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Re: {OT} Mike Hunter goes silent about his D-Day experience
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Re: {OT} Mike Hunter goes silent about his D-Day experience -
11-04-2009
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When I got our of Boot Camp, we packed our seabags and put them on a truck then they flew us to England. * When we arrived I expect to be given my seabag but they put us in cattle cars and dropped us off at our individual ships at the English Channel port. When they dropped the four of us off at my ship, I expect to be given my seabag instead I was issued three sets of skivvies and whites. * I never did see my seabag again. * I *guess it was not worth the extra fuel to send our seabags alone. I was issued a whole new set of uniforms, after around three weeks, while off Normandy. *I always figured the Navy did not believe some of us would live long enough to need more than the three sets. So, Mike, did you go ashore on D-Day? That means you are at least 80 |
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When I got our of Boot Camp, we packed our seabags and put them on a truck then they flew us to England. When we arrived I expect to be given my seabag but they put us in cattle cars and dropped us off at our individual ships at the English Channel port. When they dropped the four of us off at my ship, I expect to be given my seabag instead I was issued three sets of skivvies and whites. I never did see my seabag again. I guess it was not worth the extra fuel to send our seabags alone. I was issued a whole new set of uniforms, after around three weeks, while off Normandy. I always figured the Navy did not believe some of us would live long enough to need more than the three sets. So, Mike, did you go ashore on D-Day? That means you are at least 80 |
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No, I was in the Navy, arrived aboard on the third day, and yes I'm 83. My worst memory was seeing all of the bodies still floating in the water. |
war is just a mindless contest of attrition and each of those bodies
used to house a soul.
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"edspyhill01" <edspyhil... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:117d3fd0-ee8b-45e1-bbf1-102a0287249f (AT) p36g2000vbn (DOT) googlegroups.com... On Nov 3, 2:50 pm, "Mike Hunter" <Mikehunt2@lycos,com> wrote:> When I gotour of Boot Camp, we packed our seabags and put them on a truck then they flew us to England. When we arrived I expect to be given my seabag but they put us in cattle cars and dropped us off at our individual ships at the English Channel port. When they dropped the four of us off at my ship, I expect to be given my seabag instead I was issued three sets of skivvies and whites. I never did see my seabag again. I guess it was not worth the extra fuel to send our seabags alone. I was issued a whole new set of uniforms, after around three weeks, while off Normandy. I always figured the Navy did not believe some of us would live long enough to need more than the three sets. So, Mike, did you go ashore on D-Day? *That means you are at least 80 years old. |
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On Nov 3, 2:50 pm, "Mike Hunter" <Mikehunt2@lycos,com> wrote: When I got our of Boot Camp, we packed our seabags and put them on a truck then they flew us to England. When we arrived I expect to be given my seabag but they put us in cattle cars and dropped us off at our individual ships at the English Channel port. When they dropped the four of us off at my ship, I expect to be given my seabag instead I was issued three sets of skivvies and whites. I never did see my seabag again. I guess it was not worth the extra fuel to send our seabags alone. I was issued a whole new set of uniforms, after around three weeks, while off Normandy. I always figured the Navy did not believe some of us would live long enough to need more than the three sets. So, Mike, did you go ashore on D-Day? That means you are at least 80 years old. |
who is almost 83 was in Army at the end of the war. However, he never
went overseas. Instead, he joined the typewrite corps prior to
discharge. My uncle Al was not so lucky. He came home in a casket. Nor
was my Uncle Joe, who ended up in England fixing planes. And my Uncle
Francis, who was drafter during the Korean War.
Jef
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Whenever I see pictures of bodies floating on the beaches I realize war is just a mindless contest of attrition and each of those bodies used to house a soul. |
two morally equivalent sides.
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"edspyhill01" <edspyhil... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message: e8168cf1-92d5-4c79-a24c-e33a27b8b... (AT) r31g2000vbi (DOT) googlegroups.com Whenever I see pictures of bodies floating on the beaches I realize war is just a mindless contest of attrition and each of those bodies used to house a soul. WWII was not merely a contest of attrition between two morally equivalent sides. |
both sides "know" they are moral. It's the winner who defines who was
morally superior. Too bad that hurts your tender, morally superior
feelings.
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On Nov 5, 3:06 am, Anonymous <cri... (AT) ecn (DOT) org> wrote: "edspyhill01" <edspyhil... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message: e8168cf1-92d5-4c79-a24c-e33a27b8b... (AT) r31g2000vbi (DOT) googlegroups.com Whenever I see pictures of bodies floating on the beaches I realize war is just a mindless contest of attrition and each of those bodies used to house a soul. WWII was not merely a contest of attrition between two morally equivalent sides. Not one war, not a war, nor 20th century wars, ALL wars. In any war both sides "know" they are moral. It's the winner who defines who was morally superior. Too bad that hurts your tender, morally superior feelings. |
cars and what was that cold war with the commies about? Did we win or
lose the cold war? We must have lost or I wouldn't be typing this on a
commie chink made computer.
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So, Mike, did you go ashore on D-Day? *That means you are at least 80 years old. |
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