Are you moviegoer ?

[rennog]

Ok I see nobody know's here another tip:

 

Screenplay based on the diary 'Pfarrerblock 25487'

[CaptO]

Der neunte Tag??

[rennog]

Der neunte Tag??

And we have a winner, your turn CaptO

 

Have you seen the movie?

[CaptO]

Have you seen the movie?

 

No, but it has me curious. You'll have to give me some time to come up with something. I have bandwidth and firewall issues out here I didn't have back home!

[CaptO]

Here you go. I haven't seen this movie, but one wikipedia page led to another (wasn't looking for a movie) and here it is:

 

Does anyone else do that? Look up something on Wikpedia and then lose 20 minutes going from one link to the next. If you need a hint, I will tell you what I was looking up in wikipedia when I found out about this movie.

[verow]

Hey Sir Todd O'Brien

 

 

Film 1960 "Hell to Eternity," with Jeffrey Hunter

 

 

Vee

[Walt's Daughter]

Does anyone else do that? Look up something on Wikpedia and then lose 20 minutes going from one link to the next. If you need a hint, I will tell you what I was looking up in wikipedia when I found out about this movie.

 

The answer is yes! I do that all the time...Searching for something, run into something else, and 30 minutes later, what tangent, what was I looking up in the first place, but this is SOOO cool! Remember, most things in life aren't linear, including thinking and discovery!!

[CaptO]

Film 1960 "Hell to Eternity," with Jeffrey Hunter

Drat! I was hoping for a little more time! You're too good, Vee!

 

Incidentally, I was looking up Tinian at the time. Tinian led to Saipan and that led to Guy Gabaldon.

If you've never heard of this guy, you need to check it out. He is responsible for getting 1500 Japanese soldiers and civilians to surrender during the battle of Saipan. Born in LA to a Mexican family, he grew up with a Japanese family since the time he was 12 from which he learned Japanese language and customs.

Going out on his own at night (never a safe thing to do in Pacific battles) he would tell the Japanese that they were going to be treated well, counter to Japanese propaganda. He was amazingly successful. He was recommended for the Medal of Honor by his CO, but ended up with Silver Star instead. When he appeared on This is Your Life in 1957 his exploits became widely known and the movie came out in 1960. By the end of the year the Navy undid their prior injustice by upgrading his SS to the Navy Cross. People and groups have still requested his Navy Cross be upgraded to the Medal, but the Navy has rejected it.

I guess the Marine Corps figured they couldn't let the Army have all the good Mexicans; right, Roque?

[verow]

Hey my Captain prefered !!

I am a great fan of American war movies I have a very large collection!

 

Here's another easy one:

 

Vee

[rennog]

To End All Wars?