05-21-2007, 03:45 PM
SteveO;
In the case of the Imperial Japanese Army, the "problem" went far deeper than that... it was, and to an extent, still IS deeply rooted in their culture. If you're not Japanese, you're not human. It may be less extreme than that today, but there is still a deep undercurrent.
Back to the subject;
One of the officers in the Alamo Scouts that carried off the Great Raid was a long time member of our local gun club, and has a shooting bench dedicated to him (bench number 6). Lt. Bill Nellist was pretty well known around here as being a great shooter, great shooting coach, and all around great guy.
He only talked about his experiences in the Pacific with a few people.
I only met him a couple times before he passed away.
I also discovered that he was a projectionist at a local movie theater (that a good friend of mine managed for a couple years) before WWII, during the depression.
http://www.minortheaters.com/minor_histo...rview.html
For anyone interested, I highly recommend the book "The Great Raid on Cabanatuan: Rescuing the Doomed Ghosts of Bataan and Corregidor", by WIlliam Breuer.
I haven't seen the movie yet.. but have heard from members of the Nellist family that they
"done pretty good"... except for changing some names, and maybe over dramatizing some parts.
In the case of the Imperial Japanese Army, the "problem" went far deeper than that... it was, and to an extent, still IS deeply rooted in their culture. If you're not Japanese, you're not human. It may be less extreme than that today, but there is still a deep undercurrent.
Back to the subject;
One of the officers in the Alamo Scouts that carried off the Great Raid was a long time member of our local gun club, and has a shooting bench dedicated to him (bench number 6). Lt. Bill Nellist was pretty well known around here as being a great shooter, great shooting coach, and all around great guy.
He only talked about his experiences in the Pacific with a few people.
I only met him a couple times before he passed away.
I also discovered that he was a projectionist at a local movie theater (that a good friend of mine managed for a couple years) before WWII, during the depression.
http://www.minortheaters.com/minor_histo...rview.html
For anyone interested, I highly recommend the book "The Great Raid on Cabanatuan: Rescuing the Doomed Ghosts of Bataan and Corregidor", by WIlliam Breuer.
I haven't seen the movie yet.. but have heard from members of the Nellist family that they
"done pretty good"... except for changing some names, and maybe over dramatizing some parts.