[Milsurplus] TBY on Saipan '44 ?

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On 10/27/05, David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Hue Miller wrote:
>
> > That photo - is that from the recent movie?
> > The colors and postures sure don't look 1944 to me.
>
> I believe that's a PR shot from the movie "Thin Red Line."

It certainly doesn't appear to be from 1944 as the caption suggests.
If nothing else, all of the gear and packs look too new.

> "Saving Private Ryan:"  WWII for Republicans.
> "Thin Red Line:"  WWII for Democrats.
> "When Trumpets Fade (HBO):"  WWII for real.

You forgot "Pearl Harbor":  WWII for Hollywood.

Band of Brothers has to fit somewhere in the "most credible" accounts,
too, despite some of the 'Hollywooded' scenes like the child SS
trooper shot at the dike. Not that young soldiers weren't employed,
more than the particular scene was inaccurately portrayed for effect.