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Students to commemorate WWII Battle of Ortona


Misc CDN | 206726 hits | Jul 04 7:13 am | Posted by: Hyack
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Students are fund-raising to off-set costs of their trip to the official Ortona 65th Anniversary Ceremony of Remembrance taking place 25 November in Ortona, Italy

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  1. by avatar Streaker
    Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:18 pm
    �I think it is always important to remember what has taken place before, the freedoms we have now, and who we have to thank for that,� said Brent Howard, a teacher at John McCrae Secondary School.


    The pen is mightier than the sword. It is those who had the imagination to conceive of freedom to whom we owe that debt, not soldiers.

  2. by Regina Gold Member
    Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:35 pm
    "Streaker" said
    �I think it is always important to remember what has taken place before, the freedoms we have now, and who we have to thank for that,� said Brent Howard, a teacher at John McCrae Secondary School.


    The pen is mightier than the sword. It is those who had the imagination to conceive of freedom to whom we owe that debt, not soldiers.

    Yes....they should have sent the Germans a stern note asking them to leave. :roll:

  3. by DerbyX
    Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:37 pm
    "Regina" said
    �I think it is always important to remember what has taken place before, the freedoms we have now, and who we have to thank for that,� said Brent Howard, a teacher at John McCrae Secondary School.


    The pen is mightier than the sword. It is those who had the imagination to conceive of freedom to whom we owe that debt, not soldiers.

    Yes....they should have sent the Germans a stern note asking them to leave. :roll:

    Worked in Bastogne.

  4. by Regina Gold Member
    Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:40 pm
    "DerbyX" said

    Worked in Bastogne.

    Not really.....the US didn't leave or give up and the fighting continued till Patton's Div. liberated them.

  5. by avatar Streaker
    Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:44 pm
    "Regina" said
    �I think it is always important to remember what has taken place before, the freedoms we have now, and who we have to thank for that,� said Brent Howard, a teacher at John McCrae Secondary School.


    The pen is mightier than the sword. It is those who had the imagination to conceive of freedom to whom we owe that debt, not soldiers.

    Yes....they should have sent the Germans a stern note asking them to leave. :roll:

    No, but let's not make things up.

    Soldiers aren't the ones who give us our freedom.

  6. by DerbyX
    Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:54 pm
    "Regina" said

    Worked in Bastogne.

    Not really.....the US didn't leave or give up and the fighting continued till Patton's Div. liberated them.

    I was pretty tougue in cheek and I meant the US response to the Germans.

    "Nuts".

    BTW, don't tell any of the 101st fighting there they were "liberated" by Patton. Apparently none of them say that as they were doing fine.

    Toye: How do I feel about being rescued by Patton? Well I'd feel pretty peachy, except for one thing, we didn't fuckin' need to be rescued by Patton! Got that?


    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185906/quotes

  7. by Regina Gold Member
    Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:15 pm
    "Streaker" said

    No, but let's not make things up.

    Soldiers aren't the ones who give us our freedom.

    You came out with the cheesy "pen is mightier than the sword" quote which always sounds cool but never has been proven to work. (Unless you can Google up an example)
    Soldiers are made up of the people, who enforce the will of the people from which they come, sacrificing their life if need be to do so. I�ve never seen a paper cut or ink poisoning that would match that.

  8. by Regina Gold Member
    Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:16 pm
    "DerbyX" said

    I was pretty tougue in cheek and I meant the US response to the Germans.

    "Nuts".

    BTW, don't tell any of the 101st fighting there they were "liberated" by Patton. Apparently none of them say that as they were doing fine.

    Toye: How do I feel about being rescued by Patton? Well I'd feel pretty peachy, except for one thing, we didn't fuckin' need to be rescued by Patton! Got that?


    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185906/quotes

    I know. 8)

  9. by avatar Streaker
    Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:29 pm
    "Regina" said

    No, but let's not make things up.

    Soldiers aren't the ones who give us our freedom.

    You came out with the cheesy "pen is mightier than the sword" quote which always sounds cool but never has been proven to work. (Unless you can Google up an example)
    Passive resistance worked well enough in India.

    Soldiers are made up of the people, who enforce the will of the people from which they come, sacrificing their life if need be to do so. I�ve never seen a paper cut or ink poisoning that would match that.


    Ah, some good, old-fashioned folk wisdom.

    Soldiers follow orders (for the most part). Beyond that, sometimes they serve the people, sometimes they oppress them.

  10. by Regina Gold Member
    Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:43 pm
    "Streaker" said

    No, but let's not make things up.

    Soldiers aren't the ones who give us our freedom.

    You came out with the cheesy "pen is mightier than the sword" quote which always sounds cool but never has been proven to work. (Unless you can Google up an example)
    Passive resistance worked well enough in India.

    Soldiers are made up of the people, who enforce the will of the people from which they come, sacrificing their life if need be to do so. I�ve never seen a paper cut or ink poisoning that would match that.


    Ah, some good, old-fashioned folk wisdom.

    Soldiers follow orders (for the most part). Beyond that, sometimes they serve the people, sometimes they oppress them.
    It was civil disobedience and only succeeded because it was against a civilized democratic nation. I thought you�d have some great examples of invading nations sent packing back to their homeland after a sternly worded letter��or stone tablet.

    Folk wisdom and a generalization��� ROTFL

  11. by avatar Tricks
    Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:45 pm
    "DerbyX" said


    Worked in Bastogne.

    Ooooo boy, I was about to rip you a new asshole with that one ;)

  12. by avatar Tricks
    Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:45 pm
    "Regina" said
    �I think it is always important to remember what has taken place before, the freedoms we have now, and who we have to thank for that,� said Brent Howard, a teacher at John McCrae Secondary School.


    The pen is mightier than the sword. It is those who had the imagination to conceive of freedom to whom we owe that debt, not soldiers.

    Yes....they should have sent the Germans a stern note asking them to leave. :roll:
    R=UP

  13. by avatar Tricks
    Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:47 pm
    Oh and on the actual topic, I'm glad they are. I was upset when this battle got little recognition in my highschool, or University History class. I studied it heavily for a project. Incredible battle. The Stalingrad and Bastogne for Canadians.

  14. by DerbyX
    Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:53 pm
    "Tricks" said


    Worked in Bastogne.

    Ooooo boy, I was about to rip you a new asshole with that one ;)

    You should have realized what I meant given your knowledge.

    Are winky smilies that essential?

    Hell I nearly posted about you working to create a time machine so you could go back in time, join the 101st, fight with them throughout the war then go back through the time machine so you could play yourself in Band of Brothers.

    :lol:



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