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"Eternal Father, Strong to Save" is a hymn traditionally associated with the United States Navy. Here are the lyrics: Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arm hath bound the restless wave, Who bid'st the mighty ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep; Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee, For those in peril on the sea! O Christ! Whose voice the waters heard And hushed their raging at Thy word, Who walked'st on the foaming deep, And calm amidst its rage didst sleep; Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee, For those in peril on the sea! Most Holy Spirit! Who didst brood Upon the chaos dark and rude, And bid its angry tumult cease, And give, for wild confusion, peace; Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee, For those in peril on the sea! O Trinity of love and power! Our brethren shield in danger's hour; From rock and tempest, fire and foe, Protect them wheresoe'er they go; Thus evermore shall rise to Thee Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.
Something similar to this happened in real life to the prisoners of war that was evacuated from Stalag 5-A in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The Germans evacuated the prison camp because the front lines had moved close to Ludwigsburg. The evacuated Stalag 5-A prisoners took part in a forced march eastward across southern Germany. At one point during the march, the column of prisoners was strafed by a pair of American P-47 Thunderbolts. To the pilots of the P-47s the column of prisoners must have looked like a column of retreating German soldiers. The P-47s strafed the column of prisoners and circled around to make another pass. When the P-47s strafed the column, the prisoners scrambled to take cover in the ditches along the side of the road. As the P-47s circled around to make another pass, many of the American, British, and commonwealth prisoners rushed out onto the road. The prisoners shouted and frantically waved their arms over their heads at the rapidly approaching planes. The P-47 pilots must have come to realize that the men on the road were prisoners, because they held their fire and zoomed past. The P-47s then waved their wings at the prisoners and flew away. For the next couple of days, those P-47s came back to check on the column of prisoners as it moved eastward along the road. The P-47s would fly past the prisoners and wave their wings as the prisoners cheered. My grandfather was an American POW on that forced march. Over the years, while trying to research his WWII service and time as a prisoner of war, I was blessed to have been able to interview a few other veterans and former POWs. Many of the former POWs didn't know my grandfather, but they'd been in the same POW camps, at the same time, that he had been there . That's how I learned about this strafing incident.
Poland was the first country to ally with Nazi Germany, in January 1934. Poland invaded Czechoslovakia in 1938, before annexing more Czech land in March 1939. Poland prevented the UK and France from allying with the USSR in mid-August 1939.
Stupid try... Not worth to comment further. Some tip for you: sometimes it's better to remain silent and seem... stupid. Rather than speak up and dispel any doubts.
@Walter's War History - I think you did such a great job with this! Hawaii was home and I was at Pearl from 2013-16. Seeing the Arizona with a young crew and a such a gorgeous ship was really something. Before they were in the history book. Much to ponder. BZ.
The USS Iowa itself and I have some twisted family memories of this Beast of an American Navy Battleship and it reminds me of my Uncle George Lange who was a gunner on the USS Iowa BB-61 and turret #3 was his gun position on board the Iowa and complete annihilation for Japan and the US military did the complete filth to really put an end to pure evil
Incredible amount of planning and training in what seems like a simple task of a beach landing. My Dad was a Helsman, or Pilot as he referred to his position, during many landings in the South Pacific. One landing took out many of the LST's as well as his CO's. He and a few others remained on duty, night and day supplying the Landing Party's while conveying more Marines and Ammo to the beach. He never talked much about the War, but that week or so of "beyond the call of Duty" was a moment in his Life he shared in detail. While watching this video, especially the minutes before the beaching, imagine the Mortars rounds landing all around and some direct hits, the 40 and 20mm's firing constantly, planes strafing you and all around, and lots and lots of sensory overload. And add, you're a 19yo kid.
I like how 0:32 sledge declines snafu’s cigarette offer “I dont smoke”. Snafu says “Yeah?…” Meaning Yeah now you don’t but you will. And sure enough later in the series Sledge ends up smoking…
Rest Easy Arizona, Your crew is all accounted for, and you and your heroic, iconic, and gallant crew can finally rest easily. You all were the greatest generation. Fair winds and following sea's!! Thank you all for your gallant service and sacrifice and for saving and protecting not only our country, but the entire world. Rest Easy Friends, your sacrifice will never be forgotten!!
The airport in my old hometown, Harlingen (TX) International Airport, was originally Harlingen Army Airfield, home to the 79th Flying Training Wing specializing in flexible gunnery training. A lot of the gunners in the USAAF's bombers during WWII came from there.
Thank you for maintaining these old docs. These docs from early 90's are very interesting because the pilots were alive and not that old, so it adds a layer of credibility and weight to the doc.
Pappy Gunn was my Grandmother's brother. Got to meet him several times. His wife, Polly would come to visit, and I got to know her and the youngest son, Nath. At one time there was talk of making a movie of his exploits.
@@user-fn9iy5fq8f The movie, after the book “Indestructible” is stalled (Aviation pun intended) in “Development”, which means it could be stuck forever. Do you have any of your stories of his stories posted anywhere? Maybe a blog or vlog type thing?
Holy shit this looks so much better than the official trailer. I’m predicting it’s going to be a very disappointing mini series. I hope I’m wrong! I’ve waited so long.
