From: Jon Shoop (shoop19@brick.net)
Date: Thu Feb 07 2002 - 03:49:45 PST
I just had a chance last January to be part of a film session for the
History Channel...feature on the M5A1 Stuart. Filmed in Kentucky just a few
miles from Knox...all day session, live fire, on the move, all MGs and main
gun, patrol-recon, and under attack from some 2nd SS guys from St louis and
Iowa.......
Also featured will be a all black tanker unit under Patton's command, some
of the first to capture consentration camps in Europe. The army sent 4 guys
over from Knox and we outfitted them in WWII tanker garb.......taught them
to drive the Stuart...they had a blast...fighting, removing a wounded
comrad under fire, dismounting under fire with smoke filling the interior
and dismounting MGs and fighting off the Germans.....a beautiful day in
Kentucky.....film should air in the spring...
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Grammont" <islander@midmaine.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Sherman documentary on TV tonite
> Jim etc...
>
> >It did have some good shots tho - I particularly liked the american
> >flotation bag device and the sherman with it fitted sinking :-) The shot
> >of the early DD dropping its screen was quite interesting as well.
>
> I have long since given up hope of high quality research and propper
> editing in shows like this. Now I just sit back and enjoy the vet
> interviews and check out the "new" footage being used. One big change in
> these docos over the past 5 years or so is their attempts to get "fresh"
> footage instead of the same old tired stuff seen in show after show.
>
> I recently saw the show on Tigers. While I learned nothing new (no
> surprise), I did get to see a few Tiger vets interviews in the flesh that
> I have read about. There was "new" footage too, so all in all I was
> quite happy with it.
>
> Steve
>
>
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