Exactly, Adam -- sorry that I wasn't more specific in my post. It was exactly the fact that these men were not cowards that caused the furor and...
Hmm... I think that you would be able to find topos -- or links to them -- if you try searching for some hiking sites -- there are lots of hiking...
Welcome from another newbie :) It appears that you speak -- or write -- more English than I speak or write German... Not to worry, I'm sure that...
Welcome to the forum -- I'm also a newbie, here. We're just aout the same age -- my dad served in the ETO. Yes... US history books give short...
Scott refusing the Oscar -- ha-ha! I remember that! It caused a furor at the time. Back OT... WRT the slapping incident: Patton, like all other...
Wow -- that's a large patch of geography to choose from! I agree with everyone else: Normandy is a great place to stop. In Compiegne (just north...
I'm assuming that you've searched online for "Krasni Bor" in English... but you'd probably have a better chance if you can search it in Spanish --...
Thanks, TA -- I didn't mean to steal the thread... I found a web site for Carlisle Barracks, last night, after logging off of this forum :) I...
Thanks for the info, Keith -- yeah, the puttees were designed to provide ankle and lower-leg support, which is why they were canned when the new...
Thanks, Michelle -- Yeah, it's my oldest brother and myself who are really interested -- interested enough to do the research, that is :D -- not...
Are you talking about puttees? IIRC, puttees worn by the Army in WWII were "the real thing" , by which I mean a long strip of cloth wrapped up...
This is very interesting -- does one need to go there to do the research? I'm non-military, so would I be given access? -- or is it possible to...
thanks, Jeff -- I had the bright idea of phoning the local Army recruiting office, but it's Sunday :p I'm sure that someone from the medical...
Thanks -- nice to be noticed :D Unfortunately, my dad wouldn't say much, no matter how often he was asked to... but I do have one or two little...
Hey, all -- I have a question about Nursing Branch insignia -- my dad was a private with the 136th Medical (specific info not necessary, here),...
Hi, everyone -- I'm Babs. My father was a soldier in WWII and, like most vets from that war, would give only the minimum of info whenever my...
