[Tyler109]

To me it's nothing but another attempt to help erase world war II from people's memory

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/...japan_iwo_jima

[mustangdriver]

This is the same group of people that write some very interesting history books. Did you know that between the years of 1938 and 1944 Everyone was on vacation, and nothing happened, and then in August of 1945 we dropped two atomic bombs for no reason. I learned that in a japanese history book.

[gbeck]

Pardon the expression, but that was a Hell of A Vacation for the many US, Japanese and other troops that gave their ultimate for a 7 year Vacation!

[mustangdriver]

That is my point exactly. My first reply was pure sarcasim.

[TopHat]

Sometimes, these things work out the way they should...just ask Martin Harwit, the director of the National Air and Space Museum, who lost his job over the Enola Gay exhibit.

[MoMo]

Re: Iwo Jima is now Iwo To

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This is the same group of people that write some very interesting history books. Did you know that between the years of 1938 and 1944 Everyone was on vacation, and nothing happened, and then in August of 1945 we dropped two atomic bombs for no reason. I learned that in a japanese history book.

Mustangdriver

From 1939 to 1946 my dad was on vacation too. The first stop of his tour was to France, but he just got off the boat when he, and the rest of his tour group, " The Cameronians " had to get back on. " France was cancelled!" They were told.

Oh, Well, back to England and some nice training to keep the boys fit.

Where to next? "Oh!" said my dad. " Let's all go to the Far East!"

" How will we travel?"

" Let's go on a cruise via Cape Town, and then we can go on from there to India. Oh, and yes, let's take in Burma too."

What a wonderful cruise my dad had. All the luxuries of ocean liner travelling. Great food, plenty of sea-air and an on-board fitness program designed to keep everyone fit. They even let him play with the ship's Bofors guns, just for practise.

Wow! Across South Africa, then on another ship to India. My dad must have been rolling in cash back then because in those days such a cruise would have cost a fortune.

Next stop, the steaming humidity of Bombay and from there a grand train ride to the foothills of Mount Everest and " Kitchen Jungle " ( Katchengunga ). Then Assam, and then on to Burma. He must have liked Burma a lot because he stayed there and did a walking tour of the whole place. He first walked to the East, then walked back to the West, then he walked back to the East, just for the hell of it! It took him years, he said. But he was alright because there were a great group of lads along for the trip.

One morning there was a lot of fuss when the lads were informed that someone had dropped a bomb somewhere and that they would all soon be going home. it took him six months to arrange a passage.

I wonder why he went?

[MoMo]

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Sometimes, these things work themselves out the way they should...just ask Martin Harwit, the director of the National Air and Space Museum, who lost his job over the Enola Gay exhibit.

What's the story there, Tophat, or anyone who knows?

[TopHat]

The Enola Gay was to be exhibited at the Smithsonian. Rather than just displaying the aircraft as an exhibt, the guy wanted to make a political statement which can be exemplified by this:

Singled out as an example of the exhibit's tone was one of the original wall legends, which read, ``For most Americans, it was a war of vengeance. For most Japanese, it was a war to defend their unique culture against Western imperialism.''

Basically, the SOB wanted to lay the blame for the war in the Pacific at the feet of the Americans.

[swoop]

MD, have you ever seen the TV series 'The Valour and the Horror' written by two brothers named McKenzie. Caused quite a stir up here in Canada. Veterans of WWII were looking to string them up. We shouldn't have sent troops to Singapore, Dieppe or any other place the incompetant British were waging war. The bombing of Dresden was portrayed as overkill and Bomber Harris as a heartless murderer. Never mind the casualties brought about by the blitz of 1940 or the indiscriminate V2 launches against civilians thereafter. We have many pariahs in our midst. The two therefore mentioned have concluded that countries like England,Sweden. Finland,Denmark, Holland, Belgium, France and Poland Should only retaliate by beating Germany at a friendly game of football(soccer to you) to settle old scores, so to speak. A POX ON ALL REVISIONISTS.

[TopHat]

Originally Posted by swoop

MD, have you ever seen the TV series 'The Valour and the Horror' written by two brothers named McKenzie.

I've heard of those two...Bob and Doug, isn't it? How's it goin', eh?