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Postby DigitalGypsy66 » Thu Jun 23, 2022 3:05 pm

Don't know if the image will render outside of Facebook, but the current U.S. Rep from the Illinois district where Mrs Tif grew up officially recognized her dad's passing on the floor of the U.S. House a couple weeks ago.
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It did render, and that's pretty cool. Sorry for your loss.

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Postby meow » Wed Jun 29, 2022 2:36 pm

End of an era. Rip

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Postby Morkle » Wed Jun 29, 2022 3:01 pm

bout 70 million people fought in World War II and, as of 2021, there are still approximately 240,000 surviving veterans in the United States alone.
It is crazy to me to think we're going to be alive when no WW2 people remain. Just weird to think about, especially when those people thought that about the folks who fought in the civil war.

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Postby MalkinIsMyHomeboy » Wed Jun 29, 2022 3:16 pm

of course this depends on your particular age but it’s crazy to me to think that way about Korea and Vietnam vets too.

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Postby tifosi77 » Wed Jun 29, 2022 3:19 pm

RIP, hero

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Postby shafnutz05 » Wed Jun 29, 2022 5:41 pm

Rest in power. He died in the VA hospital that bears his name

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Postby tifosi77 » Wed Jun 29, 2022 6:34 pm

#humblebrag

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Postby MalkinIsMyHomeboy » Wed Jun 29, 2022 8:26 pm

Williams' next and final campaign was at the Battle of Iwo Jima, where he distinguished himself with actions "above and beyond the call of duty", for which he would be awarded the Medal of Honor. On February 21, 1945, he landed on the beach with the 1st Battalion, 21st Marines. Williams, by then a corporal, distinguished himself two days later when American tanks, trying to open a lane for infantry, encountered a network of reinforced concrete pillboxes.[6] Pinned down by machine gun fire, his company commander asked one of his men to attach a high explosive charge to a pole and, supported by Williams, his flamethrower and several Marine riflemen, shove the improvised weapon into an opening in the enemy's pillbox. As they fought their way to the pillbox, all of the men, except Williams, became casualties. Undeterred, Williams arrived at the first pillbox, shoved the flamethrower nozzle into the pillbox opening and fired the weapon, killing all of the soldiers inside. He then returned five times to his company area, refueled his weapon, and moved forward to destroy the remaining pillboxes.[4][9][6][7]

Covered by only four riflemen, he fought for four hours under terrific enemy small-arms fire and repeatedly returned to his own lines to prepare demolition charges and obtain serviced flame throwers. He returned to the front, frequently to the rear of hostile emplacements, to wipe out one position after another.[6] At one point, a wisp of smoke alerted him to the air vent of a Japanese bunker, and he approached close enough to put the nozzle of his flamethrower through the hole, killing the occupants.[7] On another occasion, he was charged by enemy riflemen who attempted to stop him with bayonets and he killed them with a burst of flame from his weapon.[9][6] Williams has said that much of the action "is just a blank. I have no memory."[10]

happened on the same day that the famous flag raising happened (Wiki says he was able to witness it). Insane

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Postby shafnutz05 » Fri Jul 01, 2022 10:20 pm

This is a really sad story. I have teenage cousins that watched his channel and he seemed like a good dude. Way too young.

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/cu ... e-1377391/

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Wed Jul 06, 2022 4:47 pm

Jesus. He was already 53?

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Postby shoeshine boy » Wed Jul 06, 2022 4:49 pm

Jesus. He was already 53?
well, his son was playing for the Panthers and already 27 so.....

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Postby DigitalGypsy66 » Thu Jul 07, 2022 1:03 pm

Apparently, James Caan has passed away.


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Postby Gaucho » Thu Jul 07, 2022 1:04 pm

oh no

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Postby eddy » Thu Jul 07, 2022 1:14 pm

Legend. RIP

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Postby the wicked child » Thu Jul 07, 2022 1:19 pm

Damn. RIP.

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Postby NTP66 » Thu Jul 07, 2022 1:22 pm

Gaucho asks for thoughts on Godfather II and James Caan dies shortly thereafter...

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Thu Jul 07, 2022 1:23 pm

Gaucho is shad 2.0

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Postby Gaucho » Thu Jul 07, 2022 1:26 pm

:(

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Postby MalkinIsMyHomeboy » Thu Jul 07, 2022 2:28 pm

Damn. Just watched Thief for the first time last week too

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Postby eddy » Thu Jul 07, 2022 2:37 pm

Damn. Just watched Thief for the first time last week too
What a movie

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Postby eddy » Thu Jul 07, 2022 2:41 pm



Skip to 1:45. Legend.

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Postby NAN » Thu Jul 07, 2022 4:35 pm

Caan in Elf was awesome. RIP.

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