Sarge:
I totally understand your stance and certainly can't argue with Patton's words at all. However, I would like you to hear my side of the argument. First off, take a few moments and look at the following pages. You will see the most humble of men, who were all cogs in the giant wheel, but each and every one of their stories makes the face of war REAL. Each story adds a human element and makes all the readers see that these men were not supermen, but their neighbors, the men they sat next to in church, the men who purchased nails and hammers at their local hardware store, the men who married their daughters, who worked in their steel meals, the men who drove the milk trucks to their homes each morning without fail.
I think that many times people don't understand war and can't imagine what it was like. Why? Well there are obvious reasons. Maybe for one they never lived through it. But it's hard for people to imagine if they merely see a school textbook with dates and places and NO FACES. I think what my site strives to do, what other sites strive to do, is to bring it into their homes. If people can get to know somehow, to see that maybe Joe Smith was just a mere boy who got drafted, then see and hear what he experienced, then war becomes a personalized experience and not just meaningless history.
Rocky, Russ, Al, Papa Art, and so many others have told their stories here on the forum, but have their memories on the main site. While many people do view the forum, many, many more spend mega hours on the main site and it's the only place they learn about all the vets who made up the bigger picture. Let's say it's a place to compact all the info into one neat package. Basically I would only be taking everything you've shared here (plus extra info if you are willing) and put it all in one accessible spot.
Call it participating in something educational. One story becoming part of book, becoming part of volumes of history that should never be forgotten. Some day a few generations from now, they will be thanking all of us for taking the time to record the diaries, the feelings, the photos and more. I think it's important that we, while we still have the time and means, not to let it slip away.
If after looking at some of their pages and after reading my words, you still feel the same way, then I will bring it up no more, but if I can change your mind, the world will be a richer place for it.
http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/memoirs6th.htm
http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/mem...rsOtherEngs.htm
http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/mem...rsOtherVets.htm
With utmost respect and admiration,
W's D 
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"