Amazing pictures, thank you for posting. I always feel a ‘silence’ in my heart when I view these old war photos.
Wow! Those pictures are breathtaking!
Do you know what went through my mind as I was viewing them? I surely hope we don’t have to count on the OWSers or Ron Paul in the future.
I still believe this country has enough young people who love this country and want to defend us, though.
Thank you SO much for the ping! It’s so good to “see” you!
Merry Christmas, potlatch!
I was stunned to see the color photos of the First Army. My father was trained in Florida, then plunked into the Ardennes in January to haul casualties up the mountainside. His lack of winter whites made him an olive green target. He spoke of the brutal cold and the hip deep snow, but mostly of the men in the litters he was proud to bear.
Once they headed east, to eventually cross the Remagen Bridge on March 7, he told me they slept where they dropped from exhaustion, then moved on when the cold awoke them. He carried these memories literally until his dying day, particularly his respect for his buddies who never made it.
Potlatch, thank you for the ping. These photos are a gift.