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Borogove

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105. I feel the same way, catbyte.
Sat Feb 1, 2025, 01:41 PM
Feb 2025

My father was also my hero. He died 24 years ago from lung cancer due to smoking cigarettes, a habit he picked up during the war. All of my uncles were in uniform too. One was with the Army Air Corps on Tinian and was there when the Enola Gay took off to help end that nightmare. We boomers were so privileged to have grown up surrounded by so many heroes. We didn’t need comic book superheroes. Did your dad by chance ever have any encounters with Chesty Puller?

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The Enemy Below BOSSHOG Jan 2025 #1
Thank you BOSSHOG. My second choice would have been the Bridge Over the River Kwai. debm55 Jan 2025 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #56
Great movie, yes. I love submarine movies. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #57
And books BOSSHOG Jan 2025 #59
Yes I am a WWII buff too. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #63
Casablanca! MIButterfly Jan 2025 #3
Thank you very much MIButterfly--a classic, debm55 Jan 2025 #4
Here's looking at you, kid! MIButterfly Jan 2025 #6
Thank you very much, MIButterfly . Excellent movie. debm55 Feb 2025 #102
Absolutely. I can't imagine anything else which might compare. soldierant Jan 2025 #21
+1 Bristlecone Feb 2025 #103
'A bridge too far' Omnipresent Jan 2025 #5
Thank you Omnipresent. debm55 Jan 2025 #7
Either The Longest Day or Midway. House of Roberts Jan 2025 #8
Thank you House of Roberts. I have seen two--Midway and the Battle of the Bulge. Classic movies. debm55 Jan 2025 #10
The Sound of Music. debm55 Jan 2025 #9
"Glory" some_of_us_are_sane Jan 2025 #11
Thank you very much, I agree, some_of_us_are_sane_ debm55 Jan 2025 #12
Apocalypse Now.nt Phoenix61 Jan 2025 #13
Thank you very much for your selection., Phoenix61 debm55 Jan 2025 #16
Coming Home dixiegrrrrl Jan 2025 #14
YES, I haven"t seem in a long time. Thank you dixiegrrrl debm55 Jan 2025 #17
Saving Private Ryan, 1917, and All Quiet on the Western Front (the new one). Elessar Zappa Jan 2025 #15
Two great selections. Thank you Elessar Zappa. debm55 Jan 2025 #18
Casablanca and Mr. Roberts, but ... Dorothy V Jan 2025 #19
Dorothy V....... Upthevibe Jan 2025 #22
Thank you very much Dorothy V. Yes it is a masterpeice. debm55 Jan 2025 #47
Casablanca MustLoveBeagles Jan 2025 #20
Thank you MustLoveBeagles. It is a classic. debm55 Jan 2025 #46
debm55............. Upthevibe Jan 2025 #23
Thank you very much Upthevibe. Excellent selections. debm55 Jan 2025 #45
This message was self-deleted by its author Upthevibe Jan 2025 #24
"Bridge On The River Kwai," "Mrs. Miniver," "In Which We Serve," "Saving Private Ryan." (nt) Paladin Jan 2025 #25
Great selections Paladin. debm55 Jan 2025 #44
Mrs. Miniver! Lulu KC Jan 2025 #71
Have you heard Winston Churchill's famous comment re "Mrs. Miniver"? Paladin Jan 2025 #82
I don't think I had heard that Lulu KC Jan 2025 #86
Casablanca #1, Best Years of Our Lives #2 Raven123 Jan 2025 #26
Thank you Raven123 for your selections. debm55 Jan 2025 #43
Testament of Youth Vegan4life Jan 2025 #27
Thank you very much for your selections, Vegan4life. debm55 Jan 2025 #42
Purple Hearts DemMedic Jan 2025 #28
Thank you very much DemMedic. debm55 Jan 2025 #41
I like the original "All Quiet on the Western Front"" Walleye Jan 2025 #29
Thank you very much Walleye for your selection. debm55 Jan 2025 #40
Heaven Knows Mr. Allison, with Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr woodsprite Jan 2025 #30
Thank you very much woodsprite. Great film debm55 Jan 2025 #39
"in harms way" rampartd Jan 2025 #31
Thank you rampartd. Your selections are classics. debm55 Jan 2025 #38
"Watch on the Rhine" with Bette Davis and Paul Lukas. brush Jan 2025 #32
Thank you very much, brush. That sounds interesting. Going to look for it. debm55 Jan 2025 #37
All Quiet on the Western Front Mike Nelson Jan 2025 #33
Thank you very much Mike Nelson. debm55 Jan 2025 #36
Tora Tora Tora catbyte Jan 2025 #34
Thank you so much catbyte. I remember watching it on television once a year. My Fil was a Marine in WWII stationed on debm55 Jan 2025 #35
Maybe my dad knew him. catbyte Jan 2025 #53
catbyte. I just asked Rich my husband. He said that the only major island his dad wasn't on was Guadalcanal. However he debm55 Jan 2025 #77
I grew up worshipping WW II marines. Was your dad at Pelelieu and Okinawa too? Borogove Jan 2025 #80
My FIL was on both. I hope you don:t mind me stepping in. TY Borogove. debm55 Jan 2025 #83
Your father-in-law was an incredibly brave man. Borogove Jan 2025 #88
Yes, he was. He wasn't on Iwo Jima, though. catbyte Jan 2025 #91
catbyte. I asked Rich about it and he said they more then likely knew each other. debm55 Feb 2025 #95
I feel the same way, catbyte. Borogove Feb 2025 #105
Kelly's Heros is kind of a fun one. Hotler Jan 2025 #48
Thank you very much, Hotler. You have a great selection there. debm55 Jan 2025 #49
Two movies LogDog75 Jan 2025 #50
Thank you very much for your selections. debm55 Jan 2025 #66
Bridge on the River Kwai OLDMDDEM Jan 2025 #51
One of my all-time favorite movies. LoisB Jan 2025 #54
Mine two. debm55 Jan 2025 #67
Agree with you OLDMDDEM debm55 Jan 2025 #68
The Great Escape LoisB Jan 2025 #52
Thank you LoisB. I always watch it when it is on. debm55 Jan 2025 #73
Hope And Glory, 1987, I watch it on DVD at least once a year. irisblue Jan 2025 #55
Thank you very much irisblue. I have not seen , but the trailer seems interesting. I will see if I can get it on my debm55 Jan 2025 #74
M*A*S*H ms liberty Jan 2025 #58
Thank you ms liberty. Agree with you debm55 Jan 2025 #75
Here are mine jrandom421 Jan 2025 #60
Thank you very much for your terrific selection. jrandom421 debm55 Jan 2025 #79
I would say the moniss Jan 2025 #61
Thank you so much, moniss. What a beautiful post that is written from the heart. debm55 Jan 2025 #81
Red October, Fury SWBTATTReg Jan 2025 #62
Thank you very much, SWBTATTReg debm55 Jan 2025 #72
Mrs. Miniver Lulu KC Jan 2025 #64
Thank you very much. Lulu KC debm55 Jan 2025 #70
Casablanca ArnoldLayne Jan 2025 #65
Thank you very much ArnoldLayne. I agree. debm55 Jan 2025 #69
Saving Private Ryan - Mellish Hand to Hand combat - death scene OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2025 #76
I would always skip the very beginning when they were on the beach. It is an intense movie. debm55 Jan 2025 #87
This scene was in a 2nd floor building. A German vs. an American, knife-to-knife personal combat. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2025 #89
Thank you OAITW r.2.0 Agree very heartbreaking scene. debm55 Feb 2025 #101
Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket" WheelWalker Jan 2025 #78
I have to agree with you, WheelWalker very heartbreaking. I watched it once and never again. debm55 Jan 2025 #84
I thought George C. Scott was magnificent in Patton. Borogove Jan 2025 #85
Thank you very much, Borogove. He was debm55 Feb 2025 #100
Schindler's List Jeebo Jan 2025 #90
Jeebo, thank you for your wonderful list. of movies. Some I have seen as my husband was a History channel addict before debm55 Feb 2025 #99
Battleship Potemkin is one of my favorite silent films. Jeebo Feb 2025 #107
yes, I agree, Thank you Jeebo, It is on YouTube. debm55 Feb 2025 #108
"I Was A Male War Bride". Cary Grant (need I say more) and Ann Sheridan. niyad Jan 2025 #92
Thank you very much niyad. for your selections. debm55 Feb 2025 #97
Hard to disagree with any of these Wifes husband Feb 2025 #93
Agree. Wofes husband debm55 Feb 2025 #98
"Battleground" boonecreek Feb 2025 #94
Thank you very much for your selections boonecreek. debm55 Feb 2025 #96
"A Call To Spy" dugog55 Feb 2025 #104
Thank you for sharing with us. The movie sounds very interesting. I will look for it., dugog55 debm55 Feb 2025 #106
Das Boot Submariner Feb 2025 #109
Thank you very much Submariner.for your choice. debm55 Feb 2025 #110
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