My Dad was at the "Battle of the Bulge" and the movie "The Bridge at Remagan (sp?" chronicles what his troop went thru. A unit of soldiers know as the Battle Babies.
He was a scout and suffered from battle fatigue...
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I have been recording it also, but have only had the chance to watch about an hour of it. I am hooked and can't wait to sit down when I have a LOT of time to catch more of it.
I always enjoy anything Ken Burns does. Although I didn't watch the baseball one - no interest.
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quote:Originally posted by meg: Tuu, the men that served the food went where the troops went....they were in just as much danger.
You know, it took my many years to figure that out!! I don't know why it didn't hit me when I was younger.
As with most dads, he didn't tell the horrors of war to his children, but with time he was able to tell us a few stories.
I think I learned more from my mom about the war! She was a Rosie the Riveter!!... and just hearing the fear in her voice when she told about not knowing where Dad was during D-Day made me understand how scary the war was.
Anytime she spoke of the war it was with fear in her voice. She was 19 or 20 when dad went overseas. My oldest brother was born while Dad was gone.
I think Dad landed on Normandy the third day of the D-Day assault. He said some men stepped off the boats to go to shore and drowned because of the weight of their gear and/or the lack of ability to swim.
Can you imagine going through this war for 4 yrs....everyday wondering if Hitler would win and take over America the world?
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YES! Fantastic. We've been watching it as a family. My father-in-law was on Omaha beach. So, when there was an aerial shot of all the boats, I said, "Howard is probably down there".
He also fought in the Battle of the Buldge.
He would rarely talk about it. He had nightmares every night. He thought he had done acts that God would never fovgive him for.
My husband would spend nights up with him and try to reassure him that he did what he was told to do.
When he died he specifically requested no military honors. We have a nazi flag and SS dress sword that he found.
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Tuu, the men that served the food went where the troops went....they were in just as much danger.
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