Posted on 06/06/2021 9:35:25 AM PDT by Retain Mike
I had a summer job before college. One old guy in the shipping department was suffering from what we now call PTSD. I managed to engage him in conversation enough that the reason became obvious... he’d been in the 1st Marine Division at Peleliu. I had read a lot about the Pacific campaign but not about that particular battle. His description of the Japanese tank assault while his unit was out in to open crossing the main airfield was perfectly captured by the HBO series “The Pacific”.
I always think of that picture of the men coming ashore, and one man goes down. I wonder about his family and how much he gave to his country.
You are welcome. I am sure among the untold stories are the conversations between Churchill and Roosevelt about the need for the invasion and rapid advance across Europe to have any say in structure of post-war countries.
..my dad was CBI, 44-45
You are welcome. At the point of collision, he had to make an instantaneous decision of whether he could take these men prisoner and return them to his unit for their intelligence value, or whether he had to kill them on the spot. He was a good soldier.
My Dad came home with a great respect for the people but less respect for the British officers.....
....he also got very ill while there
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