Comments on: The Greatest Story Never Told http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/02/11/the-greatest-story-never-told/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:09:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: virgil xenophon http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/02/11/the-greatest-story-never-told/comment-page-1/#comment-325864 virgil xenophon Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:56:12 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=7766#comment-325864 Snake/ 'Course the sun was setting in the wrong direction! Movie came out at the time I was at DaNang; we all thought it a total hoot and hilarious at the time. Pathetic, really. A total embarrassment of a movie. A sad end to an illustrious career. Snake/

‘Course the sun was setting in the wrong direction! Movie came out at the time I was at DaNang; we all thought it a total hoot and hilarious at the time. Pathetic, really. A total embarrassment of a movie. A sad end to an illustrious career.

]]> By: Snake Eater http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/02/11/the-greatest-story-never-told/comment-page-1/#comment-325857 Snake Eater Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:15:15 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=7766#comment-325857 MaxD, They fight together and for each other to prevail, as a unit, in their mission and to thereafter ultimately survive the circumstances that they were placed in...ideals and ideas are what likely got them there in the first instance. Best PS, The Green Berets movie, however well intentioned, it is an embarrasing piece of Sh*t... from 06 Duke Wayne leading a combat operation actually wearing a Green Beret no less( the most unconfortable headgear devised by man) to the final scene with the Dukester observing the sun as it sets over the South China Sea...kind of says it all for me. MaxD, They fight together and for each other to prevail, as a unit, in their mission and to thereafter ultimately survive the circumstances that they were placed in…ideals and ideas are what likely got them there in the first instance. Best

PS, The Green Berets movie, however well intentioned, it is an embarrasing piece of Sh*t… from 06 Duke Wayne leading a combat operation actually wearing a Green Beret no less( the most unconfortable headgear devised by man) to the final scene with the Dukester observing the sun as it sets over the South China Sea…kind of says it all for me.

]]> By: MaxDamage http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/02/11/the-greatest-story-never-told/comment-page-1/#comment-325680 MaxDamage Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:47:50 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=7766#comment-325680 At some point, perhaps a year or two ago, we were discussing what binds men in war. Did they fight for an ideal, an idea, did they fight for each other or did they just fight to survive in circumstances they were placed in? Reading this made me ponder, I'm awfully glad I've never had to fight like these men. And I'm deeply ashamed to have not known them or heard their tales while they were fighting for me and mine. Or been able to thank them for the burden they've lifted from me. My God, where do we get such men? - Max At some point, perhaps a year or two ago, we were discussing what binds men in war. Did they fight for an ideal, an idea, did they fight for each other or did they just fight to survive in circumstances they were placed in?

Reading this made me ponder, I’m awfully glad I’ve never had to fight like these men.

And I’m deeply ashamed to have not known them or heard their tales while they were fighting for me and mine. Or been able to thank them for the burden they’ve lifted from me.

My God, where do we get such men?

– Max

]]> By: James http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/02/11/the-greatest-story-never-told/comment-page-1/#comment-325630 James Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:34:28 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=7766#comment-325630 It's well written with lots of interesting vignettes but he doesn't put much context in and most of the stories are undated which makes them difficult to tie to other accounts of their place and time. It’s well written with lots of interesting vignettes but he doesn’t put much context in and most of the stories are undated which makes them difficult to tie to other accounts of their place and time.

]]> By: Brian http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/02/11/the-greatest-story-never-told/comment-page-1/#comment-325629 Brian Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:26:02 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=7766#comment-325629 Crittenden makes some excellent points. Been on the waiting list for a copy of Filkin's "The Forever War" at the library. Looking forward to reading it. From what I gather it's an excellent view into both the Iraq and Afghan wars. Anyone out there read it yet? Brian Crittenden makes some excellent points.

Been on the waiting list for a copy of Filkin’s “The Forever War” at the library. Looking forward to reading it. From what I gather it’s an excellent view into both the Iraq and Afghan wars.

Anyone out there read it yet?

Brian

]]> By: HummerFO http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/02/11/the-greatest-story-never-told/comment-page-1/#comment-325628 HummerFO Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:25:45 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=7766#comment-325628 We Were Soldiers... not Once... =) We Were Soldiers… not Once… =)

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