Posted on 06/16/2022 11:41:47 AM PDT by American Number 181269513
When he looks back on his memories of World War II, Harry Whisler always mentions the 2,000-year-old Roman Bridge in Trier, Germany, where he brushed shoulders with Gen. George S. Patton in 1945.
Patton flagged down his tank, where Whisler was seated in the assistant driver's seat after having caught a ride upon losing his jeep. The general, after tossing a glance at the red cross on Whisler's helmet, proceeded to reprimand him for being in front of a machine gun as a medic.
"He asked me what I was doing sitting in the driver's seat with my red helmet on," Whisler remembered. "I never thought about that, you know? So he chewed me out a little." When Patton started to walk away, he turned around and asked Whisler, "What would you have done with that machine gun there if you had to use it?"
"I'd have used it," Whisler shot back, to which Patton replied, "Job well done, soldier."
Whisler, who celebrated his 100th birthday in Texas on Wednesday, served as a medic in Patton's 10th Armored "Tiger" Division and recently recounted to Fox News Digital his wartime experiences, as well as the lessons he has learned in his century of life.
Born June 15, 1922, in International Falls, Minnesota, Whisler had four younger siblings, two of whom are still alive and in their 90s. The family later moved to Midland, Michigan, where he grew up. When he was 20 years old, he enlisted in the Army on Nov. 23, 1942, just five months after marrying his high school sweetheart, Dorothy Grice.
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I recall a question to Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes fame (and Chris Wallace's FATHER) in some forum where he was asked about his 'journalism in Viet Nam.' The gist was that IF he were embedded with North Vietnamese as an 'unbiased journalist' what he would do if they came upon some American Soldiers and were going to ambush them. Would he keep quiet? He admitted that he would have remained silent.
Mike Wallace, Dan Rather, Chet Huntley and David Brinkley......all those 'lauded' Viet Nam journalists and nightly anchors - they were (some still are) stinking pieces of traitor crap, IMO
Cronkite wasn’t much better. They were all Leftists, but couldn’t be outright AOC-type Leftists or they’d have been fired in a heartbeat...
...and, of course, who lauds them the most? They, themselves - and those who seek the same type of fame and respect that those guys had.
I agree.....IMO, they are, were in this for nothing but themselves.
I know. Idiots!
May God bless and keep you, Mr Whisler. Thank you for your service, sir.
Brandon is a mere 21 years younger!
(I know: Math is hard!)
Regards,
In 2022, i wouldnt be surprised if most headlines are generated through AI. I’d bet that a human being doesnt even see it before it goes live online
Brandon is 20 years younger than Mr. Whisler.
God Bless you sir and thank you for your service
Happy Bitch to Harry Whistler and thanks for posting the link.
My dad would have turned 100 on July 31. He saw Patton in North Africa.
I have always noticed how much more mature looking people were way back then. Not just soldiers but the civilians as well. You had to work for what you wanted back then.
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