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    Who is the preferred vendor for WWII gear?

    As one who re-enacted for 20 years I would suggest contacting a re-enactment club nearby. They would be more than happy to help you. I was fortunate to have started in the 1980s. As John said Surplus stores WERE the place to go. I was lucky to get alot of original gear (US) for cheap back then...
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    Help with WWII French Uniforms Please?

    They are patterned after the British Battle Dress, the French Labels confuse me though. I THINK not sure though that they may be Post War. I know the Dutch and the Belgians also copied that pattern post war. I know our English friends would know. On the pockets (trousers) the pleated one is a...
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    Nobody Can Insult Someone Like....

    "This is the Castle of my master Luigi La Whataaa.....".
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    Your Favorite Band of Brothers Episode

    I remember watching war movies as a kid and enjoying them. Back then I did not know as much as I do now. It is really hard to watch them now like "Battle of the Bulge" or "Dirty Dozen". Like most of you guys I can't watch a movie with out saying "Hey wait they didn't....". It got to the point...
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    Any Cigar Afficionados Out There?

    I agree with you John in Covina. I remember going in to my favorite Cigar shop after the tax was implemented. The owner was marking everything up a couple of dollars. Like the cool surplus stores we had here the Cigar shops have also disappeared. Internet sales are the only way to go now.
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    Your Favorite Band of Brothers Episode

    I also have Websters book (ironic how he died). I like the episode because of the following reasons; The new Looey all green and clean, how he gets dissed by Malarky about dodging the mortars. There was the scene also when he flinches around the vets when Bill got killed by the bomb. It just...
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    Your Favorite Band of Brothers Episode

    Every episode yielded some really neat scenes. Makes me want to fire my WWII rifles again. Problem is there are Condos on my "secret" spot.
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    Your Favorite Band of Brothers Episode

    That's easy Carentan ! The battle of "Bloody Gulch" was awesome. "The Last Patrol" was good also I can feel the itchy scalp and smell the wool in that one.
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I just watched "It's a Gift" with W.C. Fields for the 100th time. It's my favorite Fields movie " open the door for Mr Muckle the blind man ! ".
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    WWII Photos (and Stories) of Our Loved Ones

    My Uncle was in the "Red Elephants" in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). Captured by the Japanese and forced to work on the Kwai RR. My Dad was too young and was interned.
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    Is out-of-lip-sync driving you MAD?

    It doesn't bother me I grew up watching Godzilla flicks !
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    THE LITTLE RASCALS; Isthmus be my lucky day

    I like that episode ! Miss Crabtree is June Marlowe who was actually a brunette and a Hottie ! She has a website with some of her previous works. Another funny episode was when Stymie had a run in with the "Fidgets". Curiously they banned that episode because of the exploitation of the little...
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    The last BW movie was " After the thin man ", the last color was "Merrill's Marauders ". Amy Trogg ?!! I remember watching that when it came out ! It's about a Caveman right ? I was but a mere lad but remember that flick well.
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    Name This Plane...from the inside

    My last guess then I give up ! The C-46 Commando, They used them for a Jump Platform in Operation Varsity.
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    Best books on flying in WWII

    Silent Wings is a great book, I have Gerard Delvin's other book Paratrooper ! The later has some great references to pre D-Day Airborne Operations. Yes believe it or not there were other Divisions other than the 101st ! I am currently making a Waco CG4A scale model in my garage. I am using his...
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    Best books on flying in WWII

    Death Squadron- I forgot who wrote it , about the 4th fighter group. Thunderbolt !- by Robert Johnson and Martin Caidin. Lightning ! also by Martin Caidin, he brings up "compressibilty problems" both Fighters had. For God, Country and the Hell of it- John Hickman, a 9th AF Photo Recon...
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    Army Pays $725 in Set-Aside World War II Case

    No amount of money can compensate for the indignites these men suffered. For 60 years these men had to live with the knowledge they were railroaded. How do you give 60 years of one mans dignity back ?
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    Name This Plane...from the inside

    Years ago at Long Beach Airport I saw what my Instructor said was a B-something Dragon. I think it was a pre war twin engine bomber. It looked sort of like an A-20 Havoc. That isn't it is it ? I've only saw that plane once never in photos. I remember it looked real heavy sitting there.
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    THE LITTLE RASCALS; Isthmus be my lucky day

    This is not from the Little Rascals but from that era. This Comedy team reviled by mothers sneered at by wifes and girlfriends and emulated on playgrounds everywhere. Loved by all the guys growing up the 3 Stooges. The 3 Stooges are posing as Professors and are caught by the real ones...
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    Name This Plane...from the inside

    Me thinks PBY Catalina, it's a twin engine something.

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