Great to be here

rdrr · 08-01-11, 04:25 PM

Just thought I would say hello to all of you. I have been playing SH4 for a week or so on & off -great sim.
I'm more into reading sub novels fictional & historical.
A friend of my father's was in the Krigsmarine. He was lost at sea. Dad never got over it and had a difficult time talking about it. Dad survived the war as a machinist for BMW machining & assembling Folke Wolfe engines before given a gun to "protect the Father Land" He was captured by the Rangers and was kept out of harm's way as a platoon camp runner behind the lines till war's end & then released to find the rest of his family near Dueseldorf (there was an Andy Kruger movie that had that similar theme w/ Van Johnson in it)- He would say that the guys were similar to what you saw in Private Rayan, only they saw him as the young boy he was & not a soldier. Any of you vets ever have that happen for you? Dad passes away 4 years ago. I've always had a penchant for WWII.

Feel free to contact me if anyone wants to hear any more war stories from me about may Dad

rdorsch@charter.net

Later
Ron Dorsch

Fish In The Water · 08-01-11, 10:25 PM

Thanks for introducing yourself Ron, hope you feel welcome!

Magic1111 · 08-02-11, 02:50 AM

Welcome aboard !!!

Dowly · 08-02-11, 04:27 AM

Welcome aboard

Jimbuna · 08-02-11, 06:30 AM

Welcome to SubSim Ron

Herr-Berbunch · 08-02-11, 06:39 AM

Welcome aboard, Ron.

08-01-11, 04:25 PM	#1
rdrr Bilge Rat Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Great to be here Just thought I would say hello to all of you. I have been playing SH4 for a week or so on & off -great sim. I'm more into reading sub novels fictional & historical. A friend of my father's was in the Krigsmarine. He was lost at sea. Dad never got over it and had a difficult time talking about it. Dad survived the war as a machinist for BMW machining & assembling Folke Wolfe engines before given a gun to "protect the Father Land" He was captured by the Rangers and was kept out of harm's way as a platoon camp runner behind the lines till war's end & then released to find the rest of his family near Dueseldorf (there was an Andy Kruger movie that had that similar theme w/ Van Johnson in it)- He would say that the guys were similar to what you saw in Private Rayan, only they saw him as the young boy he was & not a soldier. Any of you vets ever have that happen for you? Dad passes away 4 years ago. I've always had a penchant for WWII. Feel free to contact me if anyone wants to hear any more war stories from me about may Dad rdorsch@charter.net Later Ron Dorsch

08-02-11, 02:50 AM	#3
Magic1111 Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Germany - Sailing on U-552 in North Atlantic Posts: 4,429 Downloads: 783 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard !!! __________________

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,544 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome to SubSim Ron __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-02-11, 06:39 AM	#6
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard, Ron. __________________

08-01-11, 10:25 PM	#2
Fish In The Water Prince of the Sea SUBSIM Welcome Committee Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Watching over U-253 Posts: 3,527 Downloads: 98 Uploads: 2	Thanks for introducing yourself Ron, hope you feel welcome!

08-02-11, 04:27 AM	#4
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