Comments on: 67th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway: 4/5 June – Forces Engaged http://blog.usni.org/2009/06/04/65th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-midway-45-june-forces-engaged/ The Naval Institute’s taken its independent forum to a new level - with you in the middle of it. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:43:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marinda Haider http://blog.usni.org/2009/06/04/65th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-midway-45-june-forces-engaged/comment-page-1/#comment-271941 Marinda Haider Tue, 26 Apr 2011 01:00:23 +0000 http://blog.usni.org/?p=3121#comment-271941 Great post. Keep up the good work. Thanks... Great post. Keep up the good work. Thanks…

]]> By: Erich B. Strong, Architect http://blog.usni.org/2009/06/04/65th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-midway-45-june-forces-engaged/comment-page-1/#comment-114972 Erich B. Strong, Architect Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:17:18 +0000 http://blog.usni.org/?p=3121#comment-114972 This is a fascinating article and well worth reading including the links. This battle lost, could have spelled disaster for the U.S. and could have very easily lost the war for the Allies. Albeit the Japanese would have been able to negotiate a peace with us we probably would have given up Hawaii and possibly opened the door for Nazi's to partition the planet as they had planned. Half to Germany and half to Japan. Shortly thereafter the Germans had planned on defeating the Japanese in another war and they were a hare's breath of completing an atomic bomb which they would have used on the entire Asian world. The Nazi's were on a world domination trip for the Third Reich to rule for a thousand years. Most people not of Aryan blood would have been rounded up and gassed. This would have a least taken about 60 to 70 years to deplete the planet of African Americans, Hispanics, Jews, Poles, Russians, Chinese, Indians, Africans etc. and then enslaved those that were healthy enough to be slaves. More than not most of the remaining population would have been slaves to the Third Reich. Not many have ever contemplated how close this war was and what the future would have been like if we lost. That is why we should give more thought to those that fought and died for us to be where we are now and to respect and acknowledge their history. Many were young boys and girls, our young and innocent never to return home again many vaporized and lost forever. The fellows that did battle during Midway had no idea what that victory spelled in the future of the world which would have been completely different than what we live in today. Most of us may not have been born. Even the maneuvers of the Thatch Weave spelled doom for Japan's air arm that day. Seemingly small but very large indeed. It all came down to 67 years ago this month. Albeit at this point Japan had lost they continued to fight and die along with thousands of Americans and allies for another 3 years of carnage. I was an awesome event full of intrigue and it all came from the knowing what AF meant in the Japanese signals. This is a fascinating article and well worth reading including the links. This battle lost, could have spelled disaster for the U.S. and could have very easily lost the war for the Allies. Albeit the Japanese would have been able to negotiate a peace with us we probably would have given up Hawaii and possibly opened the door for Nazi’s to partition the planet as they had planned. Half to Germany and half to Japan. Shortly thereafter the Germans had planned on defeating the Japanese in another war and they were a hare’s breath of completing an atomic bomb which they would have used on the entire Asian world. The Nazi’s were on a world domination trip for the Third Reich to rule for a thousand years. Most people not of Aryan blood would have been rounded up and gassed. This would have a least taken about 60 to 70 years to deplete the planet of African Americans, Hispanics, Jews, Poles, Russians, Chinese, Indians, Africans etc. and then enslaved those that were healthy enough to be slaves. More than not most of the remaining population would have been slaves to the Third Reich.

Not many have ever contemplated how close this war was and what the future would have been like if we lost. That is why we should give more thought to those that fought and died for us to be where we are now and to respect and acknowledge their history. Many were young boys and girls, our young and innocent never to return home again many vaporized and lost forever.

The fellows that did battle during Midway had no idea what that victory spelled in the future of the world which would have been completely different than what we live in today. Most of us may not have been born.

Even the maneuvers of the Thatch Weave spelled doom for Japan’s air arm that day. Seemingly small but very large indeed.

It all came down to 67 years ago this month. Albeit at this point Japan had lost they continued to fight and die along with thousands of Americans and allies for another 3 years of carnage.

I was an awesome event full of intrigue and it all came from the knowing what AF meant in the Japanese signals.

]]> By: Gordon J. Fiegel http://blog.usni.org/2009/06/04/65th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-midway-45-june-forces-engaged/comment-page-1/#comment-114962 Gordon J. Fiegel Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:20:13 +0000 http://blog.usni.org/?p=3121#comment-114962 The Battle of Midway has no comparison in history. The battle was fought with airplanes and ship defense forces. There will never be another battle at sea to come close to matching the scope of this battle. The heroism of the pilots will never be matched. There should be a national holiday extablished to commerate this event. This, along with the battle of Yorktown in the Revolutionary War must be exploited to the nth degree as a goal of Patriotism for all future Americans. The Battle of Midway has no comparison in history. The battle was fought with airplanes and ship defense forces. There will never be another battle at sea to come close to matching the scope of this battle. The heroism of the pilots will never be matched. There should be a national holiday extablished to commerate this event. This, along with the battle of Yorktown in the Revolutionary War must be exploited to the nth degree as a goal of Patriotism for all future Americans.

]]> By: Byron http://blog.usni.org/2009/06/04/65th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-midway-45-june-forces-engaged/comment-page-1/#comment-114742 Byron Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:48:53 +0000 http://blog.usni.org/?p=3121#comment-114742 "Was there a full moon this weekend???" Some folks have no problem working overtime... “Was there a full moon this weekend???”

Some folks have no problem working overtime…

]]> By: Steeljaw Scribe http://blog.usni.org/2009/06/04/65th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-midway-45-june-forces-engaged/comment-page-1/#comment-114740 Steeljaw Scribe Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:25:40 +0000 http://blog.usni.org/?p=3121#comment-114740 Was there a full moon this weekend??? - SJS Was there a full moon this weekend???
- SJS

]]> By: UltimaRatioReg http://blog.usni.org/2009/06/04/65th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-midway-45-june-forces-engaged/comment-page-1/#comment-114728 UltimaRatioReg Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:21:31 +0000 http://blog.usni.org/?p=3121#comment-114728 Of course that's your point. Why is it that Butler served 30+ years to the organization he later repudiated? Was someone forcing him to? Or were his later years opinions something of hypocrisy? In his later years, Butler considered anyone not an out-and-out Communist to be a Fascist or Fascist dupe. He was a hair's breadth from court-martial for intentional unsubstantiated public remarks regarding Mussolini, even after being told to keep his yap shut on several occasions. Butler also thought it a good idea to have the Quantico football stadium dug by hand. So he was rightfully considered a bit of a nut and an eccentric. His contemporaries believed he'd gone 'round the bend. But to your point, I would assume that the men who gave their lives at Midway would agree that they did so to protect your right to spout the tired communist-populist message of proletariat revolution. Too bad Eugene Debs is dead, huh? Of course that’s your point.

Why is it that Butler served 30+ years to the organization he later repudiated? Was someone forcing him to? Or were his later years opinions something of hypocrisy?

In his later years, Butler considered anyone not an out-and-out Communist to be a Fascist or Fascist dupe. He was a hair’s breadth from court-martial for intentional unsubstantiated public remarks regarding Mussolini, even after being told to keep his yap shut on several occasions.

Butler also thought it a good idea to have the Quantico football stadium dug by hand. So he was rightfully considered a bit of a nut and an eccentric. His contemporaries believed he’d gone ’round the bend.

But to your point, I would assume that the men who gave their lives at Midway would agree that they did so to protect your right to spout the tired communist-populist message of proletariat revolution. Too bad Eugene Debs is dead, huh?

]]> By: Byron http://blog.usni.org/2009/06/04/65th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-midway-45-june-forces-engaged/comment-page-1/#comment-114726 Byron Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:59:43 +0000 http://blog.usni.org/?p=3121#comment-114726 Huey, at the risk of being temporarily banned by She Who Must Be Obeyed, and after having sat and dined with 11 survivors of the Battle of Midway Saturday night, including a Coast Guard Cox'n who made dozens of trips to the beaches of Normandy, you sir, are an ass. Huey, at the risk of being temporarily banned by She Who Must Be Obeyed, and after having sat and dined with 11 survivors of the Battle of Midway Saturday night, including a Coast Guard Cox’n who made dozens of trips to the beaches of Normandy, you sir, are an ass.

]]> By: Huey Campbell http://blog.usni.org/2009/06/04/65th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-midway-45-june-forces-engaged/comment-page-1/#comment-114723 Huey Campbell Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:37:22 +0000 http://blog.usni.org/?p=3121#comment-114723 Thanks Reg, You are correct, The Title is "War is a Racket" My Point is those who died at Midway, died generating profits for the war machine owners, Bankers and industrialist Thanks Reg, You are correct, The Title is “War is a Racket”

My Point is those who died at Midway, died generating profits for the war machine owners, Bankers and industrialist

]]> By: Grampa Bluewater http://blog.usni.org/2009/06/04/65th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-midway-45-june-forces-engaged/comment-page-1/#comment-114700 Grampa Bluewater Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:27:22 +0000 http://blog.usni.org/?p=3121#comment-114700 Steeljaw: Nice job. BZ. Steeljaw:

Nice job. BZ.

]]> By: UltimaRatioReg http://blog.usni.org/2009/06/04/65th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-midway-45-june-forces-engaged/comment-page-1/#comment-114685 UltimaRatioReg Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:44:18 +0000 http://blog.usni.org/?p=3121#comment-114685 Huey, Smedley Butler was a Major General, and the name of his book was "War is a Racket". I have read the book. What's your point? Huey,

Smedley Butler was a Major General, and the name of his book was “War is a Racket”. I have read the book. What’s your point?

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