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Old 02-04-07, 01:40 PM   #6
CCIP
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Originally Posted by BH
It amazes me reading some of the posts over last few months just how much some people have shrug off some of the danger that the U.S submarine force faced. While it was not desperate situation faced by the german submarine force, 1 in 5 sailors in the U.S. submarine force did not come back. What they were being asked to do was dangerous and the Japanese had a special hatred for submariners.
Hear hear! I agree with you totally. I think diminishing anyone's effort and suffering in war is wrong, especially when they by and large conducted a massive campaign like that!
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