Since two of our Medals of Honor from today revolve around USS Franklin -I would point out the USS Franklin Reunion is going on *right now* in Branson, Missouri. If you're in the area, drop by and shake a hand or eight. While you're there in the Chaos - there's a request to help a brother out.
I've been largely silent on Tom Hank's view of the (to him) amazing parallels of the War in the Pacific with theGlobal War er, Struggle, er, Grappling With, um, Stake Out, Current Operational Environment, and just how racist it all is, as he touts his new paean to the Racist Hate-mongers, er, heroes who lynched the Japanese, um, fought the Japanese. Lots of other people are piling on that example of "present-ism" in historical analysis. It's a disease historians, especially amateur celebrity historians, are prey to. I'll let Jules Crittenden stand in for me there. I'm not watching the show, as I've read the books already and I have other things to do with my time. That's not a knock on the show (hey, I said I haven't seen it) that's just a statement of priorities.
I've been largely silent on Tom Hank's view of the (to him) amazing parallels of the War in the Pacific with the
A Gentlemen I had the pleasure of meeting many years ago, Thomas G. Gallant wrote them, and at the time (he may still be) he was a journalist out of Chatanooga, TN. The books were of his experiences at Guadalcanal and at Iwo Jima.
On Valors Side and Friendly Dead.
I thought them very well written, and well presented, for those curious of such things
I just don't wish to be a slave to the time slot nor set the DVR.
If you've not done a lot of reading on the war in the pacific, it should be informative.
Disclaimer: I haven't seen the show.
You're welcome.
Although "We Were Soldiers Once" was an emerald...