Toledo Blade: Iott's Nazi re-enactments gain national attention

[deminks]

http://toledoblade.com/article/20101009/NEWS16/101009548

Republican U.S. House candidate Rich Iott received national attention Friday night he didn't seek.

Mr. Iott appears dressed in a Nazi uniform, along with several other men, in a photo that accompanies the lead item on theatlantic.com.

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In The Atlantic online article, Mr. Green writes that Mr. Iott said from the historical military point of view, he was fascinated that such a relatively small military power as Nazi Germany took over most of Europe. Mr. Green writes that Mr. Iott said he chose the Wiking division because it fought the Russian Army on the Eastern front, rather than U.S. or British forces.

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Later, he joined the Ohio Military Reserve, a volunteer, nonarmored auxiliary under the Ohio Adjutant General and is now, after 28 years, a colonel. The reserve, established during the Cold War era as a backup cadre in case of natural or manmade disaster, never has been activated, although its members train diligently at Camp Perry and take courses in military and emergency topics.

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O brave new world, that has such people in it. :sarcasm:

[TexasObserver]

1. As young Alvy Singer said of Joey Nichols, "what an asshole!"