08-28-2006, 08:32 PM
Dogdaddy:
Oh Jesus, saw that again the other day, and still have a hard time grasping that one. Yikes..."It's bark is much worse than it's bite!"
Regarding the bocage: After talking with several D-Day vets including Don Burgett, the whole problem with the hedgerows, other than the obvious, was that that type of terrain wasn't included and taken into account during the training. Hedgerows were unexpected terrain; in other words like martian terrain. Whoa! A whole other chapter!!! Sarge, can you back me up on this one?
The other vets that I spoke with were not prepared to deal with this dense type of topography. It turned out to be a real b--ch! Talk about defensive advantage.
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"