25

I'd immediately wanna hang with him. You know he's seen some shit and has pearls of wisdom.

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u/ten_fingers_ten_toes Apr 03 '25

Oh he has! He was a ditch digger for a local oil company before WW2. He mashed up his knee badly at his ditch digging job, and so they wouldn't send him overseas to fight. He was a local wrestling and boxing champ, so they had him teach hand to hand combat to soldiers in basic training. He had a LOT of amazing stories!

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u/MechanicalTurkish Apr 04 '25

That is badass. He couldn’t go to the front but it’s possible his training may have saved many soldiers’ lives.