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MaryMagdaline

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19. As did mine

Reply to First Speaker (Reply #8)

Tue May 12, 2020, 09:40 PM

May 2020

His terse comment about occupation duty in Berlin: he never met a German who had been a Nazi

He did not raise us on hate, though. My mother, who lost her high school sweetheart in the war (before dad) was not very forgiving of the Germans

After trump, I’ve forgiven everyone

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We just watched the movie "A Bridge Too Far" [View all] TNNurse May 2020 OP

My FIL was growing up in Arnhem when MARKET GARDEN occurred... brooklynite May 2020 #1

My dad participated in market garden as a paratrooper MaryMagdaline May 2020 #4

My dad was a tailgunner on a B-17 that participated in that battle... First Speaker May 2020 #8

My dad was a navigator/bombardier with 50 combat missions panader0 May 2020 #12

I have a dad too Demonaut May 2020 #18

Good lord - those losses were so huge MaryMagdaline May 2020 #22

My dad was a Marine in the Pacific Theater, dware May 2020 #23

It's very hard to overcome MaryMagdaline May 2020 #24

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Thanks, I'll definitely take a look at it. nt dware May 2020 #26

As did mine MaryMagdaline May 2020 #19

Respect ✊ MaryMagdaline May 2020 #21

So did my uncle canetoad May 2020 #16

When I watch those news reels I wonder how any of them survived MaryMagdaline May 2020 #20

That is an excellent movie Siwsan May 2020 #2

Good movie. The book is even better. SharonAnn May 2020 #11

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It's an apt analogy Cirque du So-What May 2020 #5

General Montgomery's half baked plan. dubyadiprecession May 2020 #6

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I was thinkking of Patton in whistler162 May 2020 #10

Patton was a narcissist and a crackpot Ex Lurker May 2020 #17

Good movie. elleng May 2020 #9

Gosh, I've seen that movie so many times I can't begin to guess at the number. JHB May 2020 #13

We had fun watching for the next recognizable actor. TNNurse May 2020 #14

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