tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post2554442604658751542..comments2024-03-29T04:54:50.435-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Remembering 1945, and Victory in Europe DayPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-30819247997304437952016-05-09T10:48:35.889-05:002016-05-09T10:48:35.889-05:00I read about Upham's amazing career some 50 ye...I read about Upham's amazing career some 50 years ago. Later I learned that the New Zealand troops were considered by Rommel and most of his subordinates to be clearly the best of the British Commonwealth troops. Add to that their command by General Freyberg, who believed in leadership by example and who had an outstanding record from WW1 (as did Rommel). An exceptional individual from an exceptional group: that's where you get someone like Upham. [ A note about Freyberg: when General von Ravenstein was captured by NZ troops, he called himself Colonel Schmidt in hope of being less carefully guarded; but when he was unexpectedly introduced to the famous Freyberg, " I clicked my heels and bowed and before I could stop myself I had blurted out 'von Ravenstein'."]LoFan Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670806965670035017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-3700961437277812332016-05-09T09:30:26.102-05:002016-05-09T09:30:26.102-05:00This is what *I* think of when I think of the word...This is what *I* think of when I think of the word "hero". That poor word is so over-used these days, often applied to people who just *barely* exceed ordinary, day-to-day, run-of-the-mill getting the job done. Dirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04353273036394049597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-12577486080969754152016-05-08T14:00:01.635-05:002016-05-08T14:00:01.635-05:00Read his biography, "The Mark of the Lion&quo...Read his biography, "The Mark of the Lion" some time. They wanted to give him a THIRD citation for the VC, but he had already recieved one and was nominated for a second.....<br />Minion Betahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01489210946892136603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-82931979313826676202016-05-08T10:57:18.712-05:002016-05-08T10:57:18.712-05:00Sounds like a WW2 version of Alvin York! My jaw is...Sounds like a WW2 version of Alvin York! My jaw is currently resting on the floor at my feet as I process the degree of BAD@SS embodied in this guy...WOW!Bibliotheca Servarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11643412827583261562noreply@blogger.com