Freedom Fries and Liberty Sandwiches

So you suppose people in Islamic countries are eating Jihad Cakes now instead of Danishes?
 
and dont forget the sickness formerly known as "german measles" was then called liberty measles. :goodjob:
 
Mmmm, I love jihad cakes!
 
So, are all you guys eating danish now? :D
 
MjM said:
If I'm not mistaken, if the Japanese fought, there familys weren't taken. Correct me if wrong.
Released rather, it seems.
On December 7, 1941, the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked by Japan. This act thrust the United States into World War II. All men who were eligible for military duty were called upon to fight, except Japanese Americans. Shortly after Pearl Harbor, Japanese American men were catagorized 4C, non-draftable. Moreover, they and their families were placed into concetration camps by the United States Government. However, on February 1, 1943, the government reversed its decision on Japanese Americans serving in the armed forces and announced the formation of the 442nd Infantry Regimental Combat Team.

http://www.scu.edu/diversity/442nd.html
 
MjM said:
Because they were in the camps.

Rascism, I'm afraid. It would of been better if they all were in the camps.

You are aware of the all Japanese American combat division recuited on Hawaii ?
And fought against the Germans in italy becomeing the most decorated unit in ww2, With more medals then any other unit ?
 
By the way, in Iran a bakery renamed ther products from "Shirini Danmarki" (danish cakes) to "Gol-e Mohammadi" (blossom of Mohammed) :D
 
An Australian country town in WWI was called Germanton. The very British colonials decided that this was most unpatriotic and renamed the town Holbrook after a Victoria Cross winner and submarine captain LEUT Norman Douglas Holbrook. He was a national hero and flavour of the month in the press at the time and very much considered the sort of anti-German that the citizens of Holbrook wanted to portray themselves as.
 
FriendlyFire said:
You are aware of the all Japanese American combat division recuited on Hawaii ?
And fought against the Germans in italy becomeing the most decorated unit in ww2, With more medals then any other unit ?

Mr. Miyagi won the Congressional Medal of Honor.
 
joycem10 said:
Mr. Miyagi won the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Noriyuki "Pat" Morita (aka Mr. Miyagi) actually did spend time in a Jap internment camp with his family during WWII, btw. (no CMH, though) ;)
 
FredLC said:
Only that the french were never enemies of the US.
Won't matter as long as the US is the enemy of France — prolly a received idea from England.:mischief:
 
Verbose said:
Won't matter as long as the US is the enemy of France — prolly a received idea from England.:mischief:
I think you've hit on something here! :scan:

I'd just like to remind folks that your "freedom sandwich" is someone else's "oppression meat patty". Your "freedom fries" are someone else's "exploitation chips". And your "freedom vanilla" is someone else's "disenfranchisement pop".

Now where's Bozo with his PC bashing club...? *puts on helmet in expectation*
 
Vergangenheitsbewältigung - a wonderful german word for dealing whith the dificult past of yuor country.
 
FredLC said:
Only that the french were never enemies of the US.

I understand what you're getting at, but technically there were. The official French government surrendered to Germany. Vichy France, under Petain, was technically an ally of Germany, and it's troops did briefly fire on the American landing forces during Operation Torch.
 
Good thing BLT's are nationally neutral!

Or... are they?
 
VRWCAgent said:
I understand what you're getting at, but technically there were. The official French government surrendered to Germany. Vichy France, under Petain, was technically an ally of Germany, and it's troops did briefly fire on the American landing forces during Operation Torch.

Another interesting historical footnote was the Charlemagne Division.
A German Army division made up of French volunteers who joined to fight world communism. The unit was formed in the spring of 1941 as part of the Army but was transferred to the Waffen SS in August 1943. During Hitler's last days in the Chancellery bunker in Berlin, it was this division that guarded the outside approaches, a fact that Hitler was not pleased about. During the Battle of Berlin, they fought not only against the Russians (and allies by default) but also the Germans of the von Seydlitz division, who were fighting under the Russian flag. Thus Frenchmen once again opposed Germans, except this time not under their respective national colours. There were not many survivors from either unit.
 
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