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| Primus Pilus | anything to do with Okinawa the first Japanese peice of soil reached? or the imperial palace?
__________________ Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country. Herman Goering |
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| Optio | http://www.life.com/Life/covers/1945/cv040945.html - this one? http://www.life.com/Life/covers/1945/cv110545.html no? Tempted post all the life covers for 1945!! http://www.life.com/Life/covers/1945/cv030545.html - nah Last edited by Reiben; July 6th, 2006 at 23:36. |
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| Centurion | Quote:
Funny enough, I do not recall seeing it in Life either. I saw it in National Geographic, and in the magazine it was referred to as a famous photograph yadda, yadda.... but from where, i do not remember. It is referred to in the website of the USS Icefish, but unfortunately, it is not shown there. On to you Monty. Dean. | |
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| Tribunus Laticlavius | Ok something easy: Elements of what German division were responsible for the occupation of the channel islands.
__________________ To mistrust science and deny the validity of the scientific method is to resign your job as a human. You'd better go look for work as a plant or wild animal. P. J. O'Rourke |
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| Godfather | Hey Dean, if this photograph is so well known, how come I still can't find it? Anyone else find it? I'd really like to see it. |
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| Tribunus Laticlavius | I am thinking this is the one he means. http://www.clipartreview.com/_gallery/_pages/30108.html It has been quite an effort to find it and I cant find a clean version that has the story with it. |
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| Centurion | Here is the image I found: ![]() In addition, her eis a blurb from the USS Icefish web site: Richard Ward Peterson, a retired rear admiral and one of the last surviving and most highly decorated submarine officersof World War II, died at his home in Los Altos on April 14. He was 90. Born in 1908 in St. Paul, Minnesota, he graduatedfrom the U.S. Naval Academy in 1931. He obtained an MBAfrom the University of Santa Clara in 1968. During World War II, he commanded several submarineson 10 patrols in the Pacific, each lasting two to 15 months.He was awarded the Navy Cross and Silver Star for extraordinaryheroism, expert seamanship and inspiring leadership, in sinkingenemy shipping while rescuing six downed U.S. airmen in hostile waters. His daring proximity to the coast of Japan was documentedby his famous photograph, published on the cover of Life magazine,of Mount Fuji, taken through the periscope of his submarine.He was also the recipient of three Bronze Stars (two with Combat Victory)and a Navy Commendation medal with a Combat Victory. Hope you liked it. I actually remember the image as being a lot cleaner, but then again, I saw it in a vintage National Geographic. If you can find any from the WW II era, they are well worth looking into as they have excellent photography relating to the war. Dean. |
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| Godfather | Thank you Monty and Dean! ![]() |
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| Centurion | Monty, I do believe it is your turn... |
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