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 I love this photo and had never seen it before. It was posted on a great FB group called WWII Uncovered. They post a lot of obscure photos from WWII that I've never seen before. Here is the story behind the photo:
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” - John Adams | ||
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Thanks for posting That is really interesting That is hard core also | |||
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Wish the shot was a little wider. | |||
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| Speling Champ |
So many such photos and stories have been lost to obscurity. Some will be re-discovered and shared. Most will be lost forever, which is truly a shame. Thanks for posting. I for one, love reading these little pieces of history. | |||
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Most impressive. My Great Uncle had a brother who was killed during the landings at Anzio. My father got all of his service records and awards replaced after they were lost to time. | |||
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Anzio is where Eric Waters (Roger Waters’s (of Pink Floyd) dad) was killed. | |||
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If I'm doing the math correctly and they signed up early in 42, the father would have been 45 or 46, signing up as a private after having served in WWI. He would have been 48 in the photo with his son at Anzio in 1944. The son went on to fight in Korea as well. That family certainly did their part. “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” - John Adams | |||
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When I was growing up, I knew a man who ended up on the same transport ship as his father, sailing to the Pacific in WW2. Unlike this story, they were estranged and hated each other. He said they fought the whole way there (literally, fist fights). An interesting man. After getting out of the Army, he joined the Navy and became a diver. After that, went into law enforcement and was a US Marshal. _____________________________________________________ Sliced bread, the greatest thing since the 1911. | |||
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When the Tigers Broke Free It was just before dawn One miserable morning in black 'forty four When the forward commander Was told to sit tight When he asked that his men be withdrawn And the Generals gave thanks As the other ranks held back The enemy tanks for a while And the Anzio bridgehead Was held for the price Of a few hundred ordinary lives And kind old King George Sent mother a note When he heard that father was gone It was, I recall In the form of a scroll With gold leaf adorned And I found it one day In a drawer of old photographs, hidden away And my eyes still grow damp to remember His Majesty signed With his own rubber stamp It was dark all around There was frost in the ground When the tigers broke free And no one survived From the Royal Fusiliers Company Z They were all left behind Most of them dead The rest of them dying And that's how the High Command Took my daddy from me | |||
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