Tag Archives: band of brothers
Remembering the Veterans in My Life…Memorial Day 2009
Today has been a day of rest and recovery from the past 10 days, especially the past 3 days when Judy had to be hospitalized. She is recovering nicely and may actually visit her friends at her church choir practice … Continue reading →
Filed under Baseball, History, iraq,afghanistan, Military, vietnam
Tagged as al anbar, b-17, band of brothers, battle of hue city, bill singer, bob kison, eod, harbor park, honor and remember flag, iraq, nelson lebron, norfolk tides, peter pace, PTSD, the battle of the bulge, uss hue city, veterans, vietnam, world war ii
Hollywood and Recruiting Since Vietnam
I have been thinking about how Hollywood occasionally helps military recruiting in the post-Vietnam and all-volunteer era. Back in World War II Hollywood Moguls signed on to further the war effort with films which were entertaining but also inspiring to … Continue reading →
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Tagged as a few good men, an officer and a gentleman, band of brothers, catch 22, coming home, destination tokyo, go tell the spartans, in harms way, iron eagle, jimmy stewart, kelly's heroes, louis gosset jr, MASH, midway, platoon, richard gere, saving private ryan, the battle of the bulge, the deer hunter, the fighting sullivans, the flying tigers, the green berets, the hunt for red october, the longest day, the memphis belle, they were expendable, thirty seconds over tokyo, tom cruise, top gun, wake island
