In honor of Veteran's Day....guess who said this?

[gollumcat]

No researching..just guess please.


“The Germans got us, and they got us right smart. They just stopped us dead in our tracks. Their machine guns were up there on the heights overlooking us and well hidden, and we couldn't tell for certain where the terrible heavy fire was coming from ... And I'm telling you they were shooting straight. Our boys just went down like the long grass before the mowing machine at home. Our attack just faded out ... And there we were, lying down, about halfway across [the valley] and those German machine guns and big shells getting us hard.


And those machine guns were spitting fire and cutting down the undergrowth all around me something awful. And the Germans were yelling orders. You never heard such a racket in all of your life. I didn't have time to dodge behind a tree or dive into the brush... As soon as the machine guns opened fire on me, I began to exchange shots with them. There were over thirty of them in continuous action, and all I could do was touch the Germans off just as fast as I could. I was sharp shooting... All the time I kept yelling at them to come down. I didn't want to kill any more than I had to. But it was they or I. And I was giving them the best I had”

 

[RacerX.ksr]

Audie Murphy

 

[gollumcat]

nope...good guess though

 

[funKYcat75]

Had to look it up, but that dude was a badass.

 

[Ron Mehico]

Eddie Murphy

 

[gollumcat]

Had to look it up, but that dude was a badass.

Yes he was...thanks for not spoiling it

 

[KentuckyStout]

Shifty? Darryl Powers.

 

[DaBossIsBack]

Tom Hanks?

 

[gollumcat]

Alvin York?

Correct. I figured most people would guess a WW2 guy with the references to the Germans.

I have always been fascinated by York's story. They just recently pinpointed the location of his heroism and found his spent shells and other things. One guy capturing 132. Amazing. Although he grew up in TN, it was very close to the KY border.

 

[wildcatadam6]

Alvin York is a distant relative, actually.

 

[Tskware]

No researching..just guess please.


“The Germans got us, and they got us right smart. They just stopped us dead in our tracks. Their machine guns were up there on the heights overlooking us and well hidden, and we couldn't tell for certain where the terrible heavy fire was coming from ... And I'm telling you they were shooting straight. Our boys just went down like the long grass before the mowing machine at home. Our attack just faded out ... And there we were, lying down, about halfway across [the valley] and those German machine guns and big shells getting us hard.


And those machine guns were spitting fire and cutting down the undergrowth all around me something awful. And the Germans were yelling orders. You never heard such a racket in all of your life. I didn't have time to dodge behind a tree or dive into the brush... As soon as the machine guns opened fire on me, I began to exchange shots with them. There were over thirty of them in continuous action, and all I could do was touch the Germans off just as fast as I could. I was sharp shooting... All the time I kept yelling at them to come down. I didn't want to kill any more than I had to. But it was they or I. And I was giving them the best I had”

Alvin York?

 

[P.PattersonISwalkingthruthatdoor]

Wasn't there a Scotsman who was toting around a longsword?

 

[Tskware]

^
And no I did not cheat, I replied before I got to the end of the thread.

OT, but I recently read a first person account of some guys who served in the First World War. One guy served in the artillery under a certain Captain, Harry S. Truman. The young private wrote a letter home to his mother and at one point said, "That Captain Truman swears more than any man I ever met." Sounds like even in 1917 or whatever, Harry was giving them hell.

 

[IdaCat]

Gary Cooper. Good movie.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Correct. I figured most people would guess a WW2 guy with the references to the Germans.

I have always been fascinated by York's story. They just recently pinpointed the location of his heroism and found his spent shells and other things. One guy capturing 132. Amazing. Although he grew up in TN, it was very close to the KY border.

I also previously read about the research and excavations which pinpointed the engagement nearly one hundred years ago. Alvin C. York arguably ranks among the most prolific sharpshooters under fire this country has ever produced.

 

[TruBluCatFan]

No researching..just guess please.


“The Germans got us, and they got us right smart. They just stopped us dead in our tracks. Their machine guns were up there on the heights overlooking us and well hidden, and we couldn't tell for certain where the terrible heavy fire was coming from ... And I'm telling you they were shooting straight. Our boys just went down like the long grass before the mowing machine at home. Our attack just faded out ... And there we were, lying down, about halfway across [the valley] and those German machine guns and big shells getting us hard.


And those machine guns were spitting fire and cutting down the undergrowth all around me something awful. And the Germans were yelling orders. You never heard such a racket in all of your life. I didn't have time to dodge behind a tree or dive into the brush... As soon as the machine guns opened fire on me, I began to exchange shots with them. There were over thirty of them in continuous action, and all I could do was touch the Germans off just as fast as I could. I was sharp shooting... All the time I kept yelling at them to come down. I didn't want to kill any more than I had to. But it was they or I. And I was giving them the best I had”

Before I scroll down to see if the answer has been given I'll go with Alvin York. Sgt. York is one of my favorite all time movies.

 

[TruBluCatFan]

Correct. I figured most people would guess a WW2 guy with the references to the Germans.

I have always been fascinated by York's story. They just recently pinpointed the location of his heroism and found his spent shells and other things. One guy capturing 132. Amazing. Although he grew up in TN, it was very close to the KY border.

One of my favorite scenes in the movie is when Alvin is in the bar straddling the KY/TN line. The bartender tells him "now Alvin you know I can't serve you in TN!". Alvin takes a step over the border marked inside the bar and orders a whisky. :joy:

 

[jedwar]

 

[jedwar]

I've been to Pall Mall, TN several times and visited York's home etc. Some great photos and mementos there. If you are ever in the area, definitely worth it. Just over the KY line not very far.

 

[jedwar]

 

[rmattox]

When I was a pup, dad would let me stay up late to:
1. Watch replays of Ky bball and
2. To watch Audie Murphy (and other) war movies.

 

[BlueRaider22]

There's a nice little museum in Murfreesboro, TN about him.

 

[akers65]

I've been to Pall Mall, TN several times and visited York's home etc. Some great photos and mementos there. If you are ever in the area, definitely worth it. Just over the KY line not very far.

I missed a turn and ended up in Pall Mall once. About three buildings with one being a Sergeant York souvenir shop. Dude grew up in the sticks for sure.

Loved the movie and Military History Magazine had a great article about him

 

[UKserialkiller]

Thought it was Ethel Mermann.

 

[Deeeefense]

York didn't join the Army he was drafted. He initially attempted to avoid service by claiming (sincerely) that he was a conscientious objector due to his religion. He later recanted and entered service.

 

[Nuke99m.]

 

[ShoesSwayedBlue]

My grandfather, born in 1896, fought in the Ardennes against the Germans in WWI. He didn't talk much about it, but I do remember him saying that every time they tried to promote him above Corporal he refused, saying 'to hell with that. The more stripes you have the straighter those Kaisers shoot'.
The war did change him though. He got home in 1920 and began preaching and did so for 70 years. Was clear as a bell until he died in 1994 at 98.