Dave Holford wrote:

ArtKramr wrote:

did YOU do in the war? Robbie flew 55
missions.
How many did you fly?

I see your point Art, those lives were just ordinary lives, not air crew.

He did 55. How many did you fly?

Arthur Kramer

I find it reprehensible that Art can dismiss the efforts and lives of
men who spent more weeks in combat than he did hours, just because they
did not wear wings, with thoughtless smart-arse comments.

No one doubts that his time in combat was stressful and terrifying,...

...as well as *brave*.

...and may even have had some impact on the outcome of the European war; but he
did get to eat decent meals, at a table in comfort, and to sleep in a
safe bed every night.

His recollections of history are interesting contributions, but his
off-hand dismissal of everyone who was not in air combat is becoming
tiresome.

Emphatically agreed.


Billy

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