[Bas]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he man believed to have been Germany's last World War I veteran has died peacefully at the age of 107.
Erich Kaestner, who at 18 was sent to the Western Front but served only four months in the army, died in a Cologne nursing home, his son said.

The death on Sunday of Louis de Cazenave, France's second-last World War I veteran, made global headlines.

[I_Like_Plants]

Wait until the last WWII vets die, there are already large portions of the US schoolchildren who think the US + the Nazis fought Russia in WWII.

[Bas]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('I_Like_Plants', 'W')ait until the last WWII vets die, there are already large portions of the US schoolchildren who think the US + the Nazis fought Russia in WWII.

[I_Like_Plants]

Well, I find it interesting that the US produced a ton of movies and books essentially glorifying the nazis. Also, Nazi imagery and US imagery, uniforms, ranks, lots of eagles, etc are surprisingly alike.

Yes, basic history taught in school would cure this, but I went to typical US public schools and I can tell you that according to them, WWI and WWII never happened, the Great Depression never happened, etc. So kids are pretty much left with what's on TV, in comic books, etc.

Schoolhouse Rock is the only reason I know a few grammar rules.

An educated populace is what the Founding Fathers wanted, but not what our present usurper gov't wants.

[strider3700]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Bas', 'I') see how a 6 year old could make that mistake though, mixing up the cold war with WWII but after some history classes in elementary that should be clear enough I think....

[BigTex]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('strider3700', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Bas', 'I') see how a 6 year old could make that mistake though, mixing up the cold war with WWII but after some history classes in elementary that should be clear enough I think....

[Bas]

yes Bigtex, apparently "smart" people are not smart enough to realize that some things just don't stick with some people while they can still be good people, workers etc.... Not being able to point out the US on a world map is a bit worrying though.....

back to the scheduled topic now?

[Tanada]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Bas', 'y')es Bigtex, apparently "smart" people are not smart enough to realize that some things just don't stick with some people while they can still be good people, workers etc.... Not being able to point out the US on a world map is a bit worrying though.....

back to the scheduled topic now?

[Bas]

that's pretty impressive. You hear alot about WWII veterans from people but not so much from WWI. Holland was neutral in that war being pressured from all sides and the economic situation was understanbly dismal but yeah, there is a lot to be learned from WWI and it's causes and it's bad and in another way good that the memories of the horrors of the trenches are finally passing away; they have been well documented though and hopefully well enough for those horrors never to repeat again.

[kmann]

I had three great uncles-brothers- in the Great War. The youngest was 18 when he enlisted in the Kaiser's army. He died when the war was about two weeks old. He never saw France. The middle son died in the worst battle of all time, Verdun, in which there were about 1 million casualties. The eldest had the job of driving a horse drawn wagon. He died in an artillery barrage while supplying the front, two days after the Armistice was signed.