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Post by MOW on Mar 28, 2010 7:51:34 GMT 9
Good luck all :salute
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Post by steve201 (deceased) on Mar 28, 2010 8:41:51 GMT 9
Might wanna tell who the judges are  Steve |
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Post by Mark O on Mar 28, 2010 9:36:26 GMT 9
Might wanna tell who the judges are Steve He did... "The following people will be judges: Gary (Bullhunter); Jim Scanlon; Steve (steve201), and myself."Mark |
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Post by steve201 (deceased) on Mar 28, 2010 10:55:51 GMT 9
Boy..I'm tired...didn't see it the first time...
Steve
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Post by Jim on Apr 8, 2010 6:25:49 GMT 9
WWII is the war that I like to study, for several reasons, not the least of which is the fact that that was the last war that the country, from the president all the way down to the lowly pvt and including the vast majority of the civilian populace went into TO WIN.......... It also was the war where the Generals fought with very little interferrence from the wanna be generals......It was the last war that we DID WIN....... After the war, the US, alone restored England, France (I can still see the clasped hands stencilled on a brand new John Deere tractor as late as '55), Germany, Belgium, Japan,Korea and Formosa (todays Tiawan)..... We were the leader of the world because we banded together and made sacrafices to ensure victory............ This could not happen today with the leadership we have and the ME, MY and Mine attitude so prevelent.
The leaders didn't have the Politically correct crap of Rules of Engagement
that required WDC approval before squeezing the trigger......
The Greatest Generation was America at its greatest it has ever been since the Revolution War set us apart from the rest of the world........... The Old Sarge
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Post by pat perry on Apr 9, 2010 9:36:22 GMT 9
duy, don’t count this for a prize.
I have read about 25 books and viewed countless History Channel documentaries on most of the wars in which the US has been involved. I only collect F-106 memorabilia. The war I study the most is the one we’re in now (GWOT). In 2001 as I watched the airplanes crash into the WTC towers with tears flowing, I knew that our path as the last remaining global superpower was charted for the next 30-35 years.
Asymmetric warfare has always been the weakness of powerful countries especially when their leaders (politicians) insist upon controlling the rules of engagement. The military war fighters are left to do the dirty work within the rules.
Fortunately, every war we’ve fought has led to technological gains we’ve been able to take to the next one and minimize human losses. This came home when I recently read how Lincoln’s effective use and timing of telegraph messages with his Generals made the difference in the outcome of the Civil War. It’s hard to imagine… a war lasting 5 years that took over 620,000 American lives and untold civilians.
Ironically, as we fight the GWOT we are faced at home with a “war on capitalism” that would ruin our economy with deficit spending. All we need is one more economic shock like oil or financial markets. This is one war I’m looking forward to because it will allow the voice of American people to finally be heard. That’s my 250 words.
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Post by lugnuts55 on Apr 9, 2010 22:33:23 GMT 9
History Challenge entry.
My main interest is military history.
My chosen area of interest is the Vietnam war. I was a participant and it was an experience like no other. Even though I was not in combat, I contributed directly with my airplane. I persue this interest through books. I love reading about actual experiences but also enjoy a good novel that includes the war.
I recently started reading more about the Civil War. I like to read about what was going on behind the scenes. What was the political thinking of the day. The story of John Wilkes Boothe was fascinating to me.
One movie that is particularly enjoyable is "Gods and Generals". The way the fighting was conducted had to be terrifying for the participants. The sad part is that it was brother against brother in so many cases.
The conditions the captured combatants endured was unbelievable.
I read "1776" and thoroughly enjoyed it. It inspired me to read a biography of George Washington. The General's General. That man was a true leader. The war that lead to the birth of our country stirs the patriotism like no other.
Our current leaders could learn something about humility from George Washington. Abraham Lincoln was a close second.
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Post by lugnuts55 on Apr 24, 2010 4:49:30 GMT 9
Duy, the information is on it's way in a personal message, thank you. I hope everything is alright with the sudden illness.
Mike
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Post by Jim on May 2, 2010 11:37:48 GMT 9
DUY, rec'd my trophy in the mail today.............. Haven't had the nerve to open the newspaper yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks, The Old Sarge
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