"The War"

[3_7_I_Recon]

I was hoping to find more info on the fellows who were on last night so I sat there in front of the TV with a post it pad and pen.

 

Paul Fussell, Infantry

PROFESSOR and AUTHOR:

http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0...1272672,00.html

 

Glenn Frazier, P.O.W.

Book to be published in 1999!!

http://www.axpow.org/frazierglenn.htm

 

Walter Ehlers

M.O.H. recipient

http://www.ausa.org/dday/ehlers.htm

http://www.homeofheroes.com/brotherhood/ehlers.html

 

Daniel Inouye

Senator

http://www.senate.gov/~inouye/bio.html

 

Sascha Weinzheimer

Polio survivor

http://www.sacbee.com/276/story/393081.html

 

Earl Burke

http://www.384thbg.iwarp.com/rs_earlburke.htm

[Walt's Daughter]

Hip, hip, hooray! Thanks a ton!

[SonofaMP]

There was one interview last night that i just caught part of, the mans name was Vahgie (sp?) from Bethel, CT. I vaguely remember that name from when i lived in Bethel some 40yrs ago. He might have a store there or i went to school with his son. I`ll have to dig up the old yearbook and ask mom if she remembers anything about him.

[SonofaMP]

You can go to www.pbs.org

then go to your local PBS channel & click on The War link.

Ther is biographies of all the interviewees there & alot of other info, at least there was on my local station site.

[Dogdaddy]

Way to go Brooke! I have seen Walt Ehlers on other documentaries about the D-Day invasion. I don't think it mentioned last night, but I believe he won the Congressional Medal of Honor ,unless I have him confused with another veteran.

 

 

Dogdaddy

[chambers]

Nope, you sure don't. They did mention the M.O.H. It is the same guy.

 

I don't know about where you all are, but after the program they are running interviews with veterans in WV. They had a fellow named Charles Brown on last night and he was a former POW in Japan. It was a very moving interview.

 

Brooke

[Dogdaddy]

I think all PBS stations are running shows about WWII Veterans after the broadcast, but they are all Regional so we see different shows in WA than you do in WV. Last night there was a show about the Japanese on Attu, and then a story about a 14 year old Washington boy who wrote a book about his Grandfather's experiences in WWII.

 

Jim

[Dogdaddy]

I had never heard the entire story of Sen. Daniel Inouye before. Talk about courage under fire! The entire 100-442nd has quite a war record. I also saw a story this morning about a little known group of Chinese Canadians who distinguished themselves when they were finally allowed to serve in the Canadian Army. PS- Please don't anybody write to tell me that the 442nd were Japanese, not Chinese. I know that already! I just mentioned the Canadian story because of the similarities in the way they had to prove themselves.

 

 

Cheers,

Dogdaddy