Goal #1 - Win the gold medal.
Goal #2 - Fight communism.
Awesome.
Goal #2 - Fight communism.
Awesome.
Goals according to Gene Keady
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"Allright. I'll say it. If Truman hadn't a'been such a p_ssywimp, he would've let McArthur go in their and knock those commie bastards clear across the 38th parallel!"
OK Texas, what's the quote from?
Wasn't that by Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School?
Best part was Bilas said, "5 years later the Berlin wall fell". The downfall of communism in Europe was due to Gene Keady. Heck, I'll take that over a FF. Gene for President!
Don't know, but Patton wasn't finished either
This. We could've been setting up shop in Moscow by Christmas '45 and who knows how differently the 20th century would've played out?
"Patton" is a superb film, and George C. Scott delivered one of the epic roles of a lifetime winning Best Actor Oscar, despite refusing acceptance of the nomination.
From IMDB: "He refused to accept the nomination and the award, because he did not feel himself to be in any competition with other actors. Frank McCarthy, the film's producer, accepted the award on Scott's behalf at the ceremony, but returned it to the Academy the next day in keeping with Scott's wishes."
I recall that now that you mention it. I saw it in indy in the late 60s. Freshman French teacher in high school made it happen for us. when you put your hand in some goo that used to be your best friend...you will know what to do.
Well Bob Knight is an American. Shouldn't all Americans appreciate Patton. Romel, you son of a bitch! I read your book as he recalled being there in a previous life..
Really? I can't imagine how different and not for the best had the USA not had Patton.
and you're telling me the "son-of-a-bitch" wasn't even there? "But, General, if you've defeated Rommel's plan, you've defeated Rommel."
His death sure makes you wonder if the Russians killed him.and you're telling me the "son-of-a-bitch" wasn't even there? "But, General, if you've defeated Rommel's plan, you've defeated Rommel."
Politicians never pick the right time to start a fight, or finish one.
Do you ever watch War Stories with Oliver North? Few weeks ago they aired an episode on Patton. Apparently some suspected Patton's death was not an accident.
That's because they don't fight and die, only talk about duty to country.
I watch war stories sometimes, but don't watch a lot of TV. I never saw that and always thought it was the Russians. I know O'Reilly's book indicated the Russians as well. Patton was very vocal about the Russians...
Another alternative history debate I like to have is how would've the 20th century played out differently if Germany had won WWI. I suspect we still would've ended up in WW2 but I suspect the sides would've looked differently.
i don't know about that, but we're about to find out what the US would have looked like if Germans won WWII
being called by Steve Ambrose as he was preparing to write the book on Band of Brothers to see if my father was Lavon Reese and knowing the hell they went through as those in the greatest generation did,, hardened by the depression and not needing safe places and such, I marked it up to hyperbole and/or youth. I wasn't going to touch it, but thank God coaches and those that dwell in competition have a different fiber woven through their cloth...FWIW, no my father was not Lavon Reese, but I did direct him to Marcia Reese...now Rood...
When Ambrose called me and I told him Lavon had died a few years before...silence hit the phones for seemed like an eternity, but was probably 30 seconds or so. He said he should have started this earlier as he was finding that too many have recently died. Ambrose said he wanted his book and the movie that would follow to be the most accurate war story ever and that ALL of Easy Company were heroes. Unfortunately Lavon's story would not get told. I remember sitting down and thinking...wow, I can't wait for the movie. He contacted his daughter and she met with a few that were still alive a few years ago. The link is of Floyd Talberts. He was best man in Lavon's wedding and mentioned in the movie with the pearl handled guns from Kokomo. Actuallly, he (Talbert) was from a little town to the east of Kokomo called Greentown and you can see, the "G" on his basketball warm up. As a person that believes a lot in mental toughness, I can't imagine the hell these guys faced in the most brutal battles of the war outside the Pacific battles.
Until you accept you are already dead, you can't be a good soldier or something close to that was a quote that stuck with me... http://www.bandofbrothers.uphero.com/talbert/eng.html
Time moves one and an uncle was sent to Germany in the early 70's with false papers, long hair and a beard from the navy gathering information and at this very second I'm with 4 Germans from Plauen, Germany...and some very interesting conversations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plauenfor grins and giggles...from the link above "The exposé Fast Food Nation gives special mention to Plauen as the first town of the GDR to have a McDonald's restaurant following the collapse of the Berlin Wall." When the wall came down, this families first visit was to McDonalds to see what this thing was...
I never asked them if they ever went back. Similar threads
