[Fot] Non race

[Joe Alexander]

I read Unbroken a couple years ago. Outstanding book. Truly outstanding.

On Sunday, October 19, 2014, Bill Tobin <william.tobin31 at verizon.net> wrote:

> Great story, thanks for the info.
> I plan on seeing Fury.
> There's a movie about Louie Zamperini coming out soon, Unbroken I think is
> the name of it. Can't find my copy of the book to verify.
> Cheers, Bill
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> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2014 9:43 PM
> Subject: [Fot] Non race
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>
>  I know this list is not intended for non-race stuff...
>>
>> The movie "Fury" is arguably about as brutal and realistic as the actual
>> last month of WW2.  My father was liberated from Ebensee concentration camp
>> by a similar three tank group led by  a battered  platoon of Patton's third
>> army.  It was led by Sgt. Bob Persinger.  He had no idea what was in front
>> of him that day as his tanks lugged up the hill to the stench of death.
>> My father and his brother survived that camp but just barely. .  My uncle
>> was considered dead and was in a pile of other naked dead bodies.  He was
>> too weak to move.  My father found him and asked for the Sgts help and
>> together they freed him.   About five years ago the three met again for a
>> reunion in  San Diego.  First time since that day of liberation first week
>> of May 1945.
>>
>> My uncle retold the story.
>>
>> Bob's tank was the Lady Luck. Photo's and more @
>> loudunst.com/liberation
>>
>> As a side note;
>> In the movie Fury the tank rounds were actually hand made and supplied to
>> the set by US Prop Maker Aaron Dunst (my son).
>>
>> Sgt Bob and Uncle Lou continue to speak to each other on the phone weekly.
>>
>> M
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