Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
Why did Adolf Hitler Put a Bounty on this B-17 Gunner?
Sunday, May 21, 2023
This is the story of American hero and B-17 Flying Fortress gunner, Clark Gable. This is the story of his combat tour and what made him the most priceless service member in the 8th Air Force over Europe!
Clark Gable's war service is very remarkable when you consider that he joined the Army at 41yo as a private. No one would have been drafted at 41yo. No one would have questioned or second guessed him if he did not even try to join up. He was making approximately $200.000 a year and gave that up to make just $600 per year as a private.
When he was on those B-17's he was twice the average age of the rest of the crewmen and was older than some of their fathers. Being a gunner on a B-17 on hours long missions at 30,000ft Where it was 40 degrees below zero is super hard for anyone. Now imagine being a 40 year old heavy smoker and doing it. It is a wonder he did not have a heart attack up there.
The fact that he did this over and over is remarkable.
