tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31409757.post8875546736334737968..comments2024-03-08T05:30:03.420-05:00Comments on Coffeypot: 100 Military Facts of WWIICoffeypothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02944074653548750642noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31409757.post-72413718437622689512014-02-13T20:02:10.876-05:002014-02-13T20:02:10.876-05:00Poor Charles Durning. I took care of a WWII vet at...Poor Charles Durning. I took care of a WWII vet at the nursing home. He had terrible PTSD.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31409757.post-84831542175374174882014-02-13T11:20:08.774-05:002014-02-13T11:20:08.774-05:00Janie, it is good to Google stars in WWII and see ...Janie, it is good to Google stars in WWII and see how many served.<br /><br />OldNFO, so true. My favorite is Charles Durning... several purple hears, there at D Day, was a POW and escaped a mass killing of prisoners, and suffered PTSD bad. Google him.Coffeypothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02944074653548750642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31409757.post-41740224124350909822014-02-13T08:18:20.555-05:002014-02-13T08:18:20.555-05:00Good ones, and sadly few will know ANY of these, a...Good ones, and sadly few will know ANY of these, as they are no longer taught in schools. And yes, Stewart and others are missing from that list!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31409757.post-82855004394495937162014-02-12T17:11:06.888-05:002014-02-12T17:11:06.888-05:00I knew many of these, but not all. The list of cel...I knew many of these, but not all. The list of celebrities left out Jimmy Stewart, who was a pilot and eventually became a Brigadier General, I believe. I watched Ken Burns' documentary "The War" a number of years ago. One tearful veteran recalled participating in the liberation of a concentration camp. He and the other men gave their food to the survivors, most of whom died almost immediately because their stomachs couldn't handle it. Thanks for presenting these. It's always good to learn.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.com