tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824638781408722483.post1254232500450388168..comments2023-06-01T08:22:02.085-04:00Comments on here still running: True War Storiesjohniebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11635403219973766022noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824638781408722483.post-51846332245913034522008-02-22T00:45:00.000-05:002008-02-22T00:45:00.000-05:00Merci, madameMerci, madamejohniebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635403219973766022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824638781408722483.post-15973959119660716062008-02-22T00:18:00.000-05:002008-02-22T00:18:00.000-05:00Johnieb, I believe it. Or something like it happe...Johnieb, I believe it. Or something like it happened to someone else, somewhere else. They didn't call that movie "Catch 22" for nothing.<BR/><BR/>I <A HREF="http://thewoundedbird.blogspot.com/2008/02/for-johnieb-i-passed-by-your-door.html" REL="nofollow">posted</A> something just for you.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824638781408722483.post-70366673392068085922008-02-21T23:18:00.000-05:002008-02-21T23:18:00.000-05:00Well, FranIAm, to be honest, as James points out i...Well, FranIAm, to be honest, as James points out in the first post, you can, but I don't think she was. And despite my flippant response, "true" can be tricky in war stories; I most fervently recommend Tim O'Brien's "How to Tell a True War Story" in his novel *The Things They Carried* for a brilliant literary examination of this by an Infantry veteran. James is entirely right to point this out. And we have had our Wannabes, including a very fine Historian, Joseph Ellis, who lost a tenured Professorship at an elite private college (Mount Holyoke) when he was found out.<BR/><BR/>Nonetheless, I was an Interrogator: a professional experienced skeptic, which only says I know I can be wrong, but I don't believe I was; I have a finely honed BS detector. For one thing, as O'Brien points out, the story's very strangeness makes it plausible, and there are contextual details which contribute, like having a Truck Driver MOS (Military Occupational Specialty), which I'm sure is critical in Iraq.johniebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635403219973766022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824638781408722483.post-39774034182461644232008-02-21T22:40:00.000-05:002008-02-21T22:40:00.000-05:00Oh.My.God.You could not make this up, could you?De...Oh.<BR/>My.<BR/>God.<BR/><BR/>You could not make this up, could you?<BR/><BR/>Deep, deep sigh.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824638781408722483.post-16352522234496908052008-02-21T13:35:00.000-05:002008-02-21T13:35:00.000-05:00Veterans lie!!??I never do. :-)Veterans lie!!??<BR/><BR/>I never do. :-)johniebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635403219973766022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824638781408722483.post-84973137587881415522008-02-21T10:57:00.000-05:002008-02-21T10:57:00.000-05:00From the cooking channel to true war stories, John...From the cooking channel to true war stories, Johny you really are something else.<BR/><BR/>I will add a note of caution; you do need to be careful with the stories told by veterans. Sailor stories are especially suspect--now let me tell you about the time our ship got chased by three typhoons ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07881103048419383597noreply@blogger.com