Just sat down and read more of my mail this evening. You know what? If anything at all, we have gotten people's attention and that is THE BEST THING. Most comments have been with us. It has brought up a LOT of good discussion past and present. That is always positive. Me, I think that any discussion is better than NO discussion at all, and I will continue to be THE ramble-rouser!
Trust me, if you don't know me, I NEVER jump on anyone and I mean anyone's bandwagon lightly or AT ALL. But when I listen and read the hundreds of real-life stories from MY MEN, there is only one right way for me to jump. Night after night I sit at my computer, or hold pages from my engineers and hear all that they went through, and in my heart and in my logical mind, there is only one course of action.
When I read the "S" reports from battalion and regiment, and see for myself what they went through, and then have someone argue with me that they weren't qualified, well... When I read combat reports that state, on such and date, 2nd battalion was attached AS INFANTRY to the 45th division..., and then hear people tell me that it's wrong, well brother you are barking up the wrong tree.
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"