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11-211 Garand Picture of the Day - Marines Montford Point Camp NC
Marines receiving instruction in the Demolition Course at Montford Point Camp [NC, during intensive combat training in preparation for action in the Pacific." February 1945. Sgt. L. A. Wilson. (National Archives)"
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Bill Hollinger
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I saw that Bill. I was thinking the lecturer was saying " Now this here's a satchel charge troops".
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I missed it completely looking at the satchel charge, and it was right there. Good catch!
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Could be Combat Engineers, Black troops were still mostly used in support operations at that time.
Real men measure once and cut.
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Amsdorf
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The way we treated our Black brothers was nothing short of shameful.
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So true. There's better news these days. I was at the Norfolk Military Tattoo this spring, where their guest of honor was one of the Tuskegee Airmen. He received a long standing ovation from a crowd of about 10,000. By the way, next winter, "Red Tails," the theatrical movie story of the Tuskegee guys will hit the theaters. It looks to be pretty historical.
Bob
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Frodo Baggins to Gildor Inglorion, The Fellowship of the Ring
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Amsdorf
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Can't wait, it is an amazing story, the HBO movie done in 1995 was very good. Here is a link to the trailer.
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Then everybody's going to want to buy a P51...
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There was a pretty good documentary on the first black Marines aired on my local PBS station last night. Very interesting.
Bob
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