Sorry Ted. I wasn't aware that December 7th was a European Memorial Day. Last time I checked it was Pearl Harbor Day. Can you ever forgive me?

Originally Posted by Ted

Okay let me get some things christal clear to some of you. In no way is my post ment to disrespect the victims that died on December 7th. I ment none in any way whatsoever. But I remark wasn't about Pearl and heer casualties.
What got to me was the quote underneath the post. You talk about respecting the dead. That quote isn't showing that to the dead we mourn on our memorial days all over Europe. In my opinion it sounds that our soldiers and resistance fighters were amateurs that should have stayed at home. What were they thinking! If they had waited for the GI's well, they might have made it.
They fought for freedom as well and payed the ultimate price. But we Europeans should forget the the US liberated us. We are still thankfull that the Allies did liberated us. But our dead are just as dead as yours and died for the same cause! That quote sounds to me that you were the only ones bleeding.
So as to sum it up; I respect all vets, dead and alive. But I do dare say I respect them of almost all countries concerned, because the US wasn't the only country fighting for freedom.

Let me make something crystal clear Ted, if you have a problem with someone's signature file, don't confuse it with the content of the post and take it to PM or you can report your offended feelings via the report function if you prefer. Either way is better than posting it in the forums. It seems that comments were inadvertently misplaced here. Feel free to PM any staff member at any time about such matters.

since we are on the topic of Pearl Harbor and remembering those whos lives were taken so suddenly. I know this might be a little off topic but an interesting fact I came across acutally just before i opened this thread cought my attention. Most of the civilian casualties during the attack on the Pearl Harbor attack were the result of civilians being hit by antiarcraft bullets falling back down to earth. The bullets from .50 caliber machine guns were a principle cause, as these falling rounds could injure or kill no matter where they hit someone in their path. Considering the amount of AA fire that was expended during allied attacks on axis cities and axis attacks on allied cities, the casualty rate from friendly fire must have been enormous.

I got this info from a book im reading.

Okay, point taken Dtop.

CanCom, what book are you reading? Is it specifically about Pearl Harbour??

no it

no it is not just about Pearl Harbor

Ok, there was TWO questions bruv... what is the title and isbn of the book?

I'll never forget that terrible day. I have met some men who suvivered from Pearl Harbor

the book is called Dirty Little Secrets of WW2