tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post3396569259806264419..comments2024-03-18T18:50:47.185-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: The Balikpapan Raid, revisited - again!Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-44707954895874213832013-02-24T04:51:13.254-06:002013-02-24T04:51:13.254-06:00What amazing documentary. Thanks Peter, and Mr.Ho...What amazing documentary. Thanks Peter, and Mr.Hosbtetter for sharing this. May all those heroes rest in peace and may we be richer for their example!<br />Noonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285930853937157148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-46357936085022455592013-02-23T19:29:02.489-06:002013-02-23T19:29:02.489-06:00At first the modeling turned me off, but it didn&#...At first the modeling turned me off, but it didn't take long to make a complete capture. Well told and music well selected, I learned and enjoyed it. Some of the things that generation agreed to try when the odds were so much against them are beyond words.BobFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-5417430540658964792013-02-23T07:51:45.324-06:002013-02-23T07:51:45.324-06:00Excellent video! I felt right there in the left se...Excellent video! I felt right there in the left seat. Thanks.<br /><br />LeatherneckLeatherneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00737350717312065042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-47620048000620425112013-02-23T00:36:03.938-06:002013-02-23T00:36:03.938-06:00Very enlightening for those of us that weren't...Very enlightening for those of us that weren't even glimmers in our daddies’ eyes when they endured such amazing, odds.<br /> The last WW2 vets of my family went home in 2010. My wife's father is the last on her side. All services were represented save the Coast Guard<br /> They never spoke of their combat experiences, only of drinking illicit beer and wine, or swimming in the clearest ocean water and of winning and then losing vast fortunes playing pinochle, dice or darts. They made it sound like they were on a grand vacation…little did we know.<br />irontomflinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14073509579686341819noreply@blogger.com