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Subject: [Leica] Re: Lee Harvey Oswald
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Fri Oct 13 14:52:58 2006
References: <C1556CBF.16DF5%bd@bdcolenphoto.com>

Now lets not be too unkind....Hitler, as a historical figure, is much 
more interesting than Reagan, Nixon and a host of other mass murderers. 
Hitler's history (gee that's alliterative) is fascinating as hell. Of 
course, he was a monster.....So were many of our heroes. That particular 
period of the 20th century is so damned bewildering. I don't understand 
it but I am fascinated by it. It does seem as if there are many Hitler 
types alive and well in today's world.

Walt

B. D. Colen wrote:

>That guy is a former DI and has a show on the Hitler, uh, History Channel
>called Mail Call...
>
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>On 10/13/06 4:10 PM, "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote:
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>>I thought that the first 45 minutes of Full Metal Jacket were the best 45
>>minutes of comedy on cinema (of course, I wasn't the one of the guys being
>>yelled at). The guy who played the D.I. did such a convincing job, the 
>>marines
>>down here decided to give him some sort of award. The guy was a no show.
>>--
>>Jeffery
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>>---- Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote:
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>>>Well Larry
>>>
>>>When we start believing movies it's time to pack it in. Oswald was a
>>>"Marksman" which is the lowest qualification. "Expert" is the highest
>>>and I doubt if one could do what the movie fellow stated. Especially,
>>>with the old Italian Army rifle we all know and love. The FBI has some
>>>really hot triggers and they could not duplicate the feat with that same
>>>rifle.  As long as we are on the subject of FMJ the biggest surprise
>>>came for me when the sniper was shot again before getting
>>>banged.....Something else, where did the "fat boy" get the damn dough
>>>nuts he hid in his locker? From the mess hall? Who dreams up this crap?
>>>And a live round to shoot the D.I. ?????
>>>
>>>Hell, I woke up in a lousy mood today but between this, and the baby
>>>picture B.D. sent, I can do without my Valium. :-)
>>>
>>>Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:
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>>>>On Oct 13, 2006, at 3:23 PM, Walt wrote:
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>>>>>>Yes, I was in the Marines when that happened. If Jesus showed up  at my
>>>>>>font door and said "Walt, trust me, Oswald did it alone" I'd have to
>>>>>>call him a liar.
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>>>>What was that line from "Full Metal Jacket"? I paraphrase here
>>>>because my memory is a bit fuzzy but I recall the marine rifle
>>>>instructor informing his trainees that:
>>>>
>>>>"Lee Harvey Oswald got off two shots in a second and a half and hit
>>>>President Kennedy at a distance of two hundred yards. AND HE WAS A
>>>>MARINE!"
>>>>
>>>>Larry Z
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