tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post7034139331941517228..comments2024-03-20T12:46:10.513-07:00Comments on The Colorist: "Knock It Off!"Casey Klahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-63505626104741227012009-05-02T17:02:00.000-07:002009-05-02T17:02:00.000-07:00Your grandfather was a good man, Adam. The Mediter...Your grandfather was a good man, Adam. The Mediterranean Theater of War was a broad one. My father was assigned for a short time with the British Eighth Army, which he got a big kick out of.<br /><br />Thanks.Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-63888940478186071972009-05-02T12:55:00.000-07:002009-05-02T12:55:00.000-07:00... Ken klahn...
You're right to remember him.
...... Ken klahn... <br /><br />You're right to remember him. <br />It's difficult for us generations of non-combatants ... to appreciate this.<br /><br />My grandfather, Jack Cope, awarded the Military Cross, Tower Hamlets Brigade, Winchester Rifles, 1941 -1946, also commorated as a national greek hero. <br /><br />North Africa, Cyprus, Greece<br /><br />A little mention to him in Winchester Cahdral for the Winchester Rifles. <br /><br />He survived...Adam Copehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597553517593344369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-84487630005923612312009-05-01T21:25:00.000-07:002009-05-01T21:25:00.000-07:00Courage, yes, and then they asked for nothing.Courage, yes, and then they asked for nothing.Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-29722525644182455082009-05-01T18:21:00.000-07:002009-05-01T18:21:00.000-07:00Yes, good post, Casey. It's hard to imagine where...Yes, good post, Casey. It's hard to imagine where folks like your father and my brother get the courage from for all of this bravery. I enjoyed going back and looking at your drawings from Italy again, too.Brian McGurganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963409828276349170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-51365578128057555462009-04-30T16:27:00.000-07:002009-04-30T16:27:00.000-07:00Many, many guys wanted to get into the 10th MTN Di...Many, many guys wanted to get into the 10th MTN Div. during the war. The story goes that their times at Mt Rainier, WA and in Colorado were fun, too. <br /><br />I always try to remember the Italians who bore a lot of the pain in the N.Italian front - they love these Tenth veterans and I got to witness their sincerity when I visited in '06.<br /><br />Thanks, Clive!Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826049157205598760.post-6052081538324976002009-04-30T08:49:00.000-07:002009-04-30T08:49:00.000-07:00The skiing and climbing look like fun, but imagine...The skiing and climbing look like fun, but imagine having to worry about live ammunition more than falling rock. Great post, and I feel fortunate I've never had to don a uniform, follow orders, and risk my neck like these brave souls, or end up as civilian collateral damage. Probably not a lot of human beings have managed to miss out on the misery of war over the centuries. So far so good. Enjoying your posts.Clivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03157933440777720220noreply@blogger.com