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My mom found my great-grandfather's discharge paper from the US army. It's 107 years old. (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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I may have gone a little overboard with the redactions, but you can't be too careful.

When I showed this picture to him, my dad pointed out that my great-grandfather was demobilized a week after the end of WWI.

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[–] 4 points 1 year ago

OP make sure you or a family member makes a good resolution digital scan of it. Bonus if you contribute it to something like Wikitree for future generations.

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