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04-07-2010, 05:27 AM
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Montana Master
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WWII Pacific
With the release of HBO's series Pacific, there is a website that has pictures posted detailing the war with the Japanese from beginning to end. I am a bit of a WWII history buff but many of the photos are new to me. As Tom Brokaw stated, this was America's greatest generation, and these pictures help illustrate why.
http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured...ers/#more-1547
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04-07-2010, 05:45 AM
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Amazing pictures.
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04-07-2010, 06:27 AM
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Montana Master
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I just love those old photos, thanks for sharing.
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04-07-2010, 06:46 AM
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Tom
The pictures were amazing. When we were at the Spring Rally in Kerrville, Texas we went to the Museum Of The Pacific Wars
in Frederickber. If you are ever in the area I think you would really enjoy the museum.
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04-07-2010, 09:39 AM
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Montana Master
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Awesome pictures. I have always been interested in the our military history since I was a small kid (remember "The Big Picture" that showed weekly on TV in the '50s? And the war front news reels before the movies at the theaters?)
They often have great wartime programs on the History channel and the Military channel on TV.
I came of age during the Viet Nam era, but was rejected (fortunately or unfortunately, still not sure) for service due to underweight and a heart murmur. Was headed for Fort Bliss when I was sent back home.
The sacrifices of our service men and women should never go unnoticed or unrecognized.
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Riley, our Golden
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04-07-2010, 10:37 AM
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Montana Master
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Some where along the way I lost a Time Life series my Dad had put together during and right after world war II, called "The Pictorial History of WII". I was raised on it being a pre-war kid. Have most of it still committed to memory, sights like this let me see it again, thanks. I have family pictured in this series and is part of the reason I was career military, I was an old man in Viet Nam, 31.
Thanks again.
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04-07-2010, 12:45 PM
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Thanks Tom. We need to always remember those who gave everything so we can live free.
Still have family serving.
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04-07-2010, 12:47 PM
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THANKS.
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04-07-2010, 01:01 PM
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Tom - thanks for posting this. I only got as far as #10, I've not seen this particular photo of the Lexington exploding. I always get rather emotional when I see pictures of that particular ship ... my father was on it when it was hit. If not for another sailor pulling my dad out into the passageway before the hatches sealed, I wouldn't be here.
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04-07-2010, 01:10 PM
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Montana Master
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Truly memorable.
My youngest son is a WWII buff. I know he'll like this link.
You two would have a lot to talk about!!
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04-07-2010, 03:28 PM
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We were just on the USS Yorktown today. I love museum ships.
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04-08-2010, 03:43 PM
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Most of our family on my Mothers side of that generation were in the Pacific. They all survived. They never spoke much about it.
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04-09-2010, 01:48 PM
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I truly believe that this era truly was the high water mark for this country. Why do you see so many Coast Guardsmen in the pics? Reason is they were the coxswains in the landing craft and suffered, percentage wise, the highest rate of casualties of any branch during these invasions.
Rich, my Dad too served in the Pacific aboard the Bon Homme Richard - a flattop, and spoke of taking kamakize hits a couple of times when he had imbibed a little too much - otherwise he said almost nothing, not a word, about his service.
John Kohl, you would appreciate (I know I do) my father in law's service. He passed on a few years ago but to talk to him you would never know he saw the conflict. The Marine Corps, however, does not forget. I don't know how they found out but the day before his funeral, someone from the corps made arrangements to sent a squad from Quantico (in full dress) to present the flag and a bugler to blow taps. Not a dry eye in the house. Turns out he served with distinction, with a number of commendations during the invasions of the Marianas Islands during that campaign.
What a generation!
Jerry
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