I also agree that the site master has very likely used photos that have been touched up to a degree. But just turning them into web deliverables automatically changes certain characteristics of a hardcopy photo anyway, and the originals would be 60+ years old. There may be a fauxtograph or too, but by and large they look reasonable to me.
Originally posted by B@tfinkV
regardless of the intended targets of the ww2 bombers, the only outcome was death and/or destruction of those on the ground, be they military or civillian by vocation.
Yes, I agree. The fellow at the site even wrote, "war is hell," and with many dozens of missions in B-26s over heavily guarded targets I'm sure he was
not at all being cliche.
But if you have an inkling of the causes of WWII you might consider the possibility that as terrible as the destruction was, there was a reason that it was caused. You should read William Shirer's "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich." One thing is sure, it certainly was not started by a 20 year old B-26 tail gunner. So if he wants to thank God for saving his life through the hell of war, then I don't see the confusion or contradiction.
If it is confusing then you might consider a courteous email to the site master, who would be 80+, describing who you are, and asking him for his thoughts about his experience in WWII and why he is religious. I imagine he would gladly share his thoughts to a courteous inquirer.
