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In other news, less than 2 days!
Oh, and I just watched the last segment (7) of the new Ken Burns documentary, "The War". It was pretty intense, but I thought it was well done. I recorded the documentary and I'm probably going to watch it again with Jeff. I learned a lot of things about the war. Things we just didn't go over in my 8th grade US history class or things that I was to young, innocent, self centered, or whatever to absorb... There were lots of parts that really made me think...
It made me think of the veterans cemetery down close to Northgate. I was driving along hwy 99 one time and saw all the white crosses in stark contrast to the green grass. I didn't get to see it for very long, but... well, the sheer numbers of white crosses left an impression on me. I don't think I had ever before been able to even start to comprehend how many soldiers fought and lost their lives to that war... Watching the documentary just increased that-I'm not sure what emotion but maybe awe is close-of just how big and, and something that the war was.
Oh, I've seen history channel specials, but they mostly cover one miniscule part and then move on. Even the Museum of Flight display, while good, can only give you a glimpse of the big picture. This show was somewhere between 14 and 16 hours long. There were interviews with survivors, letters from those who had passed on, and actual footage from home and abroad. I think I saw FDR speak for the first time. I didn't know that FDR died so close to the end of the war. I've heard about the Jewish prison camps from survivors of the camps, but I don't think I've ever heard about them from the soldiers who found them. There was a lot I didn't know about the Pacific side of the ar.
It also made me wonder if my grandpas who both joined the navy but close to the end of the war ever saw more than they told us... I wish I could ask friend's mother what she remembered about the war. But she doesn't even remember that there was a war. Good for her in many ways. Maybe I'll ask my Grandmas what they remember.
Anyway, I didn't mean to go on. But I guess I want to put down some immediate reactions to the documentary before I forget. With something like 1000 WWII vets dieing every day, I'm glad he made the documentary before their voices are all gone. I hope we never forget
And now, off to bed. I should have gone to bed a couple of hours ago. But less than 2 days!
In other news, less than 2 days!
Oh, and I just watched the last segment (7) of the new Ken Burns documentary, "The War". It was pretty intense, but I thought it was well done. I recorded the documentary and I'm probably going to watch it again with Jeff. I learned a lot of things about the war. Things we just didn't go over in my 8th grade US history class or things that I was to young, innocent, self centered, or whatever to absorb... There were lots of parts that really made me think...
It made me think of the veterans cemetery down close to Northgate. I was driving along hwy 99 one time and saw all the white crosses in stark contrast to the green grass. I didn't get to see it for very long, but... well, the sheer numbers of white crosses left an impression on me. I don't think I had ever before been able to even start to comprehend how many soldiers fought and lost their lives to that war... Watching the documentary just increased that-I'm not sure what emotion but maybe awe is close-of just how big and, and something that the war was.
Oh, I've seen history channel specials, but they mostly cover one miniscule part and then move on. Even the Museum of Flight display, while good, can only give you a glimpse of the big picture. This show was somewhere between 14 and 16 hours long. There were interviews with survivors, letters from those who had passed on, and actual footage from home and abroad. I think I saw FDR speak for the first time. I didn't know that FDR died so close to the end of the war. I've heard about the Jewish prison camps from survivors of the camps, but I don't think I've ever heard about them from the soldiers who found them. There was a lot I didn't know about the Pacific side of the ar.
It also made me wonder if my grandpas who both joined the navy but close to the end of the war ever saw more than they told us... I wish I could ask friend's mother what she remembered about the war. But she doesn't even remember that there was a war. Good for her in many ways. Maybe I'll ask my Grandmas what they remember.
Anyway, I didn't mean to go on. But I guess I want to put down some immediate reactions to the documentary before I forget. With something like 1000 WWII vets dieing every day, I'm glad he made the documentary before their voices are all gone. I hope we never forget
And now, off to bed. I should have gone to bed a couple of hours ago. But less than 2 days!
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on 2007-10-03 03:09 pm (UTC)Me, too. Among the voices that are gone is my grandfather, who was a TSGT in the 101st Airborne.... He talked about D-day, but he never talked about Bastogne... and if anybody could do it justice, it's Ken Burns.
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on 2007-10-03 06:45 pm (UTC)My dad's dad talked about his experiences in China, but I think that was after the war was officially over. I don't think either grandpa ever was in a combat zone, but I still wish I had thought to ask them what it was like during that time.