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barry12345 11-06-2015 05:46 PM
Time has reduced the second world war awareness. Almost all participants have expired as well. The first world war almost totally forgotten now.

My grandfather on my dads side was killed in that one. Machine gun bullet through his pocket bible. The small bible was returned to the family.

MTI 11-06-2015 06:05 PM
I feel the same way about the Peloponnesian War. Remember the spartans.

Idle 11-06-2015 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by MTI (Post 3537604)
I feel the same way about the Peloponnesian War. Remember the spartans.
I knew some WW1 vets when I was much younger. One guy had been gassed. When I knew him he was 57 years old.

He looked like he was 80.

jplinville 11-07-2015 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by kerry (Post 3536928)
Yes. And if Hitler hadn't made the stupid decision of trying to take Stalingrad instead of going directly for the Caucuses oil fields the outcome could have been quite different.
...and Enemy at the Gates would have had a completely different setting...

oldsinner111 11-07-2015 10:22 AM
My grandfather on my mothers side,was shot in front of my Mom by the S.S.,her was a preacher that helped the Jews,My father was in the Korean War,but stationed in Germany.

barry12345 11-09-2015 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by oldsinner111 (Post 3537778)
My grandfather on my mothers side,was shot in front of my Mom by the S.S.,her was a preacher that helped the Jews,My father was in the Korean War,but stationed in Germany.
There is a little empathy here at least. I never got to meet my grandfather either. I will say this though it probably took some guts for guys to climb out of a trench and run at machine gun positions. On both sides.

Plus staying in pretty fixed locations with large field pieces registered on your positions.

benhogan 11-10-2015 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by barry12345 (Post 3537592)
Time has reduced the second world war awareness. Almost all participants have expired as well. The first world war almost totally forgotten now.

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Have you seen the WW1 memorial in Wash DC? talk about forgotten.


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