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Bf 109 Pilot Franz Stigler (who saluted) & B-17 Pilot Charlie Brown’s (who thus survived)
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| Mar 3, 2019
| Steve MacGregor
Posted on 12/17/2020 5:07:53 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
They both died in 2008; they were close friends at the end.
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posted on
12/17/2020 5:16:05 PM PST
by
Captain Walker
("More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of." - Alfred Lord Tennyson)
To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
The book detailing this story is incredible and well worth reading. Even in the worse circumstances the human spirit can overcome.
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posted on
12/17/2020 5:17:23 PM PST
by
JMS
To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
Wow. I have goose bumps from reading that story.
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posted on
12/17/2020 5:20:00 PM PST
by
itsateaparty
(It's still a (tea) party!)
To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
OMG! This is the story I read about at the Champlin Air Museum out in Phoenix!
What’s the chance I would see someone post about it? Because outside that one time 25 years ago, I hadn’t heard it since!
As it is, this chalks up there with the 1914 Christmas! Germans really aren’t all bad, are they?
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12/17/2020 5:20:13 PM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs. I )
To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
A beautiful story.
Where has honor gone?
I’m sorry. It has left us all.
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posted on
12/17/2020 5:28:09 PM PST
by
icclearly
To: JMS
What is the name of the book, please?
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posted on
12/17/2020 5:29:13 PM PST
by
Afterguard
(Deplorable me! )
To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
Great men have Honor and Respect even to enemies.
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posted on
12/17/2020 5:30:14 PM PST
by
2001convSVT
(Medicare for All = Medical Care for None!)
To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
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posted on
12/17/2020 5:34:32 PM PST
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Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
To: the OlLine Rebel
What's fascinating is how Charlie Brown and his crew were told to keep the story to themselves.
(When you're a government spending a fortune on propaganda, a story that demonstrates the humanity of the enemy could do considerable damage to your efforts.)
After the 1914 Christmas truce, both the Germans and the British troops had to be rotated out of their respective places on the front lines; neither side was willing to fire at the other.
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posted on
12/17/2020 5:36:28 PM PST
by
Captain Walker
("More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of." - Alfred Lord Tennyson)
To: Afterguard
A higher call.
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posted on
12/17/2020 5:45:40 PM PST
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MuttTheHoople
(What if the Lord sent COVID-19 to immunize the world from something more deadly?)
To: Nailbiter
To: Afterguard
“A Higher Call” by Adam Makos
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12/17/2020 5:49:26 PM PST
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LJM
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To: MuttTheHoople
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posted on
12/17/2020 5:50:46 PM PST
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Afterguard
(Deplorable me! )
To: icclearly
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posted on
12/17/2020 5:50:51 PM PST
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MuttTheHoople
(What if the Lord sent COVID-19 to immunize the world from something more deadly?)
To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
Great story - thanks for posting
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posted on
12/17/2020 5:51:38 PM PST
by
11th_VA
(Et Tu Fox News ?)
To: icclearly
The reason why I almost never use the world “you” at this forum.
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posted on
12/17/2020 5:55:09 PM PST
by
linMcHlp
To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
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12/17/2020 5:56:01 PM PST
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linMcHlp
To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
Things are not going well in America but this injected me with much needed spirit.
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posted on
12/17/2020 5:56:10 PM PST
by
shanover
(...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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