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02-28-2011, 08:43 PM #1
ladies and gentlemen...a generation has passed
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110228/...st_wwi_veteran
truly an era of United States history has now officially left us.
I salute you sir may you rest in peace.
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02-28-2011, 08:57 PM #2
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02-28-2011, 09:00 PM #3
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Man: The Mods you are fighting,
they are the biggest Men I have ever seen. I
wouldn't want to fight them!
Me: That is why no one will remember your name!
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02-28-2011, 09:01 PM #4
Thats a person I would have loved to sit down with and ask questions about back then and what he thought of the world today. WWI was dubbed "the war to end all wars", then to only have WWII all the way up to the war we are fighting today.
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02-28-2011, 09:04 PM #5
I tried to ask my grandfather once about WWII. He didn't want to talk about it. My brother started watching Private Ryan once with him in the room and he just got up and walked off into the kitchen. He's always been very private about it, and probably rightfully so. I think he's told my mom a couple of things before, but nothing ever in detail.
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02-28-2011, 09:13 PM #6
The events or WWI changed the face of the battle field forever..
Many armies of the time still employed Neopolianic tactics.
Such as seen in the Civil war. Lines of men marching or charging strait into eachother..
Trench warfare, and biological weapons came into thier own for the first time..
Air craft, and the first tanks took to the battle field for the first time as well..
Following the War the Treaty of Versei(sp) was signed which was employed to limit the German nations ability to make war..
However Hilter broke this treaty in secret as WWII was on the horizon..
Lessons NOT learned in WWI came back to haunt France in WWII..
The Germans simply went around the Masneu(sp) defense line..Last edited by Smittro; 02-28-2011 at 09:17 PM.
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03-01-2011, 05:05 AM #7
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03-01-2011, 05:17 AM #8
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03-01-2011, 07:06 AM #9
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I'll assume your grandfather was on the front lines and was possibly one of the first who stormed the beaches of Normandy? I've heard many of the veterans who took direct part in that, couldn't sit through Saving Private Ryan because it was very realistic. My grandfather served in WWII. He wasn't one of those who fought on the front lines but did serve in Italy, France and spent a great deal of time in the countries of North Africa. He was one of the supports for front line soldiers and told me for every one fighting soldier, there were around 20-30 who supported him with supplies, ammunition, etc. That's pretty amazing when you think about it. My grandfather will be 92 June 11th.
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03-01-2011, 07:22 AM #10
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My grandfather passed away a few years ago. The only thing he ever told me was about the day a snipers bullet missed his head by about an inch while they were moving through France. Other then that he would rarely even bring up the war much less talk about it. My dad asked him once if he would like to go see Saving Private Ryan when it first came out. He declined got up and walked outside to his shop.
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03-01-2011, 07:53 AM #11
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What a badass dude! Those are the guys that helped make our country!
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03-01-2011, 08:45 AM #12
my father is a WWII vet. OSS in North Africa, Italy, and Europe. 82nd airborne into Normandy, to the Battle of the Bulge, and to Berlin. he wanted to watch Saving Private Ryan once but i wouldn't let him. he has flashbacks and nightmares all the time...the worst comes with large aerial fireworks. he'll be 91 on 21 June this year.
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03-01-2011, 09:16 AM #13
What an extraordinary life...
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03-01-2011, 10:04 AM #14
I like vets. Family is full of them, but not all of them have seen much combat but always good stories to tell. Sad to see him go, hopefully WWII vets wont be forgotten.
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03-01-2011, 10:28 AM #15
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I agree and hope that doesn't happen too. The Korean War is most certainly our forgotten war, but I honestly think WWI isn't too far behind that mark, unfortunately. You don't hear much about it and not much is made about it. It was called The Great War up until WWII and has now been, in a way, dwarfed by WWII. Yes, WWII was an overall larger war, but WWI and what sparked it is pretty interesting. What's also interesting is how the events that transpired from WWI actually played a big role in bringing about WWII. The formation of the League of Nations was done in an effort to prevent another like war but the European nationalism brought about by the war, followed by the breakup of the various empires, the repercussions of Germany's defeat and the Treaty of Versailles, brought about the beginning of WWII. Hitler and Mussolini hated the League of Nations and were instrumental in bringing about it's collapse.
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03-01-2011, 10:36 AM #16
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My grandfather has a photo album that I've been told I will receive when we lose him and it has a page in it with photos taken after the Italian partisans shot and strung up Mussolini and his mistress. They're not copies either and while kinda creepy to look at, are an awesome piece of history. He didn't take them himself, but I believe my grandfather was there when the photos were taken.
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03-01-2011, 10:58 AM #17
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03-01-2011, 11:02 AM #20
WWI was very interesting to say the least. without WWI there would never have been a WWII. in fact they are integral to one another and in many ways can not be separated from one another. the failures of resolving the real conflicts of WWI directly resulted in actions taken during WWII. in fact those issues were only truly resolved in the wake of WWII but to one degree or another were fragmented until the fall of the USSR in 1989. the French/German conflicts of the 19th century as well as the rise of Germany against the naval and economic supremacy of the UK in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were the direct causes of WWI.
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