Mine would be about the Australian Coastwatchers who stayed behind Japanese lines in the Solomon Islands and New Guinea to relay vital information...
A man and woman were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with all their children and grandchildren when the husband started crying...
We had a few inches of snow the other day and it has been much colder than normal. It was in the mid-teens this morning and only got up to 30...
On my father's side, I'm English and German. My mother was a Afrikaner, born in Pretoria, South Africa of Dutch ancestry.
I don't think that British law allows the punishment that they deserve!
I just happened to have Antiques Roadshow on the TV while I was reading through this thread and a guy came in with a Confederate belt buckle that...
I would fly the F4U Corsair because I think they look cool. Also, Ba Ba Blacksheep (Blacksheep Squadron) was my favorite show growing up and the...
I had three uncles in the war, two in the ETO and one in the PTO. My grandfather served with the AEF in France during WW I.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad, a member of the singing group ABBA, was fathered by a German officer, Alfred Haase, during the war. Anni-Frid's mother,...
Even so, if 5 clones were produced and each raised with a right-wing, racist family, there is a good probability that at least 1 clone would...
Ever see The Boys From Brazil? DNA technology is improving every day and, if it's not already possible, it won't be long before scientists will be...
I read The Coastwatchers by Eric Feldt when I was about 12-13 and immediately became enthralled by these men who volunteered to stay behind...
My favorites are: 1) Kelly's Heroes 2) Where Eagles Dare 3) PT 109 4) Objective Burma 5) Saving Private Ryan 6) Tora! Tora! Tora! 7) Midway 8)...
There are several units that I would have liked to have served in: 1) Australian Coastwatchers in the Solomons 2) The OSS in Burma 3) 1st Marine...
I think the ETO gets more attention because most Americans are (at least for the momment) of European descent and, therefore, are more interested...
I came across this forum today and immediately joined. I grew up as an army brat and cannot remember not being interested in anything military....
I'm new to the forum and hate to start out with such a controversial subject, but I have no one to discuss topics such as this with. About a year...
