The Pacific E03 'Melbourne' - FULL REACTION!
Added 2020-09-16 15:57:38 +0000 UTCIf you are unable to watch the video on Vimeo, or if you want to download it instead: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qbwPd0Vf1GZu8jq9nR1RHBWCV8tLmb1b/view?usp=sharing
After a short break we are now able to continue this great series, and both of us have really been looking forward to it. This was a very different episode compared to the previous two, but it still showed us a very important aspect of going to war.
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to your point about the MOH, that is 100% true and that is to show respect for the medal, even after retirement if they have on there medal anyone in the military is to salute them no matter what
Donald Sherman
2020-09-17 02:00:01 +0000 UTCi thing people may not 100% remember is that these young men are 18-23, so maybe even 17
Donald Sherman
2020-09-17 01:56:49 +0000 UTCGreat reaction, guys. Interesting that you enjoyed this as much as you did. Many critics found this episode unnecessary or frivolous, and I sort of did too, but when you brought up the contrast between what these men endured and then going to a place where they can be more like boys I appreciate the episode more. Bob Leckie always had authority issues in the Marine Corp. He disliked the preferential treatment officers had over enlisted men. He also resented his lieutenant for giving Chuckler a promotion for moving their machine gun around on Alligator Creek when it was Leckie who initiated that movement. You’ll see in subsequent episodes his rebellion against authoritarianism. He was a fine writer, and that was his calling. Helmet for My Pillow is one of the best memoirs I’ve ever read - and he also wrote many histories about various battles and campaigns in the Pacific. He did write about that 100 mile march to Melbourne. They were issued new boots which were very stiff and unbroken, so their feet were ruined. He hated those boots and preferred the previous boots which were soft buckskin with crepe soles - comfortable and silent - perfect for the jungle. One thing about Basilone and the Medal of Honor. That Major General who awarded the MOH saluted him first. My understanding is that a MOH recipient is saluted first by all, no matter their rank. So a four star general salutes a private first if that private is a MOH recipient.
Catherine LW
2020-09-17 01:30:07 +0000 UTC
