tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post9157333162222237653..comments2024-03-29T00:38:38.893-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: The Holocaust, some of the aftermathFirehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-26051772283186644992009-01-13T16:08:00.000-08:002009-01-13T16:08:00.000-08:00I have relatives whom I met while they were still ...I have relatives whom I met while they were still living and breathing who wore Wehrmacht Grey, so I am extra vigilant and sensitised to this stuff. God forbid the world has to go through THAT again. It was costly and close as it was.<BR/><BR/>Every year at Memorial day I watch Band of Brothers, Currahee, Day of Days, why we fight, and the interview with the real paratroopers. Sometimes I add Crossroads or Breaking point. This year I think I'll invite my liberal neighbors to watch with me, as Memorial Day (Decoration Day in the South) is intended to honor the fallen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-89521592334784223682009-01-04T12:31:00.000-08:002009-01-04T12:31:00.000-08:00Then maybe you shouldn't watch it. It pissed me of...Then maybe you shouldn't watch it. It pissed me off <I>more</I> than Schindler's List.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-49802876346625511942009-01-04T07:24:00.000-08:002009-01-04T07:24:00.000-08:00Ed, I think I once saw part of it; I'll have to se...Ed, I think I once saw part of it; I'll have to see if I can get hold of it.<BR/><BR/>You know, I've never watched 'Schindler's List' or a couple of other movies, simply because they piss me off too much.Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-22149340451146906732009-01-03T19:36:00.000-08:002009-01-03T19:36:00.000-08:00I also recommend the full "The World At War" serie...I also recommend the full "The World At War" series, especially disc 10 with the two episodes "The Final Solution" parts 1 and 2. After watching those episodes, I was so angry that I wanted dig up a Nazi and kill him all over again for the sheer horror of their crimes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-62460000706189932062009-01-02T08:09:00.000-08:002009-01-02T08:09:00.000-08:00I walked through the gates at Dachau 40 years afte...I walked through the gates at Dachau 40 years after it was liberated, and I will never forget the feeling of dread and sadness that came over me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com