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Heros are not in Hollywood

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Basil

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In my BCF Office I have a print signed by several Medal of Honor recipients, including Bernard Fisher:

https://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123097650

When I was a tadpole years ago (in Boy Scouts in Germany) I had the honor of meeting Colonel Fisher (Major at the time) in person when he came to address our troop. Years later, in Squadron Officer's School, I had the opportunity, as part of a fund raiser, to obtain a print of several aircraft signed by each of the MOH recipients who fleww each of the respective aircraft. Bernard Fisher's is one of the signatures I have on that print.
 
Magnificent.

...somewhere I have a photo of th' bulkhead of th' "Freedom Bird" 141. Signed by all th' POW's who rode home in her.


...I was s'posed to be one of th' photojournalists aboard that flight but missed due to timing issues.

I'd have to kiss the feet of the MOH guys. I'd have been putty if I'd made the POW mission, too. I grovel at their feet.
 
I agree with what Basil said about heroes are not in Hollywood. I had the pleasure of meeting a MOH recipient some years ago, and it amazed me how humble the guy was. He told us that he was just doing what he had to, and did not consider himself worthy of the medal.

After he left, our CO told us that during the Korean war, in the Chosin campaign, he held down many Chinese infantry while covering his platoon. He did this on his own, going through hundreds of rounds of machine gun ammo. He was wounded several times, but stayed with his weapon until his platoon got to cover.

Men like that are few and far between these days.
 
Heros are certainly not made in Hollywood, but Hollywood sure should honor the real heros by making GOOD, HONEST movies about them to showcase their exploits to the populace! Basil, you are privileged to have met such heros!
I was fortunate enough, when young (and still remember the occasion fondly), to have met a friend of my Grandfathers' who was a POW in Germany with him named Douglas Bader. Those with a familiarity with Heros of the R.A.F. will recognize the name! :thumbsup:
 
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