The FReeper Foxhole Revisits The Battle for Mortain (Aug. 7-12, 1944) - August 6th, 2004

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[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

MEDIA LIED, ON PURPOSE, ABOUT SWIFT BOAT VETS, TODAY!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1186614/posts

[snippy_about_it]

I'll try not to forget to send you a postcard from Bright Mount. :-)

I want one too!! ;-)

[SAMWolf]

Thanks Matt. It's so wonderful to see a Country that practices it's Religion openly, without worrying about lawsuits or condemnation by others.

[SAMWolf]

By the way, do you know why "Czestochowa"?

I learned something new today. :-)

[Professional Engineer]

Greetings from Tennessee!

Didja move?

[Professional Engineer]

What's that Corsair next to the flag made out of?

I just noticed it this morning, or would have asked miss Samwise about it.

[Valin]

"Going to war without the French is like going hunting without an accordion."
D Rumsfeld

[PhilDragoo]

Fire Mission!: The Siege at Mortain, Normandy, August 1944 by Robert Weiss

Enemy North, South, East, West by Robert Weiss

Now this:

According to Bob Weiss, Ambrose instead lifted material for his book, Citizen Soldier. Weiss said Ambrose admitted in a letter that he stole some of Weiss's passages for his book, but claimed he gave the veteran full credit. The credit, Weiss said, was less than accurate – and so were some of Ambrose's interpretations of Weiss's work. Weiss threatened to sue Ambrose, but the two eventually reached a "nonfinancial settlement."

Weiss finally found a publisher for his book, Enemy North, South, East, West, and he used some of Ambrose's compliments on the back cover and a description of himself that appeared in Citizen Soldier in his introduction, the Oregonian said. Ambrose was incensed and told Weiss to "go to hell."

From Ambrose, Goodwin, Simon & Schuster Still Taking Heat

Retired lawyer Robert Weiss, of Weiss, Jensen, Ellis & Howard, was featured recently in a television program on the History Channel. The program, "Dangerous Missions: Forward Observers," recounted the Weiss's account of the "Lost Battalion" at the Battle of Mortain in Normandy in World War II. Weiss was a field artillery forward observer with an infantry battalion of less than 700 men which, surrounded by a German Panzer division, held out against overwhelming forces for nearly six days with almost no food or medical supplies, little ammunition and no anti-tank weapons or mines. His book, Enemy North, South, East, West, was published in 1998 by Strawberry Hill Press in Portland.

Model M1, 57mm, Anti-Tank Cannon, U.S. Army, WWII era

Here is a site worth visiting:

Note that the calendar function enables the visitor to bring up the daily report for a specific date.

E.G., 654th Tank Destroyer Battalion August 09, 1944

Pilots from the 366th Fighter Group inpecting one of the Pzkpfw. V Panther tanks destroyed by the Group on 11 July 1944. Pilots from left to right: Lt. H.W. Collins, Joe Richmond and Paul Barrel. The officer on the right is unidentified.

Present day monument on Hill 314

Kerry breaks down at court martial:

[Soaring Feather]

Thanks for the Kerry graphic and text. Hilarious, and yet, so true.

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks Phil. That's a great link with the calendar. I bookmarked it.

[SAMWolf]

Evening Phil Dragoo.

Thanks on the leads to 3 more books. :-)

It's a shame about Ambrose. He has some of the best books out about the GI in WWII.

Good site on the 654th TD Bn. Thanks

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[CholeraJoe]

LOL! Phil, you are a ROCK STAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Samwise]

Hey Samwise, are those longaberger baskets?

Yep. I thought about going on one of those factory bus tours and seeing if you could meet me there. But you moved before I got the chance to ask.

[Samwise]

Geeeeeeez. You guys notice everything. :^)

The Corsair is made out of a spark plug.

[Professional Engineer]

The Corsair is made out of a spark plug.

After you finish burning the laundry, could you get a close up pictures for us?

[snippy_about_it]

I'll give you a clue before you go to the Longaberger factory...you can't buy any baskets there. Boo-hoo. I stopped along the way home from one of my worktrips and was disappointed. Came away with just a post-card. They like to keep they buying at parties so no sales.

[Samwise]

Your wish is my command.

[SAMWolf]

Cool! Thanks Samwise. Homemade?

[Samwise]

Homemade?

Hubby bought it somewhere. I can't remember where.