Soldiers salute.
You sir, did your soldier’s job. Our boys did theirs. The battle cost both sides and the casualties were the best and the bravest. I carry no ill will towards you and I respect the fact that you stood your post in time off war when lesser men would have run.
Let go of your demons sir, they are but phantom’s of the past.
Hear, hear! He merely did a soldier’s job. We would congratulate one of ours that killed 3000, how is he different? Just because Adolph Hitler was the Chancellor of Germany changes nothing. Herr Severloh took an oath to do his duty and obey lawful orders, and he did so.
Thanks to a British Genius and Guderian’s “New Man” reportedly maligned among the British but much appreciated among the American’s Percy Hobart and his “Funnies” were everywhere but... as you can see below.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart’s_Funnies
“The comparatively light casualties which we sustained on all beaches, except Omaha, were in large measure due to the success of the novel mechanical contrivances which we employed, and the staggering moral and material effect of the mass of armour landed in the leading waves of the assault.”
Dwight Eisenhower
Well said...
My heart goes out to this tormented man.
May he someday find peace.
He is one more victim of the monstrous madman Adolph Hitler.
Why is the world again standing idle as another hideous monster carries Hitler’s banner? I am of course speaking of Amahdinejad.
Are we to be forced to repeat the history of the 30s-40s :-(
prisoner6
Yes indeed. He did his duty.
Amen. Let’s hope that he and all involved find peace.
Great post.
I too hold no ill toward this man, he did what he was asked and had to do.... I cannot imagine being in his place.
When battle becomes simply slaughter, and you keep firing anyway.... what that has to do to ones psych. For 9 hours, I am sure I would have been crying as I fired long before I ran out of ammo, and been praying to God that they just leave rather than force me to keep killing them.....