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A nice Chateaux somewhere perhaps ?
A nice Chateaux somewhere perhaps ?
I've always been creeped out by "reenactor" Nazis, to be honest. I realize somebody has to be the Bad Guys at reenactments, but I just can't get the YOU'RE PRETENDING TO BE SOMEONE WHO FOUGHT FOR HITLER thing out of my mind. I think it trivializes what those uniforms stood for, and I don't support it by attending such events.
It's hard to name a "great man" who doesn't have blood on his hands.
I totally agree. Sure...someone has to be the bad guys...but I could not play that role. Totally wigged out. I even have a few historical items from the German army but it's not something to gloat over. They are interesting historical items to be preserved...but still not something to celebrate.
As for the Nazi uniforms in Asia. That's just weird. That being said. I have a couple of friends who managed to marry girls from either Japan or China...and they are wonderful young ladies. But they have zero concept of world history let alone the darker parts of their own history. One girl told me she basically had no clue as to what her country's history was. It's not a big topic of study in their own country. Especially, if it's something they don't want to deal with like the brutality of various wars.
One night after a card game my buddy's wife saw a picture of Chairman Moa flash on TV. She stood up, practically, at attention, pointed to the TV and said..."Great man! Very great man."
I got a cold chill. No one has to explain to this group Moa's criminal history as it related to genocide and murder.
She, however, was clueless.
Back on topic: apparently they can see images of the train on ground penetrating radar ; can anyone say "Burmese Spitfires" ?
Really, is that what this is all based on? Ground penetrating radar?
I feel so let down.
"The boy who cried wolf" and all the times TIGAR claimed to have found 'proof' of Amelia Earhart both come to mind here.I remember that, somewhere in Norfolk wasn't it? On some aviation forums the whole Burmese thing is still a banned topic.
Actually I have a friend who is involved is this project now. The people on the ground are sure it's the gold train but it's going to take a lot of money for a careful and safe excavation. I have been authorized to allow you to invest $5,000 in this effort, for which you will see a return of at least 10 times your investment!! PM me for details on the bank account in the Virgin Islands that the money can be transferred to Big J, and we will get this gold train rolling again!!
That tears it ! It's packed full of old Betamax copies of Hudson Hawk isn't it !
Actually I have a friend who is involved is this project now. The people on the ground are sure it's the gold train but it's going to take a lot of money for a careful and safe excavation. I have been authorized to allow you to invest $5,000 in this effort, for which you will see a return of at least 10 times your investment!! PM me for details on the bank account in the Virgin Islands that the money can be transferred to, Big J, and we will get this gold train rolling again!!
I remember that, somewhere in Norfolk wasn't it? On some aviation forums the whole Burmese thing is still a banned topic.
I know this kind of thing went on, my sister's father in law was a fitter with the RAF back in WWII. His last job before demob was piling used tools and some surplus motorcycles into a trench then covering it over with earth.