Would you liked to been on Omaha beach? - Page 2

mizat0 · 01-14-2002, 06:42 AM

"I would have. Not saying that it was easy for those men and not saying that war is cool or anything but i would have liked to experience what those men went through and death wouldnt be an issue because im not afraid of it."
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anyone who says death wouldn't be an issue and that they're not afraid of it is absolutely crazy. I bet every single man that has went in to the heat of combat has feared death at one time or another.

Lt_Col_Tall · 01-14-2002, 06:48 AM

Got ourselves a bunch of tough guys, eh?

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01-14-2002, 06:48 AM

Here is a fact though. Almost all of the soilders than got killed did not even fire a shot. It must have sucked to get your leg blown off by a mortar like on Saving Private Ryan.

01-14-2002, 06:49 AM

Here is a fact though. Almost all of the soilders than got killed did not even fire a shot. It must have sucked to get your leg blown off by a mortar like on Saving Private Ryan.

Graverobber · 01-14-2002, 06:50 AM

I wouldn't of, you can mark me up as a pussy like Fuzzywig ^^^^Double Post^^^^

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[This message has been edited by Graverobber (edited January 14, 2002).]

01-14-2002, 06:50 AM

How the heck did that get posted twice?

Graverobber · 01-14-2002, 06:51 AM

It happens every once and a while just edit it and write double post

01-14-2002, 07:16 AM

I might have but I would have taken cover behind the metal posts on the beach and wait till the way have been cleared and the machine gun posts destroyed.

[EC]Mjr. Winters · 01-14-2002, 07:31 AM

Hmm i notice many of you said yes... i dont know why...
First of all it depends what beach you landed at, omaha was by far the most violent with over 1400 dead, but i dont think the other ones saw that much action. Ive seen live footage of soldiers walking out of the boat, with a guy dropping to the ground, lifeless, a few times, but nothing serious. I would have like to experience it but only if i had some sort of god mode, because im pretty damn sure i would have been killed, im not lucky very often. Plus, the life expectancy was 6 minutes after the doors opened on the higgins boats.... Another down side would be the horrid scenes like ppl losing limbs, guts torn out, brains poping out, etc,etc...
So no, i wouldnt have volunteered, but i also think you got drafted for such a big operation, i doubt you had i say in this.

01-14-2002, 07:35 AM

Ok, lets say you were drafted into the landing of Omaha.
What would you have done?

[EC]Mjr. Winters · 01-14-2002, 07:38 AM

hmmm, i would have probably played dead until it got a little quiet, but since that counts as deserting, you can be shot for that, so i would have done my duty, gotten the hell outta the boat as fast as i could, probably off the sides, and run for cover behind an X. Then follow smoe guys, i would have never walked through the beach alone.

[EC]Mjr. Winters · 01-14-2002, 07:38 AM

hmmm, i would have probably played dead until it got a little quiet, but since that counts as deserting, you can be shot for that, so i would have done my duty, gotten the hell outta the boat as fast as i could, probably off the sides, and run for cover behind an X. Then follow smoe guys, i would have never walked through the beach alone.

Skidrowpunk · 01-14-2002, 07:40 AM

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