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MikeP · 01-07-2010, 02:43 PM

To an extent you still got to separate the war from the warrior.

There were a lot of heroic acts that did not involve atrocities or crimes.

I am not a revisionist or German apologist.
My grandfathers went to France in 1917 and my father toured Europe with the 506th PIR.

As a 2 tour VN combat vet I am a bit sensitive to dispersions cast at veterans in a broad manner.
A lot of heroic stuff involves keeping your buddies alive.

I understand where this gets fuzzy involving Germans, but it can't be simply dismissed.
WW2 vets are thinning out, so you probably won't get many complaints.

Germany does have two huge strikes against it in the last century, so we can't dismiss the fact that some consider it in need of military supervision.

My 2 pfennigs, anyways.

01-07-2010, 02:43 PM	#15
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	To an extent you still got to separate the war from the warrior. There were a lot of heroic acts that did not involve atrocities or crimes. I am not a revisionist or German apologist. My grandfathers went to France in 1917 and my father toured Europe with the 506th PIR. As a 2 tour VN combat vet I am a bit sensitive to dispersions cast at veterans in a broad manner. A lot of heroic stuff involves keeping your buddies alive. I understand where this gets fuzzy involving Germans, but it can't be simply dismissed. WW2 vets are thinning out, so you probably won't get many complaints. Germany does have two huge strikes against it in the last century, so we can't dismiss the fact that some consider it in need of military supervision. My 2 pfennigs, anyways.