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intrepidity

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3. What a great series. nt

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Sat May 27, 2023, 10:54 PM

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Watching Band of Brothers [View all] TexasDem69 May 2023 OP

Band of Brothers was reflective of my Dad's service... Drum May 2023 #1

My Dad's Cousin Was One Of The BoB ProfessorGAC May 2023 #37

Afghanistan? WarGamer May 2023 #2

Yep TexasDem69 May 2023 #7

It turned out well huh tenderfoot May 2023 #14

No, it didn't turn out well, MarineCombatEngineer May 2023 #15

Now do Iraq tenderfoot May 2023 #16

Do what with Iraq? MarineCombatEngineer May 2023 #19

TBH, IMHO, Afghanistan was also a mistake. WarGamer May 2023 #20

What a great series. nt intrepidity May 2023 #3

I'd say Korea was just ITAL May 2023 #4

Pretty good. I saw them bunch up too much though. Artistic license to show them all at brewens May 2023 #5

I think The Pacific is one of Spielberg's best productions. Irish_Dem May 2023 #24

1. Foyle's War. ( british mystery series) Tetrachloride May 2023 #6

No doubt TexasDem69 May 2023 #8

Which one? What was whitewashed? (Not snark. I'm genuinely curious.) Scrivener7 May 2023 #25

We should have done more in Bosnia TexasDem69 May 2023 #9

After WWII, Korea was probably just. I question whether Afghanistan was. RockRaven May 2023 #10

What about Korea? MarineCombatEngineer May 2023 #11

I learned of the SS Meredith Victory, rescue of 14,000 refugees in 1 trip. Tetrachloride May 2023 #12

Thank you for this link!!!! MarineCombatEngineer May 2023 #13

if you find the documentary narrated by Loretta Swit, Tetrachloride May 2023 #17

Loretta Swit. MarineCombatEngineer May 2023 #18

Did the US suffer the brunt of the casualties in that war? WarGamer May 2023 #21

If not the US, then who should be the tip of the spear? MarineCombatEngineer May 2023 #22

But that's the whole point. WarGamer May 2023 #30

Unfortunately, this is the world we live in MarineCombatEngineer May 2023 #31

Yeah, you're right. WarGamer May 2023 #33

Oh, BTW, MarineCombatEngineer May 2023 #32

yes sir. WarGamer May 2023 #34

As my first Gunny used to say, MarineCombatEngineer May 2023 #36

The stories he has told... WarGamer May 2023 #35

+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer May 2023 #38

thanks, much appreciated. WarGamer May 2023 #43

how was Afghanistan just Skittles May 2023 #23

Well, Hell, somebody had to pay... Chainfire May 2023 #26

On That Very Day... ProfessorGAC May 2023 #39

But they weren't welcome in SA and were at war with the House of Saud EX500rider May 2023 #29

You have to assume that Saudi money financed it. Chainfire May 2023 #40

The Saudi government certainly wasn't trying to finance a group sworn to their overthrow EX500rider May 2023 #41

I said Saudi money, not Saudi "government" money. Chainfire May 2023 #42

Afghanistan? BlackSkimmer May 2023 #27

Band Brothers...great book, great series. pecosbob May 2023 #28