[yarddog]

It has always amazed me how that generation worked so hard and so well.

My Father’s battalion put a bridge across the Rhine while under artillery fire in a day.

They built two mess halls for the Potsdam Conference in two days. That was despite needed materials not arriving and having to scavenge building materials from destroyed buildings.

I have read their history. They performed heroically but mainly they performed brilliantly.

[daniel1212]

It has always amazed me how that generation worked so hard and so well. My Father’s battalion put a bridge across the Rhine while under artillery fire in a day. They built two mess halls for the Potsdam Conference in two days. That was despite needed materials not arriving and having to scavenge building materials from destroyed buildings. I have read their history. They performed heroically but mainly they performed brilliantly.

I do not think that we could fight WW1 or WW2 on its terms with the character overall of us today. Esp. college students.

[TaMoDee]

That Battalion was lead by COl John “Axe Handle” Pierce.
A legend in his own time.