tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933205011038630788.post3686085287955274944..comments2024-01-26T03:40:17.625-05:00Comments on The Fourth Frog Blog: A day for thanksAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547679169487196540noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933205011038630788.post-91391428627381127202012-05-29T15:01:46.795-04:002012-05-29T15:01:46.795-04:00Thanks for the further info Amy. I never knew that...Thanks for the further info Amy. I never knew that shore parties lost men to capture. In case you didn't know, today the USS Texas is a museum ship in the Houston area. She was already quite a veteran when your grandfather served on her, as she was a pre-WWI battleship. In fact, I think she is about 100 years old this year.<br /><br />There were at least two Hoosiers serving as part of the collective proceedings we now know as the Nuremberg Trials. There is a book about at least two of the judges.varangianguardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12571595354792261993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933205011038630788.post-88243129475022035922012-05-29T09:56:39.112-04:002012-05-29T09:56:39.112-04:00Varangianguard -- My grandfather was in the Navy. ...Varangianguard -- My grandfather was in the Navy. He was captured when the USS Texas sent troops on the ground to do some recon. <br /><br />Before his death in 2000, Mike's grandfather attended several Nuremburg reunions in Washington D.C. Mike went to two of them with him and I got to attend one. Very interesting.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12547679169487196540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933205011038630788.post-36795468964139455782012-05-29T08:53:35.258-04:002012-05-29T08:53:35.258-04:00Amy, was your grandfather a Marine?
Mike, that is...Amy, was your grandfather a Marine?<br /><br />Mike, that is a very interesting fact about your grandfather.<br /><br />I am an absolute geek about WW2.varangianguardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12571595354792261993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933205011038630788.post-71365692400131598292012-05-28T22:21:33.115-04:002012-05-28T22:21:33.115-04:00Beautiful, Amy.Beautiful, Amy.Robby Slaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699269507844868795noreply@blogger.com