tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post5818022375324237248..comments2024-03-28T12:21:46.299-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: 10 November 1918: Capt. Harry Truman's Letter to Besssnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-61846706483928753092018-11-10T13:29:04.913-08:002018-11-10T13:29:04.913-08:00In a momentous autobiography by U.S Navy warrior/...In a momentous autobiography by U.S Navy warrior/scientist RADM. Jack Hayward, there is the. comment that HST rejected the premise that a nuclear weapon was near at hand. Truman, it is alleged Truman argued that his knowledge of explosives, based upon his artilleryman's experience with munitions in The Great War, was such as to cause him to disbelieve the report of the imminent availability LeeEBranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00881546562002190280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-57208253782512692952018-11-10T12:53:46.300-08:002018-11-10T12:53:46.300-08:00As far as I know, Captain Harry never got any meda...As far as I know, Captain Harry never got any medals for WW I<br /> except probable an overseas ribbon or two. But, he was in the thick of the fight and probably gave the Germans Hell with his 75mm Howitzers. He certainly knew a thing or two about being a combat soldier. Today, he would have been awarded a chest-full of medals.<br />T. MorganAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-49579307201120521852018-11-10T10:48:39.678-08:002018-11-10T10:48:39.678-08:00I write this this from near the Eiffel Tower on 10...I write this this from near the Eiffel Tower on 10 November 2018 where it sprinkled a little this morning. My President couldn't brave it to Chateau Thierry to honor our dead. My father was in Meuse Argonne not too far from Sedan 100 years ago today. Oh, for a Captain Harry who was restrained, courageous and a bit humorous.Larry Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02343549357930561849noreply@blogger.com