On the Nazis and Reds Slaughtering Each Other During the Extended Battle of Stalingrad
Yeah, those were the halcyon days and right up there with the Persians and the Arabs smoking each other in the '80s....If only we had kept our own damned noses clean.
Had a history professor who 'kept his nose clean'- a Quaker, he refused to be drafted, was sent to prison and volunteered for starvation experiments. Had a poly sci prof who had served in the Norwegian underground, spent the Winters on skis and was involved in the heavy water plant attack. One way or another, just about everyone in those days was sucked into the maelstrom. My Dad was a lead welder in a B-24 plant and the bells, sirens and fireworks on VE day in Milwaukee sent a terrified little me into the closet. Interestingly, later when I appeared before a board of field grade officers seeking a direct commission in the US Army, the general discussion was about how people reacted during WWII. (must have had the right answers)
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Had a history professor who 'kept his nose clean'- a Quaker, he refused to be drafted, was sent to prison and volunteered for starvation experiments. Had a poly sci prof who had served in
the Norwegian underground, spent the Winters on skis and was involved in the heavy water plant attack. One way or another, just about everyone in those days was
sucked into the maelstrom. My
Dad was a lead welder in a B-24 plant and the bells, sirens and
fireworks on VE day in Milwaukee
sent a terrified little me into
the closet. Interestingly, later
when I appeared before a board of
field grade officers seeking a direct commission in the US Army, the general discussion was about
how people reacted during WWII.
(must have had the right answers)
I should probably become a Quaker. They can have caffeine, right?
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