tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post976918252600926647..comments2024-03-28T18:32:43.699-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: The last of the 'human torpedomen' has diedPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-35452469350393706972015-08-22T01:42:18.273-05:002015-08-22T01:42:18.273-05:00Interesting to compare that last with the results ...Interesting to compare that last with the results of somewhat similar efforts against the Japanese in Singapore: Operation Jaywick followed by Operation Rimau - <i> . The last 10 men, held prisoner at Singapore, were executed on 7 July 1945. Among the dead were six men who had taken part in Operation Jaywick. </i> AFAIK the Krait is still displayed in Sydney.clark myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087642063181620051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-81933183542481218752015-08-22T00:16:51.521-05:002015-08-22T00:16:51.521-05:00Anon @5:25pm:
"Morgan had been so impressed ...Anon @5:25pm:<br /><br />"Morgan had been so impressed by the Italians’ endeavour that he attempted to secure a British decoration for de la Penne, and at a ceremony at Taranto in 1945 he pinned Italy’s supreme medal for valour, the Medaglia d’Oro, on him.<br />Bianchi received the same recognition when he returned from the South African PoW camp in which he was held until the end of the war.<br />(Morgan was Captain of HMS Valiant.)<br /><br />"Winston Churchill, praising the men’s courage, revealed it to Parliament, and then only in a secret session."<br /><br />You didn't read the article, obviously.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-50310246648146055572015-08-21T19:29:31.421-05:002015-08-21T19:29:31.421-05:00Rommel and Patton praised each other for their mil...Rommel and Patton praised each other for their military skills. <br /><br />All of us fight for our tribe/team when called upon.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530748998376076224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-67383386155440232882015-08-21T19:02:26.825-05:002015-08-21T19:02:26.825-05:00Individual heroism is not confined to the USA or a...Individual heroism is not confined to the USA or allies...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-82918776650678461102015-08-21T17:25:30.491-05:002015-08-21T17:25:30.491-05:00A soldier for Mussolini and fascism ... and you wa...A soldier for Mussolini and fascism ... and you want his example to inspire many to follow in his footsteps?<br /><br />Better give that some more thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com