My sons WW2 camp uniform

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my son attends the WW2 camps sponsored by the Va War Museum in Newport News. They have one day at the Museum and 3 days at Endview plantation in the woods playing "Army".

The usually do diff campaigns, Italy, Germany all ETO stuff. This year he wanted to do German cause EVERYONE else wants to do American or ALLIED. SO.......I got him THIS.

Check the videos out and let me know what you think. No, he does not believe in the Hitler Youth or nazi party beliefs. he just wants to be a Wermacht soldier. Sad thing is, is that American soldiers in WW2 were fighting kids as young as 9-10 that were pulled into military service. Can you imagine what an American would have felt if he knew he was fighting against kids? Wow! A 9 yr old was just as lethal as an adult, sometimes more so since they hadn't developed a conscience.



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Great videos, Brian. He handles that rifle pretty well regardless of his age.
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Fordmechanic wrote:my son attends the WW2 camps sponsored by the Va War Museum in Newport News. They have one day at the Museum and 3 days at Endview plantation in the woods playing "Army".

The usually do diff campaigns, Italy, Germany all ETO stuff. This year he wanted to do German cause EVERYONE else wants to do American or ALLIED. SO.......I got him THIS.

Check the videos out and let me know what you think. No, he does not believe in the Hitler Youth or nazi party beliefs. he just wants to be a Wermacht soldier. Sad thing is, is that American soldiers in WW2 were fighting kids as young as 9-10 that were pulled into military service. Can you imagine what an American would have felt if he knew he was fighting against kids? Wow! A 9 yr old was just as lethal as an adult, sometimes more so since they hadn't developed a conscience.



Nice and he seems to know how to handle the gun. I don't think you will get any flack around here for war reenactment activities. Just a little common sense goes a long way. There are stories of honor and valor on both sides. Of course some soldiers did awful things.

His shooting was good, but I'd tell him not to stand in one place for too long, shooting or otherwise. I hear those yanks, especially the country boys, are good shots...something about private firearm ownership and sport. :thumbsup:
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Looks like he needs a chin strap for that helmet...Very nice video. Good weapon handling. :thumbsup:
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Very cool, I commented on the video BTW. I have seen your/his stuff earlier with the M1 Carbine. Very cool, you should be proud to have a son into history. O and I also subed.

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This is post 55.6, to cool.
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OMG!!! No eye protection???? :friends:

I have my Dad's set of WW II books published by the VFW. In it are photos of kids looking like this, but (obviously) worse for wear. Bravo to you & son for telling it like it was. If we do not study history, we will repeat it.
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Tell your boy the ol' man said HOORAH!!! :clap: :first:
He did good! I'm proud of 'im!!
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Your son's political career is now over.
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Diomed wrote:Your son's political career is now over.
:hysterical:

Yes, I can see it running 24x7 on Government Broadcasting Corporation. Wasn't there some Tea Party candidates in the last election who were ridiculed in the press for reenactments?

On the bright side, it is probably less over than if he was playing dress up for Dixie...
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Looks good. Tell your son that there were honorable German soldiers too. The ideology was skewed, but a good soldier is a good soldier.
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gunderwood wrote:Wasn't there some Tea Party candidates in the last election who were ridiculed in the press for reenactments?
Yes, it was a Republican candidate in Ohio as I recall. There were pics of him at a reenactment dressed as (I think, I may be off) a SS officer of some flavor. Even our newly-minted House majority leader wasted no time flaming the crap out of the guy.
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I wish my parents sent me to WWII camp when I was a youngin. Of course, there probably wasn't WWII camp when I was a youngin.
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Diomed wrote:Your son's political career is now over.
I was thinking that while I watched...you beat me to the post though...
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