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Offline Blackwulf

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WWII officer who said `nuts' to Germans dies
« on: January 12, 2009, 03:44:06 PM »
Thought I'd pass this along. 


NEW YORK (AP) -- Retired Lt. Gen. Harry W.O. Kinnard, a paratroop officer who suggested the famously defiant answer "Nuts!" to a German demand for surrender during the 1944 Battle of the Bulge, has died. He was 93.

Full story here:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_KINNARD?SITE=PASUN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


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Offline oakranger

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Re: WWII officer who said `nuts' to Germans dies
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2009, 03:45:31 PM »
 :salute
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Re: WWII officer who said `nuts' to Germans dies
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2009, 03:57:34 PM »
 :salute

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Offline Angus

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Re: WWII officer who said `nuts' to Germans dies
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2009, 04:27:53 PM »
Those of 101 really had...nuts!
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Re: WWII officer who said `nuts' to Germans dies
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2009, 04:42:01 PM »
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Re: WWII officer who said `nuts' to Germans dies
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2009, 04:44:48 PM »
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Re: WWII officer who said `nuts' to Germans dies
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2009, 04:55:43 PM »
Wasn't it McAuliffe?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_McAuliffe

I just remember hearing that story numerous times while in parades and whatnot while in the 101st

edit------maybe I should have read the whole story.  sry.

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Offline 1pLUs44

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Re: WWII officer who said `nuts' to Germans dies
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2009, 05:02:51 PM »
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Re: WWII officer who said `nuts' to Germans dies
« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2009, 05:49:22 PM »
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Offline Kurtank

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Re: WWII officer who said `nuts' to Germans dies
« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2009, 06:07:21 PM »
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Offline crazyivan

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Re: WWII officer who said `nuts' to Germans dies
« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2009, 07:51:33 PM »
<german voice>"What is this Nutz?"  :rofl :salute
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Re: WWII officer who said `nuts' to Germans dies
« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2009, 07:53:54 PM »
 :salute Thank you for your service Mr. Kinnard  :salute
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Offline Coog03

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Re: WWII officer who said `nuts' to Germans dies
« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2009, 08:24:17 PM »
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Re: WWII officer who said `nuts' to Germans dies
« Reply #13 on: January 12, 2009, 09:07:58 PM »
101ST ABN(Air Assault), 3BDE 187 IN, 05-07 :salute
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Re: WWII officer who said `nuts' to Germans dies
« Reply #14 on: January 13, 2009, 05:52:15 AM »
Oh, nuts...
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