WWII DOCUMENTARIES ON DVD

[Walt's Daughter]

I believe these are the films that need to be seen by each generation.

 

Amen, amen, amen! In fact last night I wrote to my dear friends Russ Weiskircher and Kitty Jacobs. Russ is Vice-Chairman of the Georgia Holocaust Commission. Kitty also works with the Commission. Russ wrote back this morning that he is going to get a copy for the library. I told him I highly recommend it!

 

If you haven't read Russ' page, you should.

 

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/Rus...Weiskircher.htm

 

Russ was one of the many soldiers who liberated the camps in Europe. It left an indelible impression on him. So much so that he dedicated part of his life to teaching others, especially our youngsters, all about the holocaust.

 

When we fly to Georgia in Feb or March, to see our kids, we plan on meeting with Russ and Kitty if God's willing, and meeting them. We also plan on touring the Anne Franke Exhibit there too.

 

I found myself getting angry last night too. Very angry. Wanted to shout out profanities at the screen. You awful, disgusting, sickening people! It's still blows my mind that it all occured. I often create a scenario in my head, something like the following when I am watching videos like this...

 

I am sitting here in the warmth and security of my house. The next thing I know someone if fiercely beating at our door. It's THEM. All of a sudden the tranquility and normalcy of my life is gone in an instant. How would I feel? I imagine them taking my store away from me and writing graffitti on my store windows. Can any of us imagine this? Your whole life would never be the same and oh God, the fear you would live under.

 

I think because I can try and put myself in their shoes, it makes me appreciate what I have even more. It also makes me angry with people around here who complain all the time. They don't know how good they have it. I'd love to grab the whiny so and so's and make them sit in front of movies like this for days at a time. I'd love to have them listen to real people who have lived through it, and then let them try and whine about their pathetic lives.

 

Well you can see I have very strong feeling about this...

 

I haven't told many people this, but I used to have nightmares about the Nazi's when I was young. I had one dream in particular that repeated itself over and over. God, I can still picture it in my head. I could probably draw it for you on paper still. I can remember how I felt as I ran through the dream. It was so real and so scary.

 

I'm sure it was the stories that my dad shared with me about the war in Europe. It was hard for me to believe how uncivilized the world could be. It affected him and hence it affected me. I know that the dreams were sometimes frightening, but I am glad he told them to me. It made me what I am today. It made me realize both sides of human nature. Most of it not a very pretty picture.

 

I have rambled on enough. I am going to put on a pot of coffee and thank God for my blessings this morning.