"when you wish a guy dead, and it turns out to be your best friend..."

[ulysses]

:(

[PDittie]

1. "it's the pits."

:cry:

[ulysses]

5. if you want to understand what war is,

I suspect that that guy's look will tell you...

[rockymountaindem]

2. Huh?

n/t

[ulysses]

3. last lines from the WWII documentary.

[Arkansas Granny]

4. I just feel emotionally drained. I have been sitting for 2 1/2 hours

wishing I could turn away from some of the pictures, but unable to.

[ulysses]

6. I watched the last hour or so.

It is draining.

[The River]

7. Ken Burns Latest Documentary

is about WWII.
Just started this evening on PBS.
He has focused in on personal stories
within the context the overall war.

[Beausoir]

8. Incredibly powerful. I am glad you posted this.

I watched.

And, that man looks so young and vibrant. Very amazing.

[ulysses]

10. yeah.

Funny, I've read a LOT of WWII history, but that guy really got my attention.

[Beausoir]

11. My dad was a WWII vet. I cut my teeth on stories like this. Wow...that man is a powerful voice.

I've heard that a man in my state of Minnesota is featured prominently in Ken Burn's series. I wonder if that is the same man.

[shraby]

15. I'm just the opposite...until I was in my late 40's

I never heard anything about what my Dad did during the war. He just wouldn't talk about it. I finally found out he was at the Battle of the Bulge but not much else. Now I'll never know because he has Alzheimers. :cry:

[Benhurst]

12. A lot of WWII interviews have been made for the record. I imagine

many we saw tonight were made some time back. :shrug:

[Beausoir]

13. Hmmm. I assumed these were relatively recent?

The video and audio is pretty sharp.

I'm probably wrong.

[Olney Blue]

9. Heartbreaking.

[OzarkDem]

14. That was so sad

especially to think he has lived with that memory for so long.

Great documentary, can't wait to see the rest.