New Story on my Website

No, but I have spent two tours in Vietnam. I don't
give special credance to your expience over mine.
And I don't give my combat experince the right
to pontificate about a veteran who flew 62 combat
missions. Get over yourself.


"ArtKramr" wrote in message
...
Subject: New Story on my Website
From: "Rick Folkers"
Date: 2/3/04 9:33 PM Pacific Standard Time

he sad part of the internet is the ease with which one man can villify
another.

62 combat missions and shoot down are not done by a coward. You are
entitled
to your opinion, but it is only that.


It is not just one mans judjement, It is the judjegment of an entire Bomb
Group
of 4 squadrons, About 2,000 men in all.


I fail to see your experience, as valuable as it might be, allows you to
judge

Nor you. Least of all you who have no experience in the matter and no
stake in
the issue.

Telling the history is wonderful and I thank you for those contributions.

Thank you


for one,
can do without the pompous judgments.


You take one with the other. Or don't read any of it. I gave you a true
picture
of what happened. Do with it what you will. And I don't particulary care
one
way or another. Have you ever served in a Bomb Group in a combat zone?













































Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

I suspect Art has felt guilty about his behaviour towards a war hero and his
posting was an apology.


"Rick Folkers" wrote in message
...
No, but I have spent two tours in Vietnam. I don't
give special credance to your expience over mine.
And I don't give my combat experince the right
to pontificate about a veteran who flew 62 combat
missions. Get over yourself.


"ArtKramr" wrote in message
...
Subject: New Story on my Website
From: "Rick Folkers"
Date: 2/3/04 9:33 PM Pacific Standard Time

he sad part of the internet is the ease with which one man can villify
another.

62 combat missions and shoot down are not done by a coward. You are
entitled
to your opinion, but it is only that.


It is not just one mans judjement, It is the judjegment of an entire
Bomb
Group
of 4 squadrons, About 2,000 men in all.


I fail to see your experience, as valuable as it might be, allows you to
judge

Nor you. Least of all you who have no experience in the matter and no
stake in
the issue.

Telling the history is wonderful and I thank you for those
contributions.

Thank you


for one,
can do without the pompous judgments.


You take one with the other. Or don't read any of it. I gave you a true
picture
of what happened. Do with it what you will. And I don't particulary
care
one
way or another. Have you ever served in a Bomb Group in a combat zone?













































Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

Subject: New Story on my Website
From: "Richard" rlmccannathotmail.com

suspect Art has felt guilty about his behaviour towards a war hero and his
posting was an apology.



We all felt fear But we kept it in a box and kept going. When he let his fear
come out of the box he showed us what might be the worst in all of us, and we
hated him for showing us that. Fear is contagious and spreads like wildfire.
Fear must be nipped in the bud, pushed out of sigh and dealt with harshly.. Did
I feel sorry for him. Yes to some degree. But I was in the minority. The vast
majority of the group wouldn't give him an inch. But after all, we were flying,
he wasn't. When one aircrew went down one guy who lost a best friend on that
mission said that if he had the chance he would blow Johnson's brains out, and
I think he really might have. Johnson never showed up at another reunion again.
Sad for all concerned.


Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer