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Originally Posted by tentoze
No love here for Sergeant York, I see.
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I just saw that movie for the first time a few months ago. Very very good!!
Saving Private Ryan is almost a cliché because of its popularity, but still one of the best.
Patton
Midway
Das Boot
Guadalcanal Diary has a sad footnote:
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Marine Corps Capt. Marion Carl, a multi-ace (18.5 air victories), makes an appearance as a Marine Corps pilot. Capt. Carl wears his baseball cap with the bill pointed skyward and makes the comment, "Don't look now, fellas, but a truck of gas just came on the field." Capt. Carl was a survivor of the Battle of Midway and the air campaign for Guadalcanal in 1942. He was awarded 2 Navy Crosses for his actions at Midway and Guadalcanal. Sadly, on June 28, 1998, he was murdered in his Oregon home by a home intruder.
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T.A., great list!
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In battle, in forest, at the precipice in the mountains,
On the dark great sea, in the midst of javelins and arrows,
In sleep, in confusion, in the depths of shame,
The good deeds a man has done before defend him.
--Bhagavad-Gita
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