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Mike Shramko - 2004-04-05 19:17:54
Its tough to comment on an account like what you've written here. I am not a soldier so I don't think I can relate on any level to the experiences you've written about. I feel compassion for you and anyone who has gone through such times and events. The fact that you went through them at such a young age only adds to my dismay over how such things as war and killing can come to pass. Thanks for giving me this link. Even though I find it hard to distinguish any feelings I can't put into words besides compassion it helps me get closer to my uncle who was in A company, 3rd platoon. I never met him even though I am named after him. His loss invietnam was sorely felt at home by his surviving brother and even the following generations who never met him and know little for sure about what happened to him. Thanks and welcome home. Mike.
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Alicia Viera - 2004-08-05 15:26:14
Michael, your uncle Mike and your father Phillip have 2 sisters and one brother. I never consdered Phillip to be my half brother for no matter we share the same blood. Phillip did not suffer the lose of our brother alone. I suppose since we have never spoken about Mikito, no one knows how much we each suffered a great loss. I miss Mikito very much and often wonder what his life might have been. He was the best of the bunch. He was good and kind. He was gifted and intelligient. Perhaps God would bless you or one of your brothers with a child who would possess Mikito's gift of life, gift of intelligience. Michael Angelo Shramko was a genius, his life was short but he is loved and missed by all of us. Love, your titi Alicia
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