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Why Irish soldiers who fought Hitler hide their medals
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| December 27, 2011
| John Waite
Posted on 12/27/2011 7:46:14 PM PST by decimon
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A good number of Canadians defied their Government in joining the US military during the Vietnam war. I don't believe the Canadian government retaliated against them.
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posted on
12/27/2011 7:46:21 PM PST
by
decimon
To: SunkenCiv
Ping
Some recent history. No G, some G, no G involved.
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posted on
12/27/2011 7:50:26 PM PST
by
decimon
To: decimon
Tens of thousands of Americans joined the Canadian army to fight in WWII before the US entered the war.
I don't believe they were punished ~
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posted on
12/27/2011 7:53:47 PM PST
by
muawiyah
To: decimon
I had a Canadian in my unit in 1961 who join the US Army so he could become a US citizen.
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posted on
12/27/2011 7:53:58 PM PST
by
TaMoDee
(GO PACK GO to Super Bowl XLVI)
To: decimon
Wow!
Never knew this little bit of recent history!
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posted on
12/27/2011 7:53:58 PM PST
by
G Larry
("I dream of a day when a man is judged by the content of his Character.")
To: decimon
If the poor ol guy’s still living in that much fear, why would the paper print his full name and location of residence?
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posted on
12/27/2011 7:56:33 PM PST
by
2111USMC
(Not a hard man to track. Leaves dead men wherever he goes.)
To: muawiyah
Tens of thousands of Americans joined the Canadian army to fight in WWII before the US entered the war. I don't believe they were punished ~
Good point.
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posted on
12/27/2011 7:57:41 PM PST
by
decimon
To: G Larry
I think this article may be related to the new movie out over Christmas, “The War Horse”. One of the main Characters in the movie had hidden his medals that he earned from the British during the war. He was Irish.
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posted on
12/27/2011 8:01:01 PM PST
by
Desparado
To: muawiyah
And another thing... -)
Tens of thousands of Americans joined the Canadian army to fight in WWII before the US entered the war.
I don't believe they were punished ~
I've read about how the US government handled that but I don't recall the story. After Pearl Harbor, FDR did pretty much as he pleased so I guess the problem just went away. IIRC, the soldiers returned to the US to join our military.
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posted on
12/27/2011 8:03:06 PM PST
by
decimon
To: muawiyah
I would guess a key difference is that these soldier according to this article deserted the Irish military. Militaries tend to frown upon people leaving on their own schedule.
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posted on
12/27/2011 8:05:58 PM PST
by
JLS
(How to turn a recession into a depression: elect a Dem president with a big majorities in Congress)
To: muawiyah
I would guess a key difference is that these soldier according to this article deserted the Irish military. Militaries tend to frown upon people leaving on their own schedule.
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posted on
12/27/2011 8:05:58 PM PST
by
JLS
(How to turn a recession into a depression: elect a Dem president with a big majorities in Congress)
To: 2111USMC
I think when we were kids it was called “I double dare ya.”
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posted on
12/27/2011 8:07:10 PM PST
by
GopherIt
To: Desparado
Haven’t seen the movie (plan to), but wasn’t “The War Horse” about WWI? Even though the fear might cross both wars.
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posted on
12/27/2011 8:08:05 PM PST
by
doc1019
(Romney will never get my vote!)
To: decimon; Tax-chick
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posted on
12/27/2011 8:08:40 PM PST
by
Incorrigible
(If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
To: G Larry
The Irish Prime Minister went to the German embassy to offer his condolences when he learned that Hitler died.
To: decimon
The British Crown persecuted Irish Catholics for centuries. The Crown was complicit in such fun times as the Famine and the murder of Catholic people in the occupied six counties.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend, the old saying goes.
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posted on
12/27/2011 8:13:16 PM PST
by
nd76
To: muawiyah
Tens of thousands of Americans joined the Canadian army to fight in WWII before the US entered the war. I don't believe they were punished Not only that several hundred Americans joined the flying Tigers(Chinese air force)with the covert permission of the US government.
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posted on
12/27/2011 8:15:06 PM PST
by
calex59
To: decimon
I gather the brave Irishmen buggered off here, the UK, or elsewhere in the Empire/Commonwealth, and the cowards that were left elected the biggest cowards among them into government.
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posted on
12/27/2011 8:18:09 PM PST
by
RichInOC
("The Almighty says this must be a fashionable fight. It's drawn the finest people.")
To: doc1019
Haven’t seen the movie (plan to), but wasn’t “The War Horse” about WWI? Even though the fear might cross both wars England has been The Oppressor since 1155
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posted on
12/27/2011 8:19:59 PM PST
by
Oztrich Boy
(Whatever happened to that Amy Summerland sailing chick?)
To: nd76
The enemy of my enemy is my friend, the old saying goes.A bit shortsighted considering Nazi notions of gratitude.
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posted on
12/27/2011 8:19:59 PM PST
by
decimon
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