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            <description><![CDATA[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.&nbsp; If you're in the area, drop by and shake a hand or eight.&nbsp; 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 the Global War er, Struggle, er, Grappling With, um, Stake Out,&nbsp;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.&nbsp; Lots of other people are piling on that example of &quot;present-ism&quot; in historical analysis.&nbsp; It's a disease historians, especially amateur celebrity historians, are prey to.&nbsp; I'll let Jules Crittenden stand in for me there.&nbsp; I'm not watching the show, as I've read the books already and I have other things to do with my time.&nbsp; That's not a knock on the show (hey, I said I haven't seen it) that's just a statement of priorities.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:54:15 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from Saker on 2010-03-20</title>
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                <![CDATA[Bill- We Were Soldiers Once was pretty accurate? My military history prof made that book and movie homework my senior year. Some of the best homework I've ever had to do... made me cry, though.<br />]]>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:08:51 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from BillT on 2010-03-20</title>
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                <![CDATA[Expecting unvarnished historical accuracy from Hollywood is like expecting to find the Hope Diamond when you're dumpster diving.<br />
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Although "We Were Soldiers Once" was an emerald...<br />]]>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:21:31 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from jsallison on 2010-03-19</title>
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                The japs fought a dirty fight and reaped the whirlwind.  I don&apos;t particularly give a flying .... what a trivial jerk like Hanks thinks about it.
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:58:21 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from Maggie on 2010-03-19</title>
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                <![CDATA[I didn't take it as a slam....I was cheerfully sharing with you the much sought after Princess Crabby perspective.<br />
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You're welcome.]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:40:05 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from USMC Steve on 2010-03-19</title>
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                <![CDATA[I am waiting for it to come out in the fancy boxed set like they put out for BOB.<br />
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:13:27 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from baroness Ophelia Kensington-Gore on 2010-03-19</title>
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                <![CDATA[over at David Bellavia's blog, they are slamming the 1st episode for the exactly&nbsp; same presentism you mentioned... <br />
Disclaimer: I haven't seen the show.&nbsp;]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:59:22 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2010-03-19</title>
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                <![CDATA[I don't mean to slam the show.&nbsp; If they're at all faithful to the books and don't have Howard Zinn writing the wrap-around narration, it should be very good.<br />
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I just don't wish to be a slave to the time slot nor set the DVR.<br />
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If you've not done a lot of reading on the war in the pacific, it should be informative.]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:28:30 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from Maggie on 2010-03-19</title>
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                <![CDATA[I watched episode 1 of &quot;The Pacific&quot; twice.&nbsp; It's very well done.&nbsp;]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:18:13 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from BloodSpite on 2010-03-19</title>
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                <![CDATA[I know Jules lists a goodly number of books to reference if you don't mind I'll toss 2 of my favorites in to the mix.<br />
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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.<br />
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<em>On Valors Side</em> and<em> Friendly Dead</em>.<br />
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I thought them very well written, and well presented, for those curious of such things<br />]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:51:00 -0600</pubDate>
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