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Originally Posted by FrankWakefield
I applaud Feller's service in the Navy. But Warren Spahn, was a war hero. Not for serving, which seems the modern standard; but instead, for his actions in actual combat, on multiple occasions. I saw Spahn pitch about 20 years after World War II, I was a kid and barely knew anything about his baseball records. I had no idea that he'd been in WW II, that he'd fought in WW II. Years later, after I read a bit of his military record, I thought this man has done enough; he has nothing to prove on the baseball field after a Purple Heart and Bronze Star, after fighting in The Battle of the Bulge and at Ludendorff Bridge (think that movie about the bridge at Remagen).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Spahn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3pVuXHiaD8 |
Do not disagree at all Frank. If you look online for the USS Alabama's WW II activities and involvement, it was involved in both the European and Asian theaters of war. And their involvement was extremely significant and included many major battles. Unfortunately for those naval personnel, like Feller, they don't get the same opportunities for individual heroics and recognition that front line combat troops can often get, but their efforts and heroics are no less important to the overall war effort put forth by all military personnel directly involved in any type of battle or action. I imagine Feller was involved in most all the activity the USS Alabama had during the war.