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Members in Uniforms Part 2
Taken at Armed Forces Day over the weekend: And with an Iraqi Type 59 MBT: And before anyone asks, we had no stinking airsoft guns with us! All out iron is capable of shooting real bullets. I only bring it up because we had a lot of people ask at the event... -
Members in Uniforms Part 2
That's the often-told story, but historian Jon Gawne looked into that in detail and found it was a supply and standardization of supply issue more than that. Nobody knows where the "mistaken for SS" story came from as lots of allied camo was seen in the ETO, for example British Paras. They... -
Members in Uniforms Part 2
I’ve been lucky as far as sci-fi goes to be in the right places at the right times. Here’s a few more, for those who might be interested. Me and Aaron Douglas who played “The Chief” on Galactica: And with some other folks: And I’m the kid in uniform at the wheel of (my Dad’s)... -
Members in Uniforms Part 2
No, Ordnance. But I worked with every kind of unit there was, including SF. I'd gone through the Brigade SF pre-qual course before my legs gave out and I decided I'd never be able to do a full 20 years. -
Members in Uniforms Part 2
and finally... And not exactly history, as such…: I couldn’t resist posting this, you’ll either recognize all of it, or you won’t: -
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Members in Uniforms Part 2
Me in my 1944 Willys Jeep: Desert Storm: I belong to a group that does displays for this time period. Check us out here: http://desertstorm20th.webs.com/ And modern (1998-2006) US Army: -
Members in Uniforms Part 2
I’ve been a re-enactor since the age of 5 (during the bicentennial of the revolution). I’ve done many different time periods, some of which I doubt I even have photos of anymore. But here’s a selection of various photos of me in uniform. US Civil War, taken at Gettysburg (one of only three... -
Need help trying to ID an animated movie I think from the 1960s
THANK you for posting that! I watched it and it was almost as I remembered. I recalled as a kid how sad the ending was. Still is, in a way. Thank you for showing me that, I hadn't seen that in probably at least 30 years... As a kid I always thought it painfully sad at the end (seriously, what...- p51
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Misconceptions of World War II
There are a lot of incorrect perspectives on the reaction and handling of the war by the US public. People today don’t realize not everyone was behind the war even after Pearl Harbor (remember, the Congressional decision was not unanimous), many people in the public weren’t for it, citing it as... -
Unpopular movie opinions...
I actually watched the Rangers training for this mission and did some OPFOR (opposing force) training for them. I talked with a few after they came back, and the same guys were hollow shells of the people I’d talked with before the left. I have a hard time with that movie, knowing that I saw...- p51
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M*A*S*H Set in Back Yard
I found a couple of other photos of this elsewhere, showing that it’s even more impressive, look how they turned the back of the house to represent the hospital itself! The only thing that throws it off is all the grass! I’ve never seen anything this accurate before. Oh, how I would have loved...- p51
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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The Fedora Lounge Film Festival
I need to upload the fake WW2 newsreel I made years ago. I've fooled several historians with it. I love this video, great job!- p51
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Battlestar Galactica exhibit in Seattle
The Sci-Fi Museum at the Experience Music Project (at the base of the Space Needle) in Seattle just opened their 18-month BSG exhibit: http://www.empsfm.org/exhibitions/index.asp?articleID=1491 I was there for the opening as well as Aaron Douglas coming two weeks later to talk to the fans (in...- p51
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WWII Correspondent Howell Dodd - Anyone with Information?
I just scored another original (1944 dated) AP wire photo of one of his drawings, of a V-1 bomb flying over France. Remember, the press had very limited info on these things at the time. I need to throw it on the scanner, but here are the scans from the ePay listing, I have it with my other... -
U-505 Captured On The Great Lakes
These myths will never go away. I grew up near the northern Gulf Coast of Florida and there was quite a bit of activity in that area. I know for sure that the U67 sank the tanker “Empire Mica” off the coast of Panama City in 1942. The old timers who lived in the area during the war SWEAR that at... -
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WWII attitudes to conscription and going into the service
My late uncle signed up right after Pearl Harbor, and he always said that the volunteers got the first crack at things over the people who were drafted. Keep in mind, by late 1944 the war was going BADLY for manpower and they relaxed the draft standards. People who had been passed up earlier... -
British white mug question
Thanks, I had them n the dishwasher but hadn't run them yet, just yanked them out and warned my wife not to run them either. Yep, check out this thread: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=36010& My own page has some more info as well... -
British white mug question
I guess I should have been more specific. :eusa_doh: I was looking for good references for any specific markings they put on these mugs in WW2 for pretty much any branch, but I'd like to have one marked RAF or Red Cross. I recall seeing a photo once of a Red Cross donut truck and the mugs had... -
British white mug question
I got two reproduction white British military enamel-coated metal mugs and got to wondering if they were ever marked on the sides with any special markings? I’m no expert on Brit stuff and got these only because there wasn’t a US equivalent and I wanted something I could drink from at events... -
Rare WWII Bill Mauldin?
Oh, there's a LOT of Mauldin's work that appears elsewhere. I've been collecting it for years and I'm sure I'm missing a few myself. Keep in mind, the Willie and Joe 'toons are but a part of all the WW2 work he did. But the bext place to go is this set of books. It's not 100% complete, but I'd...
