Posted on 01/08/2008 6:13:13 PM PST by Flavius
f there is anything such as hell on earth, it was that moment," said the grey-haired, 90-year-old man at the front of the room.The hell on earth the old man, James Megellas, was talking about is a thing of legend, something one sees in movies. It can be seen in one movie in particular, "A Bridge Too Far."
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“Paratroopers, if properly led would follow you to the gates of hell if asked,” Megellas said.
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God Bless the WWII vets of all services. They serve as an examle to all of us.
The Germans learned from Crete. The Americans kept repeating their mistakes.
I see that he was involved in the Waal crossing. That was a particularly wasteful operation. They went in broad daylight, instead of waiting until dark. And then, as soon as they secured the crossing, the British armor parked for the night. So there would have been no delay in the operation if the crossing had been postponed until night, with the armor rolling out the next morning.
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