[Leica] More War

[Don Dory]

I am going to reply specifically for George and Jayanand.  While I
currently live in the South all of my family was on the Union side and to
the best of family history all came back home.

However, without going into the politics as George's link from Slate seemed
to do, I think it is important to understand history to walk in the shoes
of those who were there.  So, specifically, walk with a meter and a half
weapon that had to be loaded while standing, face off at 50 paces or less
and imaging shooting at and being shot at with bullets larger than 12cm
firing at best three rounds a minute.  Imagine after three or four shots
that loading is becoming difficult because of powder fouling so you next
best recourse is to charge at your opponent with a steel blade 18-24 inches
long.

Our ancestors, all of our ancestors, did this on many continents and many
places out of strong beliefs.

I believe it is important to understand that this was considered relatively
normal(for war) and not suicidal which is what we would believe today.
Again, not to be political, but in the U.S we agonize over the dead and
wounded from 13 years of war in Iraq and Afganistan but there were more
than 500 dead piled up in front of one artillery battery at Gettysburg;
very last of Pickett's charge right at the stone wall.

To summarize, reenactment is a way to really understand the how and why of
something whether it is building one of the original hot air balloons in
France or trying to raise and obilisk in Egypt.

All the best

On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 6:11 PM, George Lottermoser <
george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote:

> I do understand; especially the personal aspects; living on battlefields
> and all.
>
> My dad was Army Air Core, WWII, and could not get enough information;
> especially re: the areas that he flew into. There was always several books
> laying about the house re: WWII; as well as wooden ships - with at least 3
> masts.
>
> Ann's dad was Army Infantry in Korea, and the subject was taboo.
>
> Everyone processes it their own way.
>
> a note off the iPad, George
>
> On Nov 6, 2014, at 9:23 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > There's more to it, personally for
> > sure.
>
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