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05-22-2009, 08:47 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hurst, Texas
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| Quite appropriate for Memorial Weekend
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05-22-2009, 10:35 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA.
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05-23-2009, 09:07 AM
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| The Pop-Tart Whisperer   Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States
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05-23-2009, 09:11 AM
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| "Shooter"   Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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 | The actor who portrayed his character in Band of Brothers did an excellent job. The quote was interesting, and chilling the first time I heard it. "The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you're already dead. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you'll be able to function as a soldier is supposed to function: without mercy, without compassion, without remorse. All war depends upon it." The ironic part about that is that he lived through WWII.
__________________   For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci |
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05-23-2009, 09:24 AM
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| "World Traveller"  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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  | Yeah, I thought he was played excellently in Band of Brothers (as were Lipton and Winters as well). Certainly surprising he survived the war in a way but he really was an excellent soldier and deserving of all the accolades that he gets. I didn't really like the style of the writing of the website but the sentiments and point portrayed I certainly agreed with. I really like that quote as well, the character has a number of good (chilling) quotes in the series.
__________________  "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr |
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05-26-2009, 07:53 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hurst, Texas
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| Yeah, the site takes some getting used to....I find it to be hilarious, yet he doesn't take any special liberties (as far as I've seen so far) with historical fact. Every historical figure he highlights is fairly accurate. I great, if slightly irreverant, tribute to some great people.
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05-26-2009, 09:00 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas
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| Makes me want to rent the series and watch it.
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05-26-2009, 09:05 AM
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| "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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| Don't rent it, buy it. I find myself watching it many times over the year. It doesn't get old or stale. Plus you can only watch one or two episodes at a time before you get exhausted.
__________________ For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci |
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05-26-2009, 09:39 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ankeny, Iowa
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| One of my favorite movies off all time. I enjoy watching it too!
__________________ "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." George S. Patton "When you are at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on!" Franklin Roosevelt |
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05-26-2009, 09:59 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ankeny, Iowa
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| I would bet $20 that this guy's kids 1st word was a swear word. 
__________________ "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." George S. Patton "When you are at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on!" Franklin Roosevelt |
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05-26-2009, 06:33 PM
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| Member  Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Texas
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| Badass of the week is an awesome site, I've never laughed so hard. His write up of the A-10 is the best. |
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05-27-2009, 09:57 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hurst, Texas
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| I've enjoyed all of them...."beef jerky" was good, as was "The Entire Continent of Australia". (followed later by a writeup on Steve Irwin, the guy who took on The Entire Continent of Australia).
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05-27-2009, 10:24 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dallas, Tx
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