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Sun Sep-23-07 09:22 PM
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"when you wish a guy dead, and it turns out to be your best friend..." |
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Sun Sep-23-07 09:24 PM
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Sun Sep-23-07 09:26 PM
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5. if you want to understand what war is, |
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I suspect that that guy's look will tell you...
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Sun Sep-23-07 09:24 PM
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Sun Sep-23-07 09:25 PM
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3. last lines from the WWII documentary. |
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Sun Sep-23-07 09:26 PM
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4. I just feel emotionally drained. I have been sitting for 2 1/2 hours |
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wishing I could turn away from some of the pictures, but unable to.
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Sun Sep-23-07 09:28 PM
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6. I watched the last hour or so. |
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Sun Sep-23-07 09:29 PM
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7. Ken Burns Latest Documentary |
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is about WWII. Just started this evening on PBS. He has focused in on personal stories within the context the overall war.
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Sun Sep-23-07 09:29 PM
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8. Incredibly powerful. I am glad you posted this. |
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I watched.
And, that man looks so young and vibrant. Very amazing.
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Sun Sep-23-07 09:34 PM
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Funny, I've read a LOT of WWII history, but that guy really got my attention.
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Sun Sep-23-07 09:39 PM
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11. My dad was a WWII vet. I cut my teeth on stories like this. Wow...that man is a powerful voice. |
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I've heard that a man in my state of Minnesota is featured prominently in Ken Burn's series. I wonder if that is the same man.
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Sun Sep-23-07 10:14 PM
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15. I'm just the opposite...until I was in my late 40's |
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I never heard anything about what my Dad did during the war. He just wouldn't talk about it. I finally found out he was at the Battle of the Bulge but not much else. Now I'll never know because he has Alzheimers. :cry:
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Sun Sep-23-07 09:42 PM
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12. A lot of WWII interviews have been made for the record. I imagine |
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many we saw tonight were made some time back. :shrug:
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Sun Sep-23-07 09:52 PM
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13. Hmmm. I assumed these were relatively recent? |
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Edited on Sun Sep-23-07 09:53 PM by Beausoir
The video and audio is pretty sharp.
I'm probably wrong.
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Sun Sep-23-07 09:53 PM
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especially to think he has lived with that memory for so long.
Great documentary, can't wait to see the rest.
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