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[nick1985]

I'm big into medieval history/crusades as well as WWI and WWII.

 

[RESmonkey]

nvm

 

[meltdown75]

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my great uncle died in WWII. planning on visiting his grave someday... no one's ever visited it.... i figure he should get at least one distant relative slappin down a rose on his grave. after all, he landed on Juno beach on D-Day with the Regiment des la Chaudieres and he lasted all the way to April 1945 when he was killed near Zutphen, Holland. he was 19 when he was killed.

he must have witnessed a lot of crazy stuff.

 

[OUCaptain]

I was just thinking about watching Patton this afternoon.

 

[OUCaptain]

Modern Patton Speech

This had me cracking up> Pretty accurate too IMO.

 

[Nitemare]

I like pie

 

[meltdown75]

i win the thread

 

[KMFJD]

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my great uncle died in WWII. planning on visiting his grave someday... no one's ever visited it.... i figure he should get at least one distant relative slappin down a rose on his grave. after all, he landed on Juno beach on D-Day with the Regiment des la Chaudieres and he lasted all the way to April 1945 when he was killed near Zutphen, Holland. he was 19 when he was killed.

he must have witnessed a lot of crazy stuff.

Both of my granddad's went into hidding for the last 2 years of the war, it was either that or forced labour camps in Germany, i have an Aunt who was interned in a Japanese concentration camp for 5 years (she was 2 years old when captured) , her father was in the Dutch Navy in Indonesia (submariner)

 

[preslove]

I like pie

i like cheese pie

 

[nick1985]

i win the thread

My grandfather fought in Patton's army in Europe. He was shot 3 times, leg, arm, chest during the Bulge. He is still alive today, his three purple hearts look sweet. He was awarded a silver star for gallantry as well.

My great uncle fought at the battle of Monte Cassino in Italy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Monte_Cassino

He is also still alive today.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Was my first undergrad degree, with a minor in political science. My personal interest is macro-history and patterns, but I also have a fondness for cradle of civilization, ancient Greece and Rome, and to a lesser extent legal history and American government.

 

[FelixDeCat]

I like world history. It is one of my favorite subjects.

 

[soulcougher73]

Modern Patton Speech

This had me cracking up> Pretty accurate too IMO.

LOL That is great.