Few better organizations around for getting a kid's head on straight. 4 of the best years of my life and I still prize my silver dolphins as highly as anything I've ever achieved. That was rugged.
Dad served in the 30th Infantry Division in Europe during WWII, Normandy to the occupation. Wounded at Aachen and the Bulge. I hear you about your dad's reaction to cold at the Bulge. Throughout my childhood, no matter how cold it got, nothing was ever as cold and snowy as the Winter of 44 / 45 in Belgium. 
My maternal great uncle served in the 30th ID in WWI. A continuity he and my dad were both proud of. 2 maternal uncles served in WW2, one in Italy and one in MacArthur's Army in the Pacific. One paternal uncle served in North Africa, Sicily and Italy.
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