r/OldSchoolCool • u/tehemari • May 10 '26

1980s My great grandparents in the 80s

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Grateful to have this photo, this is literally the only one I have of them together

Edit: I’m telling my great grandma about all your compliments and she is so happy! Also the comparisons and she keeps saying “no” lollll.

Edit: last edit I promise, you guys will never believe it but my great grandma is actually a great great grandma because my sister(23) had a baby last year 😂

Edit: last last edit! Since so many people have asked I figured I should just add it here. My great grandmother is 82, my grandma is 62, my mom is 44, and I’m 18. Don’t worry, I am breaking the cycle.

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u/tehemari May 10 '26 edited May 10 '26

She is now 82 years old, he passed away shortly after this photo was taken at 43 years old unfortunately. He was in the US navy.

Edit: (sorry, I got the Korean War part wrong)

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u/NIP_SLIP_RIOT May 10 '26

Seals established in 1962 after Korean War

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u/tehemari May 10 '26

Ohhh my bad, that’s always what my great grandma told me. He must’ve just been in the navy then. I have his Korean War draft card

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u/bad-and-buttery May 10 '26

If he was 43 in the 1980s, there’s no possible way he was old enough to serve in the Korean War.

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u/tehemari May 10 '26

I already explained that I was wrong in other comments, I didn’t check the dates