I've been shot at once for a grand total of about 45 minutes. The guys at the other end of the two-way rifle range were typical insurgent types - that is they shot at us with (presumably) with AK-47's at about 500 Meters away (about 200 M beyond accuracy with someone who has been trained well) - and probably held over there heads as they ducked behind the dirt birm they were behind as well. Regardless of the circumstances, things like that grab your attention and raises the "pucker factor."
I can't imagine being in Anzio for as long as you guys were, facing Wehrmacht troops (who could shoot well, I understand) with artillery and tanks, and knowing that if you could break out that only meant more Germans to fight. So my cover is off to you gentlemen.
While are talking about it, here was one of the high points of the campaign - when Rocky and Moose captured a kraut Col, his mistress and butler!
