[WhiskeyPapa]

So tell me how you really feel about Montgomery. LOL. I agree with you. I believe arguably the best general in World War II on any side was Von Manstein.

Von Manstein was obviously a great general.

Hey, when I was in recruit training at PI, there was a guy in my platoon named Robin Speidel. So of course asked him if he was related to Hans Speidel, Rommel's Chief of Staff. Turned out he was General Speidel's nephew.

I had a CO whose CO in the 60's had been a Hitler Youth. He killed a T-34 and had an Iron Cross. He petitioned HQMC to wear it on his dress greens.

Nope, came back the answer.

Walt

[exmarine]

haha. I can't believe the guy had the eggs to to ask HQMC to wear that thing!

Hey Mac (as fellow Marines addressed each other in WWII - or at least in the "Sands of Iwo Jima"), I would like to say:

Semper Fi and Merry Christmas.

Mark