Carol, I wish I had done that, started taping it from the beginning. I'm hoping that HBO will offer it for sale, as they usually do. The episode this past Sunday left me speechless. I've watched quite a number of documentaries and movies on the Holocaust and have never seen anything as realistic as this was. Impressive and moving, wow! Sue* ----- Original Message ----- > Sue, I'm taping every hour - in fact signed up for cable tv simply to do so. > The last hour brought me to tears. I was in high school during those years, > had a boy friend flying in bombing missions over Germany. Carol S. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sue M" <starshine166@home.com> > To: <PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 9:42 PM > Subject: [PITTSBURGH] Security issues > > > > This is a little off of the topic at hand, but is anyone watching Band of > > Brothers on HBO? What a moving and gut wrenching mini series. > > Sue* > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > I don't know if the training is different now but when I was sent to Korea > > in > > the fifties we were told it is better to wound the enemy than kill him. An > > army could be totally crippled by a lot of wounded because the logistics > to > > provide the care takes an incredible amount of people and resources as > > opposed to just leaving the dead laying around. > > I don't think I am a trained killer. I have fired 30 and 50 caliber > machine > > guns, M1 and Carbine rifles, 45 caliber side arms. Also some artillery and > > B.A.R. weapons. > > I am home for almost 50 years and have yet to find a need to purchase a > > weapon or gun of any kind. Having said that I am absolutely opposed to gun > > control of almost any kind. I am for nutso control though. > > Best regards, Walt > > > > > > ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== > > SUE* MCALISTER-Pittsburgh List Mom > > > > ============================== > > Ancestry.com--Your #1 Source for Family History Online--FREE for 14 Days > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1238 > > > > > ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== > How to unsubscribe. Send a message to:PITTSBURGH-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com that contains ONLY the word, 'unsubscribe' in the text area. > > ============================== > Ancestry.com--Your #1 Source for Family History Online--FREE for 14 Days > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1238 > > --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.291 / Virus Database: 156 - Release Date: 10/25/2001