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Alright, take it easy. I was talking about good ol USA. And even Chicago doesn't come close in comparison to the above stories. I was comparing our kiddos that think not being able to play video games, or go without internet for a day to those stories.

Wow. Great story. Kinda different than the 6 year old's have it now days eh?

Great story, thanks for sharing. I always try to think about these stories when I am having a bad day. It helps me to snap out of it and count my blessings. Its a good day when bombs aren't dropping on your house. And we open the fridge and there is plenty of food. And those little light switches on the wall create lights, and its nice and warm when its cold outside and vice versa. Yep, maybe my day aint that bad after all.

The Annoyed Man wrote:
BTW, my family has a history both as combatant and victim in that war. My dad was at Iwo, and my mom survived an axis occupation, shelling, bombing, starvation, etc.

Wow TAM, I would love to be at one of your Family Reunions and listen to some of those stories. It's one thing reading a book, and seeing a movie, but to hear from the folks that "been there, done that" is really bringing it to life. That's one of those things that no matter how people try, you just can't understand unless you have been through it. Starvation is a horrible thought and those that have been on the brink of starvation know it better than those that have not. Not to mention all the other horrible things associated with war.

Remember the movie called Alive? The story of those athletes (I think Rugby but could be mistaken about that) that crashed in the Andes? There was a moment when one tells the other they are going to starve to death. The guy looks at him and says, "I'll just eat the Pilot, he got us in this mess to begin with". And they did eat the dead. They were worried they would be judged and condemned to eternal sea of fire, but their priests assured them they did nothing wrong, its what it took to preserve life. And anybody in that position would likely do the same thing. Sure, there were a few hold-outs, but when it got down to it, they too partaked in the preservation of life.

If anybody has not seen this movie, I highly recommend it. They even have a follow up movie called Alive?????? Can't remember the exact name but its 20 or so years after they were rescued and it shows how they moved on and made a life for themselves. Good stuff.

There's some good ideas in this thread and after reading a few responses, there's some good points about the far left. I fear those schools would turn it into a Bash-Fest and do more harm than good. It might be a good idea for some states but other states, not so much. That's a shame. If implemented correctly, it would be awesome. Maybe name the program "Melting Snowflakes"?

Watched it Sunday night, quite intense battle scenes. It is a great movie and a nail biter for sure. It was great to see him (and others) in the "Credits" at the end of the movie. Its really sad we are losing all of our beloved Vets that fought in that era. I wish they could show these movies in High school; that would make History a lot more interesting and maybe give the kids a better idea of what our Vets went through. I know a 2 hour movie is scratching the surface but still.....