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To: ggersh who wrote (425200)	11/10/2013 12:40:59 PM
From: Terry Maloney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

He's an interesting guy -- basically a military historian with Ranger training. He's currently doing an interesting Civil War 'reenactment' series over there ... esquire.com Meanwhile, Pierce came up with this great find ... haven't watched it yet, but I sure plan to. pbs.org

To: ggersh who wrote (425200)	1/13/2014 5:49:06 PM
From: Terry Maloney	1 Recommendation Recommended By ggersh Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

>> The 442nd Infantry Regiment still needs their own movie. This unit ... is the most highly decorated unit that I hope that we will ever have to see. One unit, one war (WWII, obviously) and an authorized strength of about 4,000, but more often a field strength of roughly 3,000. Ultimately more than 14,000 men served in this single regiment. Why? Because in the process that 3,000 man-unit racked up nearly 9,500 Purple Hearts, had a casualty rate of more than 300 percent, received more than 18,000 individual awards (and awards back then were not tossed out like candy), a total of eight Presidential Unit Citations, and freaking 21 Medals of Honor. << That same LTC clown, on immigration reform ... esquire.com