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World War II in Photos - A Retrospective in 20 Parts
The Atlantic ^
| June 19, 2011
| Alan Taylor
Posted on 11/05/2011 10:19:11 AM PDT by bigbob
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Highly recommend taking the time to look at this outstanding photo essay about the most significant event in the lives of many of us, our parents, and grandparents.
The timing is appropriate, as we near Veterans Day, to offer our heartfelt thanks to all those who served in this, and all other wars.
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11/05/2011 10:19:15 AM PDT
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bigbob
To: bigbob
I have been looking at work when we are dead. This is amazing.
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11/05/2011 10:24:25 AM PDT
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crazydad
To: magslinger
Some amazing pics...suggest you ping the list..
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11/05/2011 10:29:16 AM PDT
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ken5050
(Cain/Gingrich 2012!!! because sharing a couch with Pelosi is NOT the same as sharing a bed with her)
To: bigbob
Awesome!
My grandfather was in WWII. I wish he were still alive so I could talk to him about it. I was too young/naive/ignorant to appreciate what he was a part of during our time together. My father was in Vietnam, but he won’t say much about it whenever I try to get him to talk about it.
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11/05/2011 10:35:09 AM PDT
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KoRn
(Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
To: KoRn
Understand, my dad is 87 and still in pretty good health, but like most WWII veterans doesn’t talk much about those times. These pictures help us gain some insight into what it must have been like.
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11/05/2011 10:40:24 AM PDT
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bigbob
To: bigbob
Those photos were magnificent...and sobering. Thanks, Atlantic.
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11/05/2011 10:43:08 AM PDT
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Da Coyote
(Politics is proof of God. He created a position for those without any abilities whatsoever.)
If FR Is Your Garden Of Sanity, Please Feed It
Click The Pic
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11/05/2011 10:51:18 AM PDT
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DJ MacWoW
(America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
To: cripplecreek
To: bigbob
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11/05/2011 10:57:06 AM PDT
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unkus
(Silence Is Consent)
To: bigbob
To: bigbob
My Dad was in a sub in the Pacific. As I got older, he would indulge into more stories.
I could see in his eyes though, there was a lot that remained untold.
To: KoRn; bigbob; twistedwrench
Those of you with relatives who served in the military during WW II should check the registry of the World War II Memorial. If they are not already listed, you can enter their names.
http://www.wwiimemorial.com/default.asp?page=registry.asp&subpage=intro
To: bigbob
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11/05/2011 11:15:59 AM PDT
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JDoutrider
(The democrat party has morphed into an evil institution that is hell bent on destroying America.)
To: bigbob
World War II is the story of the 20th Century. The war officially lasted from 1939 until 1945, but the causes of the conflict and its horrible aftermath reverberated for decades in either direction. Interesting photos, but it would be more accurate to lead-off the story with "The Great War is the story of the 20th Century. The war officially lasted from 1914 until 1918, but the causes of the conflict and its horrible aftermath reverberated for decades in either direction. "
Europe never recovered from The Great War.
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11/05/2011 11:18:29 AM PDT
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DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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11/05/2011 11:26:58 AM PDT
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glock rocks
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To: bigbob
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11/05/2011 11:32:46 AM PDT
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Java4Jay
To: bigbob
Thanks! That is an outstanding set of images. Loads of them, too.
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11/05/2011 11:42:29 AM PDT
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CodeToad
(Islam needs to be banned in the US and treated as a criminal enterprise.)
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11/05/2011 12:23:23 PM PDT
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WKUHilltopper
(And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
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