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Grandpa's Army: November 2014
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A man dies only when he is forgotten". Tuesday, November 11, 2014. I will never know the full story of what you saw or what you did in service to our country, but I am grateful to be the grandson of a veteran. I will always look up to you as I always have, and honor your memory by keeping the past alive. A man only dies when he is forgotten". Friday, November 7, 2014. Remember Those Little Green Army Men? Remember those little green army guys? I saw in a recent news article. In a desperate anger, this ma...
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Grandpa's Army: January 2014
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A man dies only when he is forgotten". Wednesday, January 29, 2014. Following the Golden Arrow Trailer #1. Download Video as MP4. This looks like a very promising documentary. I have contributed some donations to it, and it's my sincere hope that the accomplishments of the Golden Arrows, the Pathfinders or the "Forgotten Division" will come to light. Best of luck, fellas! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Field Intelligence (Follow by Email). Following the Golden Arrow Trailer #1. The Black Lions of Cantigny".
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Grandpa's Army: December 2014
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A man dies only when he is forgotten". Tuesday, December 2, 2014. Winter in Hurtgen Forest. There is of course no film record of this period in Mel's photo collection, but three pictures appear in the official regimental history published in 1946. It seems to have been glossed over because the US Army didn't want the world to know about its worst defeat. Below is rare film footage showing a similar scene as pictured above. This purposefully forgotten battle and the Ardennes campaign (Battle of the Bulge)...
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Dispatches from Company 'Q': August 2014
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Dispatches from Company 'Q'. Civil War-related musings, stories and rants of an invalid Yankee soldier. Saturday, August 9, 2014. First Timeline at Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation. I have just returned from my first visit to a living history 'timeline' at the Ridley Creek Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation. The latest harvest hung up to dry in the 1700s kitchen, including tobacco and these fresh onions. As if the older these objects get, the better and stronger they are. Turkeys foraging around the camps.
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Grandpa's Army: March 2015
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A man dies only when he is forgotten". No posts. Show all posts. No posts. Show all posts. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Melville James Batt, serial # 32037371, HQ Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 8th Division, United States Army. 1941-1945. The silent warrior. Field Intelligence (Follow by Email). Mels Movie and Film Cameras. The Black Lions of Cantigny". PATHFINDERS - 8th INFANTRY DIVISION. These are my credentials! THEN NOW. FOREVER. United States Army service recruiting poster, 1941.
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Grandpa's Army: Veteran's Day 2014
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A man dies only when he is forgotten". Tuesday, November 11, 2014. I will never know the full story of what you saw or what you did in service to our country, but I am grateful to be the grandson of a veteran. I will always look up to you as I always have, and honor your memory by keeping the past alive. A man only dies when he is forgotten". Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Field Intelligence (Follow by Email). Remember Those Little Green Army Men? The Black Lions of Cantigny". THEN NOW. FOREVER.
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Grandpa's Army: June 2014
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A man dies only when he is forgotten". Tuesday, June 24, 2014. Deployment to Northern Ireland - 1943. 15 December 1943 – The Division arrived in Belfast, Northern Ireland for training. Every two weeks the Division sent seventy-five enlisted men and fifteen officers to the British 55. Division and received an equal number of United Kingdom troops for a two-week period. By living and training amongst their allies, the 8. Learned to coordinate their efforts with the British.". I cannot identify Grandpa in t...
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Grandpa's Army: June 2015
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A man dies only when he is forgotten". Tuesday, June 16, 2015. June 1945 - Going Home. The last picture Mel took in Europe, as his ship left the coast of France. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Melville James Batt, serial # 32037371, HQ Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 8th Division, United States Army. 1941-1945. The silent warrior. Field Intelligence (Follow by Email). June 1945 - Going Home. The Black Lions of Cantigny". PATHFINDERS - 8th INFANTRY DIVISION. These are my credentials!
