2nd Bat
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Post by 2nd Bat on Oct 22, 2009 19:41:39 GMT -5
Three of my wifes uncles were in the 442nd. This is a great story all Americans should know. It is nice to see it retold and told well. From watching the trailer and reviewing all the work which went into producing this film I'd say it's ought to be part of all of our war film collections. Website Link - www.onlythebravemovie.com/ Preview link - www.youtube.com/watch?v=daz4OuHWGQA
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Post by gunfreak on Oct 23, 2009 10:50:42 GMT -5
This is something I have great intrest in, after watching THE WAR and first getting a taste of what they did, I find it fasenating and quite moving what the japanese americans did for their country while their families were internd. Sadly I havn't even seen Go for Broke!, waiting for it to come out on Blu Ray, as BW films look great on it. Defenetly doing to wait for this movie. 442nd was a hardcore unit. with great valor.
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Sgt_Tom
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Post by Sgt_Tom on Oct 23, 2009 16:09:30 GMT -5
Yea definately see Go for Broke. It is really a great war movie. The old 40's and 50's movies always have a WWII feel that a lot of new movies can't capture.
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2nd Bat
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Post by 2nd Bat on Oct 23, 2009 17:27:28 GMT -5
In the case of "Go For Broke" many of the extras were actual 442nd veterans Uncle Tets knew some of them.
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Post by Adler69 on Oct 23, 2009 17:31:12 GMT -5
We are lucky up here 2nd bat , lots of 442nd vets to talk to. Did you ever get to talk to the 442nd vet at the opening of "The War" ?
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2nd Bat
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Post by 2nd Bat on Oct 24, 2009 2:14:52 GMT -5
No I wish I had. I knew two of my wifes uncles were with the 442nd but they lived back in Oregon (on the border with Idaho) so I seldom saw them while they were living. I didn't know Tets was with the 442nd till a few years before he passed away. He came over and saw my 42 Willys and the memories and stories flowed. At his funeral a representative from the 442nd spoke and we got a more complete story about his bravery. His son barely knew he was in the military and didn't know anything about his combat record. He had no idea.
He was a soft spoken gentle man who was quite a warrior in his youth. You never would have guessed it He met his wife in the internment camps at Thule Lake. She said all she knew about his service was that he was a Jeep mechanic. (He was 11 Bang bang and was the company commanders driver) He never spoke to her about Italy or Southern France. He was involved during the relief of the Texas Lost Battalion. He shared some interesting stories with me that his wife daughter and son had never heard.
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