Posted on 12/07/2019 3:40:13 AM PST by fugazi
Welcome to the first installment of the World War II Chronicle at Unto the Breach. Each day (except Sunday) we will publish clippings from the newspaper 78 years ago, transporting readers back in time so they can witness the second world war as it happened. Click below to continue reading about the early accounts of the Pearl Harbor attacks when reports — some accurate, some not — were still streaming in.
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This is interesting stuff, not just for the war content but the adds too.
Of particular interest is the “trained men” add by a funeral home. Today that would be just not PC at all and openly condemned and some sort of toxic male what ever.
But back then it took men with that “rugged individualism” to win the war. Women had specific roles too, suited for them.
Imagine a full blown assault on Normandy today with thousands of 100 lb frightened women, fruits, pansies, snowflakes, trannies and leftist dissidents in the ranks.
I had the exact same thought about the “trained men” ad. Be careful: I’ve been working on this project for a few days and reading the papers becomes addicting. It’s an escape from the propaganda/activism and negativity of modern journalism.
I worked in Funeral Service, and that ad caught my attention. Actually, my boss at the funeral home was a WWII vet.
Very interesting to see the front and first few pages of a newspaper from the USA heartland on the day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I hope that today’s propaganda media can take at least a few minutes to remember Pearl Harbor.
I believe “National Faux Fur day” was just celebrated this week... The Greatest Generation was too busy working and winning wars to come up with nonsense days like that. Plus, they wore fur from real animals that I’m sure in many cases they hunted or trapped themselves.
I hope we never forget. Sadly, more forget every year so we are doomed to repeat that history..
The comment on the logistic train was very spot on for what would latter be fully realized.
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