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Dec 16, 1944
Posted on 12/16/19 at 8:45 am
Posted on 12/16/19 at 8:45 am
The Battle of the Bulge began today... 75 years ago...
The Germans' initial attack involved 410,000 men; just over 1,400 tanks, tank destroyers, and assault guns; 2,600 artillery pieces; 1,600 anti-tank guns; and over 1,000 combat aircraft, as well as large numbers of other armored fighting vehicles
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I have a letter from a Naval Officer to his wife Dated dec '44, here are some excerpts and be briefly mentions the Battle of the Bulge.
19, Dec Tuesday
Dear Chin up girl!
How is the home front? Between seven and eight in the evening y thoughts go back to Oakland and to Danny listening to Mommy and her story book. What a wonderful thing childhood is; there are no checks to the imagination- nothing is impossibly and nothing is received cynically.
I see, apropos this being a long war that the C and C congratulated NATS on it's third birthday say that he regretted so many in the Pacific were away from home and loved ones, but as we got further away from home, the danger to our loved ones was likewise decreased, and that in the year of war to come our victory would insure peace and safety for those loved ones. But the Current German offensive doesn't look like Germany is going to fold up very soon either.
If I am home for Christmas Darling, you will know about it before you read this. So time will see. It looks a little better today. my chances for getting back that is. So we'll see.
Your Hubbie
Lt. Cdr R. H. Proctor
The Germans' initial attack involved 410,000 men; just over 1,400 tanks, tank destroyers, and assault guns; 2,600 artillery pieces; 1,600 anti-tank guns; and over 1,000 combat aircraft, as well as large numbers of other armored fighting vehicles
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I have a letter from a Naval Officer to his wife Dated dec '44, here are some excerpts and be briefly mentions the Battle of the Bulge.
19, Dec Tuesday
Dear Chin up girl!
How is the home front? Between seven and eight in the evening y thoughts go back to Oakland and to Danny listening to Mommy and her story book. What a wonderful thing childhood is; there are no checks to the imagination- nothing is impossibly and nothing is received cynically.
I see, apropos this being a long war that the C and C congratulated NATS on it's third birthday say that he regretted so many in the Pacific were away from home and loved ones, but as we got further away from home, the danger to our loved ones was likewise decreased, and that in the year of war to come our victory would insure peace and safety for those loved ones. But the Current German offensive doesn't look like Germany is going to fold up very soon either.
If I am home for Christmas Darling, you will know about it before you read this. So time will see. It looks a little better today. my chances for getting back that is. So we'll see.
Your Hubbie
Lt. Cdr R. H. Proctor
This post was edited on 12/16/19 at 8:48 am
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Posted on 12/16/19 at 8:50 am to WWII Collector
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I see, apropos this being a long war that the C and C congratulated NATS on it's third birthday say that he regretted so many in the Pacific were away from home and loved ones, but as we got further away from home, the danger to our loved ones was likewise decreased, and that in the year of war to come our victory would insure peace and safety for those loved ones.
People were so gay for English back then.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 8:54 am to OysterPoBoy
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People were so gay for English back then.
The letter to Mrs. Bixby from Saving Private Ryan is fricking awesome. Nobody writes like that anymore, except fr33
quote:
Dear Madam,
I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle.
I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save.
I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of Freedom.
Yours, very sincerely and respectfully,
A. Lincoln.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 9:05 am to TigerFanInSouthland
quote:
Dear Madam,
I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle.
I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save.
I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of Freedom.
Yours, very sincerely and respectfully,
A. Lincoln.
Jesus Christ, the onions were chopped when this was read at the end of the movie.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 9:14 am to WWII Collector
Germans.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 9:15 am to WWII Collector
My late uncle was there. 
Posted on 12/16/19 at 9:18 am to VolsOut4Harambe
quote:
when this was read at the end of the movie.
Actually towards the beginning
Posted on 12/16/19 at 9:28 am to WWII Collector
We have a client who was there. He's nearly completely deaf but otherwise sharp and in good health. He was trained as a combat engineer but they were short of infantry, so they handed him a BAR. He told me he's hated cold weather ever since.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 9:57 am to Jim Rockford
It was definitely cold and snowy...
Posted on 12/16/19 at 10:49 am to WWII Collector
S/Sgt. Kent McKenney. Last home leave, Auburn, Indiana.
Fox Co., 2nd Battalion, 501PIR, 101AD.
Bizory, Belgium. December 22, 1944. Rest in Peace.
“There be of them, that have left a name behind them, that their praises might be reported.” Ecclesiastes 44:8
Posted on 12/16/19 at 12:58 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
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. Nobody writes like that anymore, except fr33
Not sure whether I should be honored or insulted.
I don’t always write with grand eloquence and aplomb. I can channel the language of the layman as well.
There’s an honesty in the common parlance.
6 dollar words do not a great speech make, nor does the use of the vulgar denigrate what is said.
If it has import, if it is worthy of being written and heard, it doesn’t much matter whether the speech is high or low.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 1:30 pm to fr33manator
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I don’t always write with grand eloquence and aplomb. I can channel the language of the layman as well.
There’s an honesty in the common parlance.
6 dollar words do not a great speech make, nor does the use of the vulgar denigrate what is said.
If it has import, if it is worthy of being written and heard, it doesn’t much matter whether the speech is high or low.
If there was a "tip of the hat" emoji, I would give that too... and to the people that down voted this post... I will meet all you at the nearest Sonic!
Posted on 12/16/19 at 1:39 pm to fr33manator
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Not sure whether I should be honored or insulted
It say honored... the guy was an educated Naval Officer.. it's a 4 page letter and he speaks a lot about books and philosophy
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