Posted on May 31, 2018
WW II plane wrecks must be salvaged, say Dutch MPs - DutchNews.nl
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The number of missing Airman just in Holland is certainly large and all those families without any real closure or proper burial for their remains. Seems there should have been a lot more effort put into that project than there was. Once these Men became MIA each of those cases should have been followed up on especially after the close of the war.
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Very cool Steve,
Thanks for sharing this. It is a very decent and honorable thing which needs doing.
These men must not remain forgotten. Future generations must be taught.
The wrong people in the world are trying VERY hard to make sure that the past is forgotten.
The older I get the more I understand the truth and the disastrous consequences of the old saw.
“Those who do not learn from histories mistakes are destined to repeat them.”
I think that for all of humanity that no truer statement exists.
It transcends all racial, religious, and political boundaries... it MUST.
God may forgive us but if we do not honor God by doing our best then we scarce deserve that forgiveness.
Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to making Rallypoint a fun and significant website Steve,
Thanks for sharing this. It is a very decent and honorable thing which needs doing.
These men must not remain forgotten. Future generations must be taught.
The wrong people in the world are trying VERY hard to make sure that the past is forgotten.
The older I get the more I understand the truth and the disastrous consequences of the old saw.
“Those who do not learn from histories mistakes are destined to repeat them.”
I think that for all of humanity that no truer statement exists.
It transcends all racial, religious, and political boundaries... it MUST.
God may forgive us but if we do not honor God by doing our best then we scarce deserve that forgiveness.
Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to making Rallypoint a fun and significant website Steve,
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Makes perfect sense to me. I don't think retrieving remains from behind enemy lines was a huge priority during WWII and with the massive rebuilding in Europe needed after the war I'm sure locating crash sites got lost in the shuffle. Fortunately there are people today who realize the importance of finding these sites and repatriating any remains.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
LTC (Join to see) I never mentioned Korean or Vietnam remains. IMO retrieving remains from any war is important but, although I don't have facts to back it up, think that attitude is more of an American thing. Over the centuries in Europe retrieving remains from battlefields was routine but looking for MIAs was not their thing.
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LTC (Join to see)
At lunchtime, I was talking to a 75 year old retired colonel whose dad was a paratrooper who jumped in Guinea in 1943. You are right, looking for remains has never been a high priority during and after World War II.
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SPC William Weedman
Strange story, a British Mosquito bomber crashed near my former employer, the pilots were buried in the local cemetery (one still is for certain) The plane still had a bomb attached to it that did not explode in the crash. After the war, the farmer was advised ““Don’t plow the field deep”. Years before I arrived someone finally decided that they should unearth the bomb and remove it. So the area was blocked off, neighbors evacuated as they went about removing the bomb. They disarmed and removed it without incident. My coworker who lived there and knew of the bomb wondered why they decided after 60+ years to finally dig it up and remove it.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
That is strange indeed but then again we still get reports of WWII ordinance being unearthed. Guess I just assumed it was from unknown locations.
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