Veterans... - Page 5

ANGRYCOMICMAN · 05-24-2007, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by CocoPUFF

Italiano, eh? at least that's what it sounds like

I'm of Italian heritage.
Both parents born here.
My fathers parents were born in Italy, and both came here LEGALLY in 1918.
My mothers parents were born here. My great grandfather & mother (my grandmothers side) were born in Italy, and both came here LEGALLY in 1898.
My grandfathers, great-grandfather, came here in 1823. One of the first Itlanians in this great nation. He was probably a thief. I know he married an Iroquois woman and they had kiddies and were chased out of New York. Well this is what my grandfather told me.
My grandfather was in the Army for three days, and then WWI ended. He was sent to the Texas border, fell off his horse, broke his leg, and sent home.
he was a fisherman, so take that with a grain of salt, too.

ANGRYCOMICMAN · 05-24-2007, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Léon

Was thinking the same thing. One of my favorite countries to go on holiday btw

Never been to Italy. Evil-Lyn won't fly over water. Maybe someday I'll get there. I would love to see all the old cities, Amsterdam, London, Rome, Paris, nah, skip Paris.

Leon · 05-24-2007, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ANGRYCOMICMAN

Never been to Italy. Evil-Lyn won't fly over water. Maybe someday I'll get there. I would love to see all the old cities, Amsterdam, London, Rome, Paris, nah, skip Paris.

Rome has it all for me, you can easily spend 3 weeks in Rome and not get bored.
London & Amsterdam are must-sees. and Paris is also a beautifull city. To bad the french live there

but we're getting off-topic here, sorry......

ANGRYCOMICMAN · 05-24-2007, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Léon

Rome has it all for me, you can easily spend 3 weeks in Rome and not get bored.
London & Amsterdam are must-sees. and Paris is also a beautifull city. To bad the french live there

but we're getting off-topic here, sorry......

The Netherlands were with us in the Korean War.
"Ik zal handhaven" That's your motto."I shall stand fast".

My Pop's used to say it was "pretty neat" to see other guys in uniform, that weren't American, and fightin with us. I remember him saying that the Turk's were completely nuts, and didn't take prisoners.

Thanks, Google & Wikipedia!

ANGRYCOMICMAN · 05-24-2007, 07:43 PM

God Bless our Vets & our Troops!

Had to bump this.

Alex655321 · 05-24-2007, 07:54 PM

Here is a Great Memorial Day movie to rent

Pretty much the life story of a real American Hero Audie Murphy

ANGRYCOMICMAN · 05-24-2007, 10:07 PM

Great War Moobies:
WWI - All Quiet on the Western Front, Legends of the Fall, Flyboys (new)
WWII - To Hell & Back, ATTACK, Red Ball Express, Saving Private Ryan, From Hell to Eternity, In Harms Way, about 100 more
Viet Nam - Green Berets, Full Metal Jacket
Civil War - The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (well it was set during the Civil War)

More I want to see more great war movies, anybody want to add to the list.

Alex655321 · 05-24-2007, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ANGRYCOMICMAN

Great War Moobies:
WWI - All Quiet on the Western Front, Legends of the Fall, Flyboys (new)
WWII - To Hell & Back, ATTACK, Red Ball Express, Saving Private Ryan, From Hell to Eternity, In Harms Way, about 100 more
Viet Nam - Green Berets, Full Metal Jacket
Civil War - The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (well it was set during the Civil War)

More I want to see more great war movies, anybody want to add to the list.

I watch that at least 2x a year

ANGRYCOMICMAN · 05-24-2007, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex655321

I watch that at least 2x a year

Yea, me too.

I get misty eyed at all these moobies.

Especially Mr. Roberts.
Jeeze, I almost broke down.

'Nuff · 05-24-2007, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ANGRYCOMICMAN

Great War Moobies:
WWI - All Quiet on the Western Front, Legends of the Fall, Flyboys (new)
WWII - To Hell & Back, ATTACK, Red Ball Express, Saving Private Ryan, From Hell to Eternity, In Harms Way, about 100 more
Viet Nam - Green Berets, Full Metal Jacket
Civil War - The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (well it was set during the Civil War)

More I want to see more great war movies, anybody want to add to the list.

Civil War movie...Glory...One of the greatest war movies ever made...Denzel Washington won the Academy Award for his performance...and well deserved...Also on the ACW movies...Gettysburg...The cannon scene alone is worth mentioning...