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Wed Oct-03-07 06:33 AM
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| USMC Eugene Sledge - Ken Burns' The War |
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Filmmaker Ken Burns drew heavily on Sledge's memoir for his 2007 PBS documentary on World War II, The War. He was a U.S. Marine, university professor, and author. Sledge passed away in 2001 but his words remain.
"Sledgehammer" in his own words:
Warning, graphic video. By graphic, I mean more graphic than Ken Burns. Killing wounded enemy and shit.
"http://www.youtube.com/v/8-idSRLjg9A
Semper Fidelis, Sledgehammer.
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Wed Oct-03-07 12:39 PM
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| 2. Great to see him speaking |
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His journal was riveting. Glad he kept it and made it public, unvarnished truth and all. He left many lessons to be learned about the savagery of war.
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Wed Oct-03-07 04:08 PM
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| 3. Yep, great to see the live interview |
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Wed Oct-03-07 08:47 PM
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| 4. Thanks for sharing that. |
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along with Robert Leckie's Helmet for My Pillow, is going to form the basis for the HBO series The Pacific, the successor to Band of Brothers.
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