Moose sent this to me. Many might recognize the older gentleman. If you don't, then I will give ya the name, Frank Perconte. Still don't get it? Try Band of Brothers!
Received this from Max today. This is in regards to their next SCOOP, the 1108th Engineer's Newsletter. I was also featured in their last issue to. Thank you Max and "boys" for the honored inclusion.
Dear Marion,
I plan to make your article the main feature in the August, 2007 "Scoop From Group".
I have some material of yours on hand but I would like you to prepare your input as a new, coordinated combination of (1) your request for 1108th members to submit material suitable for your upcoming book and web site (2) your explanation of your web site, perhaps including graphics of some of its pages. Make the total article anyway you would like. I place no limit on the pages it would require in the issue.
I request you submit the results to me by the first week in July, 2007. I plan to mail the issue about August 1, 2007.
Please advise ASAP if you will be able and willing to do this.
My dear vet friend MAC just sent me this. Thanks John!
Hi Everyone;
I'll bet most of you never saw one of these.!!...What is it ??....It stands outside the WW-II Remember Museum '39-'45 in Thimister-Clermont Belgium...The Museum of Marcel and Mathilde Schmetz...The Germans made and used these for protection against artillery in WW-II......kind of neat !!.....
I have not yet seen any comments about Letters from Iwo Jima, so I am assuming nobody else has seen it yet. I went to this movie with mixed feelings about a movie from the Japanese perspective in WWII, but came away from the theater feeling glad that I saw it, since it made me realize that not all Japanese were ruthless fanatics who were happy to die for the emperor as I had always believed. Some were, perhaps many...but there were also soldiers that were conscripted, but really wanted nothing more than to survive the war and return to their wives and family, just like our boys. The more I study this war, the more I begin to see the similarities rather than the differences. I also understand the need to dehumanize the enemy through propaganda, in order to motivate men to kill each other, because killing another human being goes against our own natural instincts.
This movie is well made and thought provoking, but jam packed with realistic battle scenes for those who require plenty of action...We already know who wins this one. If you missed it at the theaters, it is due for release on DVD on May 22nd. I thought it was great!
Dogdaddy