If you could go back and be a part of military history-When and Where? (2 Viewers)

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For me, it would be WWII as a paratrooper on D-Day. A night jump behind enemy lines, scattered all over France. Those guys were brave as hell. That led me to be a paratrooper as I grew up.
 
I would have flown fighter cover in a P51 Mustang and shot down the Nazi bastards who killed my two uncles in 8th Army Flying Fortresses.
 
Hi Guys,

I'd say I'd have to sitting on a horse with my fellow Winged Hussars waiting to charge down on the Ottoman Army beseiging Vienna. Hooah!

All the best

Dave
 
I would like to be one of the officers who accepted Cornwallis's surrender at the Battle of Yorktown.
 
jazzeum said:
I didn't know you had two uncles who died in the war.
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Yes,

My Uncles John and Joe. Both flew in the Mighty 8th, one as a radio operator and one as a tail gunner, both shot down and KIA over Germany.

I had another uncle (Jack) who also served in Bombers, but survived the war. I think he was stationed in North Africa and then Italy.

A 4th Uncle (Leo, who passed away this year) served in the Navy, and was present for Operation Overloard. He married a war bride from Liverpool (my late Aunt Margaret, whom I adored).
 
Louis Badolato said:
Yes,

My Uncles John and Joe. Both flew in the Mighty 8th, one as a radio operator and one as a tail gunner, both shot down and KIA over Germany.

I had another uncle (Jack) who also served in Bombers, but survived the war. I think he was stationed in North Africa and then Italy.

A 4th Uncle (Leo, who passed away this year) served in the Navy, and was present for Operation Overloard. He married a war bride from Liverpool (my late Aunt Margaret, whom I adored).
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They gave so much, the men of those generation.
 
aint that the truth ,
WW 1 followed by the great depresion and to top it all of
ww 2.
 
On the USS Hornet at the time the Jimmy Doolittle raid took place.

Obviously I'm no hero or anything but it would have been exciting being a part of striking back at Imperial Japan immediately after Pearl Harbor.


Carlos
 
hungarian plains.....spring 1242.....the roughest toughest group of battle hardened calvary veterans ever assembled are letting their mounts rest and deciding what to do. they have conquered from the
lower vistula all the way to transylvania, making sport of the polish knights and anyone else in their way. their campaign was beyond the power of any european army of the time, and definitely beyond the vision of any european commander. There was no general in europe, from frederick II downward compared to the great mongol subutai.

and while they waited......

ogdai the mongol leader 5000 miles to the east died suddenly

the undefeated hosts of Mongols began to pour back across hungary and romania towards their eastern stomping grounds. they needed to attend the meeting that decided who the next great khan would be.
and western europe was spared.

i would have talked subotai into finishing the job and forgetting about the next khan.
 
Because of their sacrafice our generation really has nothing to moan about.God bless everyone of them.Sorry for your familys loss Louis.

Rob
 
Czech Legion said:
hungarian plains.....spring 1242.....the roughest toughest group of battle hardened calvary veterans ever assembled are letting their mounts rest and deciding what to do. they have conquered from the
lower vistula all the way to transylvania, making sport of the polish knights and anyone else in their way. their campaign was beyond the power of any european army of the time, and definitely beyond the vision of any european commander. There was no general in europe, from frederick II downward compared to the great mongol subutai.

and while they waited......

ogdai the mongol leader 5000 miles to the east died suddenly

the undefeated hosts of Mongols began to pour back across hungary and romania towards their eastern stomping grounds. they needed to attend the meeting that decided who the next great khan would be.
and western europe was spared.

i would have talked subotai into finishing the job and forgetting about the next khan.
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Great post - not sure which I like most, mongol bit or the sub-text about lawyers....:D

My family have a 'naval' background, my grandfather fought in armed trawlers in both world wars including the arctic convoys, my uncle was in fleet destroyers (would never talk about it - highest loss rate in the navy), another uncle was in the RA in the desert etc....

I 'romantically' would like to be commanding a cruiser or battleship putting down the commerce raiders - the problem with this though is the romantic bit, which it isn't of course.

Historically, I think Napoleon had a lot going for him - more good administration and politics, much less war perhaps?
 
Louis Badolato said:
The were, truly, the greatest generation. We owe them everything.
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Very poignant statement- my mother-in-law passed away back in 2001 and one of the things my wife took from her estate was her High School yearbook- class of 42- in there she wrote various snippets of information about the people she graduated with- she lost 15 classmates in the next 2 years- you would see next to someone's picture "Killed in Normandy, June 6, 1944", Killed in the phillipines, etc, etc. Gave a real glimpse at the human cost of war.

This thread is really a no brainer for me- I would like to be present at the signing of the last ceasefire for all war- unfortunately, we will never see that day so if I could be present for the last battle we as Americans fight I could live with that. There is no glory in war, never was and there never will be. There are just a lot of really extraordinary individuals who carry the fate of their nations on their shoulders and perform their duties as heroically as they can. Whenever anyone in war falls or gets wounded, it sends a ripple of devastation through that person's community, family and friends that will last for untold years beyond that event. And then there is the side effects like drug or alcohol addiction or piercing nightmares or just the paralysis of flashbacks causing your heart to pace, palms sweat and sending a wracking feeling of misery and panic throughout your very essence.
 
Rob said:
Because of their sacrafice our generation really has nothing to moan about.God bless everyone of them.Sorry for your familys loss Louis.

Rob
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I think the amazing thing about the two world wars is that just about every family had similar losses. When I was growing up my grandmother would tell stories about my uncles, and I had my Uncle Joe's wings, burial flag and purple heart.
 
Currahee Chris said:
Very poignant statement- my mother-in-law passed away back in 2001 and one of the things my wife took from her estate was her High School yearbook- class of 42- in there she wrote various snippets of information about the people she graduated with- she lost 15 classmates in the next 2 years- you would see next to someone's picture "Killed in Normandy, June 6, 1944", Killed in the phillipines, etc, etc. Gave a real glimpse at the human cost of war.

This thread is really a no brainer for me- I would like to be present at the signing of the last ceasefire for all war- unfortunately, we will never see that day so if I could be present for the last battle we as Americans fight I could live with that. There is no glory in war, never was and there never will be. There are just a lot of really extraordinary individuals who carry the fate of their nations on their shoulders and perform their duties as heroically as they can. Whenever anyone in war falls or gets wounded, it sends a ripple of devastation through that person's community, family and friends that will last for untold years beyond that event. And then there is the side effects like drug or alcohol addiction or piercing nightmares or just the paralysis of flashbacks causing your heart to pace, palms sweat and sending a wracking feeling of misery and panic throughout your very essence.
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You have my vote for the best post on the forum I've read to date, Chris. I hope that we can find some time to get together in the near future, because I would like to shake your hand.
 
There were about 70 million killed in World War II. We will never if some of them might have developed something that may have changed, for the better, the direction of the world, or if they might have had children who might have done something that affected the life of another person. What might have been is always the tragedy.
 
I choose April of 1865. I would go to Ford Theater to see "Our American Cousin." I would not see much of the play as I would make sure the guard is alert. I would then help Mrs. Lincoln take her husband home to the White House after the play (taking a few minutes to be one-on-one with the greatest president EVER) and thereby not making her take that long horrible train ride to Springfield. And lastly, I would stand next to Mr. Lincoln on the reviewing stand as the Grand Army of the Potomic passes in review.
 
next month is the 131 anniversary of the little big horn battle. would have liked to been under keogh's command on that faithful day.....
 
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