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MarkHolloway
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:26 pm
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:04 pm Post subject: Re: Never Heard This Before.....
That's sooooooooo kind.. I love this guy and his humor.. Best regards from France and its wonderful, superpowerful, well-organized, technologically advanced and best-in-the-world army. Pierre-Olivier _________________ soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates

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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:09 pm Post subject: Re: Never Heard This Before.....
By the way, the Sherman tanks are not in active service anymore in France.. for those who could wonder.. P-O _________________ soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates

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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:09 am
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Hi Folks!

New one to me.

Some how, I just don't buy it without supporting documentation.

If I remember right, he could speak French as good as any Frenchman.
Gen LeCleric's (Sp-?) Armored Division was part of 3rd Army. I would think that if he felt that way, he would have given them to another Army.

Odd, very odd. Confused

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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:30 am Post subject: Re: Never Heard This Before.....
You are talking about General Leclerc's (named Marshal of France after the war) 2nd French Armored Division (known as the DeuxiÃ¨me Division BlindÃ©e) P-O _________________ soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates

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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:58 pm
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This is the discussion on the Snopes board: ("G.I.Joe's" & "Echinodermata Q. Taft's" comments seem based on informed (or at least balanced) opinon and healthy skepticism...worth reading)

msgboard.snopes.com/cg...000429;p=1

Nowhere in my search can I find an attribution as to the time and place he is alleged to have made this remark. It also sounds inconsistant with his experience and some of the incidents reported above. It sounds like good fare for a catchy Tee-Shirt phrase, but I'm skeptical without a more solid basis in reporting.

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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:28 pm Post subject: Re: Never Heard This Before.....
Thanks for comments. Until proven otherwise I'll believe that this is NOT true. Another urban legend that someone made up. _________________ "TUMBLEWEED"

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