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My Grandpa was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army. He spoke 5 languages and flew gliders with 11 other spies under the cover of darkness across enemy lines in WW2. He gave all of his men gold coins to carry on each mission to use for bribery if needed. All the soldiers returned home safely and no coins were lost. After the war, he made jewelry out of the coins. These were handed down to my mother and before she died she gave them to her sons. My brother has a bracelet with 8 gold francs, and I have a ring that has my birthstone in it. My Grandpa and I shared the same birthstone, and I remember being a young boy and him telling me about the ring he had made, that it would eventually be mine. I’m very proud of him.