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Bailey bridge spotted, forgot I had these photos…
I can’t see how sandbags would work and still get a view of the interior length of the bridge. We’ll figure something out. I’m tempted to make one of those “Cross the river with dry feet, courtesy of the 666th Engineers” (well, something like that) signs for each side. I have a couple of guys in... -
Bailey bridge spotted, forgot I had these photos…
I had a roll of film developed recently from a camera I keep in my SUV "just in case." When I got the film back two days ago, I had forgotten I had taken these photos. I thought this was pretty neat, a temporary bridge over the Chehalis River (in SW WA state) over the summer, and I found out it... -
The Occult, are you a believer?
-Han Solo, "Star Wars" I think that sums it up. I've been too many places and seen too many things to think that there's really much beyond what nature will throw at us and the randomness of human behavior. I really don't believe in much else as anything other than that is pretty much wishful...- p51
- Post #46
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Holy Crud, I'm a comic book character???
Holy self-promotion, Batman! :eusa_doh: :offtopic: Here's my comic book debut as a character! I'm the war correspondent in the center. This appeared in the current issue (#5) of the limited DC comics series, "SGT Rock and the Lost Battalion," and came out this week. My appearance in the... -
Moon pioneer helped Nazis
Patton once compared people who joined the Nazi to those who join any other political party in the states, and almost lost his stars over it. The next time you encouter a PC-living "Soccer Mom" type, ask if she shops at Ikea. If she does, tell her the guy who founded it (Ingvar Kamprad)was a... -
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canteen returned 63 years later
Got to thinking about that story and was determined to find it exactly. It took a while to find it online: Can you imagine how those Belgian guys must have felt when they read this? -
Fallschirmjager Regiment 6 - Pacific Northwest
Amazing. This started off as someone showing neat photos from his re-enacting unit. Nothing more than that. Look where it went. [huh] And people wonder why don't do a German impression. I always explain re-enacting WW2 with my "Seven-Eleven Theory" (patent pending): I walk into a gas... -
America Calling - Civilian Defense Reenacting
I really don't wanna nitpick, but getting some 1930s/40s glasses would be a great addition. I wear specs and know all too well how tough they are to find, but they're really worth it because people do notice... -
B-17 Photos
Great shots! :eusa_clap I have never flown on that specific B-17 but I have sat in her radio room while taxiing before. That's almost as good. I've seen almost all the existing B-17s in the world and have flown in plenty of WW2 aircraft over the years, here are some photos: Me, front... -
New CHG Unit - AVG: Flying Tigers
Wow, interesting. :eusa_clap Not too many PTO-themed groups in re-enacting, especially ones nowhere near any US forces involved in ground operations. -
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WWII Combat Injuries
You could base it on this guy: Peter Delo, co-pilot in the 91st BG, ditched in the North Sea early in 1944 in a B-17 called the "Sugar Blues." http://www.usaaf-noseart.co.uk/misslist-37939.htm When they went into the water, a belt of .50 caliber ammo popped out of the top turret box and... -
Squadron Patches on A-2s
Great work! Me too! :eusa_clap I even went to the Tacoma reunion in 2002. I have the personal affects of a great guy, now passed on, who was with the 91st early in 44: -
Now Forming! the Campaign Hat Corps
Great stuff, my Cowboy Shooting "persona" is that of a staff officer with the 1st USV Cav: http://www.freewebs.com/willysmb44/captainleebishop.htm Sadly, the campaign hat didn't actually come in a size that would fit me today as the largest numbered size they came in was under 7 1/2. So I have... -
How to repair a WW2 aviators kit bag?
The best source for canvas for a patch job would come off a early "kidney style" WW2 gas mask bag. They're not too tough to find in very good shape (if the hardware is rusted or the straps are cut, they're cheaper that way). They're large enough to provide decent sized amounts of original canvas... -
Black Sheep Squadron
I have a funny memory of this show from recent times. Around 2000, they were showing a marathon of this series on TV and I had the day off from my active duty Army 'job' as it was a holiday but my wife didn't ge the day off from her civilian job. Anyway, she comes home and reads me the riot... -
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M-1941 1st Pattern Field Jacket Repro
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Top 5 WW2 movies
1. Battleground 2. A Bridge too far 3. Saving Private Ryan 4. 12 O'clock High 5. Das Boot- p51
- Post #11
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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M-1941 1st Pattern Field Jacket Repro
I agree. There's a reason everyone makes a M42 jump suit but hardly anyone makes a good pre-war Campaign ("Smokey bear") hat. Re-enacting WW2 is all about Normandy, the "Band of Brothers" E/506 and later war stuff. People keep thinking that USMC stuff will explode in popularity each time a new... -
Typewriter Supplies
There are plenty of vendors online, and finding them is pretty simple. Here is one I have bought some supplies from in the past: http://mytypewriter.com/index.aspx Old typewriter stuff certainly IS addictive. At one point I had over half a dozen before I decided to cut that down to only the...- p51
- Post #12
- Forum: The Golden Era
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canteen returned 63 years later
I can't recall exactly when this happened but I know about 15+ years ago, a Belgian (or French, I'm not sure) collector found a mess kit with a guy's name on it and spent a lot of time tracking down the vet. He was alive and living in the Midwest and the European guy went all the way to him to...
