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kissmekate
True Blue Farmgirl
890 Posts
Kate
Delano
Minnesota
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 Posted - Sep 23 2007 : 07:20:31 AM
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Hi,
I wasn't sure where to post this.
www.pbs.org/thewar/
Just a reminder that this wonderful series begins tonight. Check your local PBS listings.
I already told my bratskids that I will be watching it tonight and no one is allowed to talk during it, or they go to bed without their usual 1-2-3 warnings.
Don't miss out on a blessing, just because it isn't packaged the way you expected. ~MaryJo Copeland |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4739 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Sep 23 2007 : 08:11:47 AM
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Thanks for the reminder. My husband and I are big fans of Ken Burns. We have watched all of his PBS specials. Ken Burns was on Book TV yesterday and said he signed a contract with PBS to do more specials through 2022. So I'm sure we'll be seeing lots more of him in the future!
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junkjunkie
True Blue Farmgirl
1306 Posts
Judy
Lawrenceville
NJ
USA
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Posted - Sep 24 2007 : 06:03:54 AM
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I watched the first installment last night and it really opened my eyes to the horrors of the war...not that I think war is fun and games, but it was never really discussed, unless you watched old movies depicting it. In the movies it showed soldiers being shot or blown up, but didn't show the true ugliness. There were some pretty graphic images. What I found interesting is that there were a lot of doubts of us being there, and times when it didn't look good for the U.S., that we might lose. It sounded very much like the feelings that are currently felt with our involvement in Iraq. At that time, we truly had no choice but to go into war. My father served in the Army in the Phillipines and I remember asking him why he never spoke of his experiences. He told me that it was something he didn't want to dredge up in his memories, and after watching last night, I understand. What those poor men went through....for the freedoms that we enjoy today! God Bless all the soldiers that served in past wars, and the soldiers that are serving today.
"To have life in focus, we must have death in our field of vision." Benedictine monk John Main |
Edited by - junkjunkie on Sep 24 2007 06:05:12 AM |
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kitchensqueen
True Blue Farmgirl
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kissmekate
True Blue Farmgirl
890 Posts
Kate
Delano
Minnesota
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Posted - Sep 24 2007 : 8:40:56 PM
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I have enjoyed it so far. Our station re runs it immediately afterwards.
I have read most of Stephen Ambrose's books on WW II. Band of Brothers is my favorite, and after watching the mini-series, I think it opened my eyes, and my son's eyes, as to why wars are fought and it isn't all ticker tape parades.
I am glad you mentioned that Ken Burns is signed through 2022. He is a superb filmaker.
Don't miss out on a blessing, just because it isn't packaged the way you expected. ~MaryJo Copeland |
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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Posted - Sep 25 2007 : 05:45:36 AM
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My husband and I are clearing our schedules to watch The War this week. Last night's episode was hard for me to watch. The arial combat footage was amazing, but a little too close to home. My grandfather was a radio operator for B-24s, and my husband is a big warplane buff who used to volunteer at a warplane museum. So I don't like seeing the destruction of the planes themselves, let alone the people in them! Especially the shots where you see a bomber become disabled and go into a flat spin. The sound track goes silent and the camera follows the plane down. Is it just me, or is this awfully reminiscent of the photos of jumpers at the World Trade Center?
On the other hand, it's sure something to see those armadas of B-17s filling the sky. There are so few of them left in the world now (only about 5 still operational, I think). It's hard to believe there ever were so many all in one place. My husband actually got to ride in a B-17 in his museum days. |
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