On Sat, 24 Mar 2018 19:15:26 -0400,
wrote:

On Sat, 24 Mar 2018 18:25:32 -0400, John H.
wrote:

Finished the 12th episode of the 13-episode 'World War II in Color'. Damn. Hate for it to end. Wets
the appetite for some more WWII documentaris.


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That's about the most lucid and comprehensive documentary on WW2 that
I've ever seen. It was especially meaningful after just watching
"Dunkirk" last week. I also recommend "A Band of Brothers" if you've
never seen it - not nearly as comprehensive but really well done I
thought. B of B was especially meaningful for me because my Dad was
at the Battle of the Bulge. He was a surgeon at the field hospital in
Bastogne that was featured in one of the episodes (101st Airborne). I
still get choked up thinking about the hardships those guys endured.

Yeah my dad had a souvenir from the BoB too.
One of 2.
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Purple%20Heart.jpg
This and the CIB were the ones he was most proud of. The rest of his
ribbons were for just being somewhere according to him.