>Bravo, well said! I am not a pro Nazi or an anti-American. In fact just
>the opposite. Just listen:
>
>I have a Jewish-Hungarian Uncle who's entire family was decimated and he
>escaped into Russia in 1940. I owe it to him to keep the memory of WWII
>alive in picture and in deed. Living history does that in a way no book or
>movie can ever do.
>
>In a historic setting, with the full knowledge of history and the outcome
of
>WWII, we should all be a bit more tolerant about the "Scum" or whatever
>sombody called the "living history" re-enactors of the Axis side. Many of
>them were serving their country as we would have done, or did do. A bunch
>were cruel inhumane animals. But to sweep them out of sight and mind is
to
>reduce the story of WWII to mere folklore, and the tragic deaths of
millions
>dismissed and a myth to our children.
>
>Brent brent@multipro.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Henry <henrya@jps.net>
>To: mil-veh@skylee.com <mil-veh@skylee.com>
>Date: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 8:33 PM
>Subject: [MV] German stuff/bad?
>
>
>>It seems there is an inherent prejudice about Germans and German things.
>>I'm a little surprised and disappointed in this. As Military history buffs
>>we may have attitudes, good or bad, towards a certain side in a war, but
>>the history stands alone. There were two sides, weather you call them good
>>and bad or right and wrong, or winner and loser. Just because someone was
>>on one side doesn't make them a "bad" person, and they could very well
have
>>served with honor, bravery, and dignity. We don't know all there is to
know
>>about the mind set of the people of Germany in those days,and certainly
>>some were mis-informed (from our standpoint). But they did their job the
>>best they could, and some died doing so.
>>To blanketly say all those that served in the German Army in W.W.II were
>>bad or dishonorable is wrong, I think.
>>To exclude them and they're equipment from displays seems like a slap to
>>the first amendment, for sure.
>>I may not agree with what Hitler's ideas were, but I'll defend someone's
>>right to dress and display the uniform in a historic setting.
>>Like them or not, the Germans had wonderful equipment and uniforms.
>>I doubt the same attitude exits towards the Japanese, or other German
>>allies, for that matter.
>>I await the firestorm of response,
>>respectfully submitted,
>>Henry
>>
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