"John H." wrote in message
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The difference between a war story and a fairy tale:

War story -- "This ain't no ****, but....."

Fairy tale -- "Once upon a time..."

Other than that they're pretty much the same.
--
John H


I think Tom is a little more straightforward than that.
I'm betting he'd either say he didn't want to talk about it... or he'd give
factual info not embelished or jazzed up in any manner.