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re: Saving Private Ryan question about Tom Hank's character
Posted on 5/25/15 at 11:19 am to Lsupimp
Posted on 5/25/15 at 11:19 am to Lsupimp
Has commercials and is what I would call "partially" edited. They're dubbing the f word and cutting a little bit of the goriest stuff.
I don't know how old your children are, but it's not a war flick for younger kids. There's some pretty traumatic shite going on in that movie.
I don't know how old your children are, but it's not a war flick for younger kids. There's some pretty traumatic shite going on in that movie.
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Posted on 5/25/15 at 11:27 am to Jim Rockford
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Only USS Arizona survivors can be interred on the USS Arizona; Pearl Harbor survivors can have their ashes scattered over Pearl Harbor.
You don't bury survivors
Posted on 5/25/15 at 1:25 pm to Pavoloco83
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We usually make every effort to ensure that our fallen service men and women don't rest in foreign soil.
That didnt apply in WW2. Not practical to return the bodies back to the states then. There are military graveyards all over the Pacific, Africa, Europe etc.
First, I think I stand corrected. Second, when I said "foreign soil", that doesn't include official cemeteries like the one at Normandy where it's American soil with an American flag flying over it. I considered those soldier to be buried on American soil. By "rest in foreign soil", I meant things like being buried in small plots in various towns near where the soldier died.
I honestly though that by WWII, bodies were either sent home or moved to an official cemetery when it became safe and possible.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 2:03 pm to TigerstuckinMS
The German/US soldier hand to hand fight was a brutal scene in that movie.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 2:38 pm to Pectus
Because one member of the unit made it out. I always guessed that he relayed to Ryan what they went through to get him.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 3:32 pm to TigerstuckinMS
I just recently discovered that my grandmother's brother, who was killed on Iwo, is buried here in Louisiana. I thought for sure there was no way they would bring his body all the way home but sure enough they did. As much interest as I've always had in WWII I've never really read anything about the procedure with where to bury or exhume and relocate the dead. Would be really interested to learn more on that.
This post was edited on 5/25/15 at 3:33 pm
Posted on 5/25/15 at 4:07 pm to theantiquetiger
According to "Killing Patton", no US soldier who died in Europe was shipped home...they were all buried there. It's why Patton is buried in Luxembourg.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 4:35 pm to Godfather1
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It's why Patton is buried in Luxembourg.
I thought there was an offer to bring Patton home to be buried in Arlington but his wife (or somebody or another) insisted he remain in Europe because he always expressed wishes to be buried amongst his men.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 4:53 pm to Negative Nomad
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Yeah they have cemeteries all across Europe with soldiers from all across the world. You don't hear much about them but when traveling, talk to the older residents and they can always point to some small cemeteries in town or nearby. Most of them take great pride in keeping them. Some towns have residents adopt a grave to keep up. Can't tell you how that still to this day how many Europeans hold the soldiers in high regards, even some young people.
Good small town folks are the salt of the earth.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 4:56 pm to theantiquetiger
spoilers, dick! I'm waiting until I turn 90 to watch this movie. 
Posted on 5/25/15 at 5:10 pm to Godfather1
I don't think this correct. A family friend was KIA in France in 1944 and he is buried in Florida. He received a Silver Star for his actions. Here is a picture of his grave. LINK
Posted on 5/25/15 at 5:21 pm to doublecutter
In WWII the War Department sent bodies back to Next-of-Kin in heavy, huge, sealed metal caskets.
Black folks got the same grade of caskets as did white victims.
Black folks got the same grade of caskets as did white victims.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 5:37 pm to lowspark12
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Are us soldiers buried in dozens of towns across Europe
Thousands are buried in France.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 8:18 pm to Geaux8686
FWIW, George Patton is buried in Luxembourg.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 8:32 pm to OldTigahFot
Did not know that.
Posted on 5/25/15 at 11:05 pm to OldTigahFot
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This post was edited on 11/8/20 at 7:21 am
Posted on 5/25/15 at 11:59 pm to Negative Nomad
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Are us soldiers buried in dozens of towns across Europe?
Yeah they have cemeteries all across Europe with soldiers from all across the world. You don't hear much about them but when traveling, talk to the older residents and they can always point to some small cemeteries in town or nearby. Most of them take great pride in keeping them. Some towns have residents adopt a grave to keep up. Can't tell you how that still to this day how many Europeans hold the soldiers in high regards, even some young people.
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I have a relative who grew up on a farm in Holland. He was twelve when the way ended, and only five or six when the shite hit the fan, so he'd experienced it for much of his life at that point. Obviously, he's got some stories...
He's told me several times about Allied cemeteries in the Low Countries that are meticulously maintained by the local populations. He said that it's a point of honor and considered a payment of a debt of gratitude for them to maintain the gravesites of their liberators.
Are us soldiers buried in dozens of towns across Europe?
Yeah they have cemeteries all across Europe with soldiers from all across the world. You don't hear much about them but when traveling, talk to the older residents and they can always point to some small cemeteries in town or nearby. Most of them take great pride in keeping them. Some towns have residents adopt a grave to keep up. Can't tell you how that still to this day how many Europeans hold the soldiers in high regards, even some young people.
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I have a relative who grew up on a farm in Holland. He was twelve when the way ended, and only five or six when the shite hit the fan, so he'd experienced it for much of his life at that point. Obviously, he's got some stories...
He's told me several times about Allied cemeteries in the Low Countries that are meticulously maintained by the local populations. He said that it's a point of honor and considered a payment of a debt of gratitude for them to maintain the gravesites of their liberators.
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