Comments on: D-Day Landing at Conneaut, Ohio. http://www.reenactorpost.com/2009/09/d-day-landing-at-conneaut-ohio/ A blog about reenacting and living history Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:36:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Bill Donegan http://www.reenactorpost.com/2009/09/d-day-landing-at-conneaut-ohio/comment-page-1/#comment-645 Bill Donegan Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:29:15 +0000 http://www.reenactorpost.com/?p=1620#comment-645 Thanks for the remarks Stringbean. Don't be shy if you ever see me at an event. For me the best part of the hobby is meeting new friends. By the way nov 2 was my birthday. Bill Thanks for the remarks Stringbean. Don’t be shy if you ever see me at an event. For me the best part of the hobby is meeting new friends. By the way nov 2 was my birthday.

Bill

]]> By: Pvt Tichonchik "Stringbean" http://www.reenactorpost.com/2009/09/d-day-landing-at-conneaut-ohio/comment-page-1/#comment-644 Pvt Tichonchik "Stringbean" Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:43:31 +0000 http://www.reenactorpost.com/?p=1620#comment-644 That is truly an awesome event! I went there with the 401st Glider Infantry out of Wisconsin/Illinois/Iowa. I had to miss it this year because I myself am in the Army, and it's too long of a haul for me. A few of my buddies went to that event a few years ago and curled up next to a fire one night. 20 mile an hour winds, and it was 35 degrees outside. No tent, no fox hole, just one wool blanket and two guys. One was too lazy to go and get his out of the car. So they slept under the same blanket. Amazingly, they said they slept fine. Nice that you had a blast of a time! See you on the battlefield! *Salute* That is truly an awesome event! I went there with the 401st Glider Infantry out of Wisconsin/Illinois/Iowa. I had to miss it this year because I myself am in the Army, and it’s too long of a haul for me.

A few of my buddies went to that event a few years ago and curled up next to a fire one night. 20 mile an hour winds, and it was 35 degrees outside. No tent, no fox hole, just one wool blanket and two guys. One was too lazy to go and get his out of the car. So they slept under the same blanket. Amazingly, they said they slept fine.

Nice that you had a blast of a time! See you on the battlefield! *Salute*

]]> By: Helmut Thiel http://www.reenactorpost.com/2009/09/d-day-landing-at-conneaut-ohio/comment-page-1/#comment-583 Helmut Thiel Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:44:29 +0000 http://www.reenactorpost.com/?p=1620#comment-583 Wie gehts Herr Hellmut? Sounds like you made the ultimate sacrifice for the Fatherland. Good luck my friend, wool is forgiving rest assured. It remninds me of a time I was on maneuvers during my Australian Army days and my section leader went down in a pile of cow manure. I laughed so hard my sides hurt only to go down in the crap myself on the next fire and movement (emphasis on "movement" here!!!) Kids and brass are a given at any event but I would have apprehended the little turd with the helmet if I saw him. Our Russian Mosaic festival was a good time of Living History by all but one curious spectator asked what would happen if someone ran off with one of the weapons...my duaghter flashed the Tokarev pistol in her holster and he understood with a broad grin! Many think Americans are a gun loving culture but our Russian comrades share our passion and the "Devushkas" [women] even more so. I will be submitting a piece with a couple photos before the weekend and following with the Mifflin event shortly thereafter. Mifflin will be a fine showing of your Volkssturm of Kaisetlautern 1./Kompanie. Enjoy. Helmut Thiel VSK 15/1 Wie gehts Herr Hellmut?

Sounds like you made the ultimate sacrifice for the Fatherland. Good luck my friend, wool is forgiving rest assured. It remninds me of a time I was on maneuvers during my Australian Army days and my section leader went down in a pile of cow manure. I laughed so hard my sides hurt only to go down in the crap myself on the next fire and movement (emphasis on “movement” here!!!)

Kids and brass are a given at any event but I would have apprehended the little turd with the helmet if I saw him.

Our Russian Mosaic festival was a good time of Living History by all but one curious spectator asked what would happen if someone ran off with one of the weapons…my duaghter flashed the Tokarev pistol in her holster and he understood with a broad grin! Many think Americans are a gun loving culture but our Russian comrades share our passion and the “Devushkas” [women] even more so.

I will be submitting a piece with a couple photos before the weekend and following with the Mifflin event shortly thereafter. Mifflin will be a fine showing of your Volkssturm of Kaisetlautern 1./Kompanie.

Enjoy.
Helmut Thiel VSK 15/1

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