The story
TRUE STORY (wrote to me by Don Koos) WAR IS HELL TO ADD A LITTLE HUMOR TO IT IF I CAN? WHEN MY REGT THE 175TH OF THE 29TH LETS GO COMPANY I OF WHICH I WAS A SARGE IN THE COMPANY.
WHEN WE CAPTURED THE SUBMARINE PENS IN BREST IN SEPT 1944. THE GERMANS SOLDIER WERE COMING FROM THEIR BUNKERS BELOW THE PENS WHERE THEY SLEPT.AFTER ABOUT 40 TO 50 PRISONER HAD COME UP .
I TOOK ABOUT 5 OR 6 GUYS TO GO BELOW TO LOOK FOR SOME SOUVENIRS????? AFTER LOOKING AROUND WITH NOT MUCH LUCK I SPIED A SAFE ABOUT TEN FEET HIGH THAT WAS LOCKED I TOLD THE GUYS TAKE COVER I BLEW IT OPEN WITH A FEW ROUNDS FROM MY MI RIFLE AND NO GOLD OR ETC.???
IT WAS LOADED WITH CALVADOS WHISKEY AND I MEAN LOADED.I BELIEVE THAT WHY WE BEAT THE GERMANS ASS IN THE SUMARINE PENS IN BREST?THEY WERE TOO DAMM DRUNK TO FIGHT????????????? SGT DON KOOS COMPANY I 29TH LETS GO DIV BREST 1944
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