WWII Museum Soon to Expand

The National World War II Museum www.ddaymuseum.org in New Orleans has begun a $300 million expansion that will quadruple its space over the next five years. New galleries will highlight key battles and military servers, while exhibits will feature vintage equipment and vehicles. A planned 400 seat theater will showcase historical films and documentaries.

Sunk off the Norwegian island of Fedje in 1945, the German sub U-864 has steadily seeped mercury into the surrounding waters, to the dismay of local fishing villages. Now the government plans literally to cover up the issue. Raising the wreck would pose too great a danger of further contamination, so the Norwegian Coastal Administration has recommended covering the sub with absorbent sand and then encasing the site in fill - burial at sea!

There's a great show on the CBC channel right now (cable), about the GREAT WAR.

http://www.cbc.ca/greatwar/

If you ever have the chance to view it, do so. Highly recommended by yours truly. Here's an excerpt:

THE GREAT WAR EXPERIENCE follows the adventures of the 150 descendants who spend two weeks in a WWI military camp during the filming of THE GREAT WAR. Living in period tents, sleeping on the ground, they are trained as soldiers - preparing to relive the battles fought by their ancestors. Director Robin McKenna was an ¨embedded filmmaker¨ in the camp, wearing a uniform, and spending her nights in a tent. Without the constraints of a camera crew, she became ¨one of the soldiers¨, gaining intimate access to situations and emotions as they happened.

THE GREAT WAR EXPERIENCE is about these young Canadians' desire to connect to the experience of their ancestors, and keep their memory alive. In the spirit of their ancestors, they endure the hardships imposed on them — sweating in wool uniforms, eating bully beef and bread, being disciplined by British officers. As they embark on this strange military adventure, they are looking for echoes of a distant past, feeling the presence of ghosts; and connecting to Canadian history in the most personal way - realizing that history belongs to them.

http://www.greatwar.ca/ - The official website

This one just came out last month. A great tribute to the unsung heroes of WWII..The Glider Pilots. I really enjoyed this fine tribute from beginning to end. In addition to alot of veteran commentary there are short interviews with Walter Cronkite and Andy Rooney. The run time is 113 minutes and there are some special features following the documentary.

Jim

WELL HELLO EVERYONE, ANOTHER NEW SEASON AND THE SCREAMING EAGLES HERE IN THE UK ARE UP AND RUNNING. WE HAVE BEGUN TRAINING ALREADY. THESE PHOTOS TAKEN BY NICK HALLING, HOPEFULLY, SHOW JUST HOW MUCH THE GUYS IN THE GROUP REALLY CARE ABOUT THE VETERANS THEY PORTRAY. CURRAHEE, MOOSE.

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