"The War"

[Walt's Daughter]

First off Chris, I know what you mean. This stuff needs to be taught. Needs to be remembered. We cannot afford to forget the Holocaust, the Bataan Death March, the Rape of Nanking, the Italian Campaign, the SS, and on and on and on...

 

I've heard a few people say, well it's war and it's awfully violent! Say what? But at the same time you let your kids watch filth and violence on TV and movies. You let your kids play disgusting video games, but they don't know about reality.

 

I know personally of several teachers who have their own curriculums and DO teach the kids about WWII. Keep up the great work.

 

I make sure that I discuss what I do with all the kids around here. It's part of my goals. Heck, when I tell some of the adults, they are in the dark too.

 

 

 

Rocky:

 

It was wonderful to see SO much on the Italian campaign. Great footage. As Ken stated, much of this footage was never seen before.

 

They showed one shot of a machine emplacement last night. I recognized the photo; it was of OUR 39th Combat Engineers. Here's the photo guys.

 

When they were talking about the breakout on Anzio beachhead on May 23rd, that was when my dad was injured and sent to the Army Hospital. He was hit by a mortar shell while riding a motorcycle for HQ. He sustained his injury on May 24th during this push northeast. Sure gave me a strange feeling! What made it all the more eerie was hearing that BABE had died during that push. Man it made me all the more grateful that my dad made it through. Jesus, what a hell hole how Rocky? I know how much you guys went through, but every time I see it on film, it just breaks my heart all over again.