Gene
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Just a couple of pics.
Gene said:Just a couple of pics.
murena said:hey gene,
very nice pictures!!!
how did you made the first picture? it looks like original from WW2 :eusa_clap
murena
klind65 said:Hello. May I pose a question? I have heard for years now about WW2 re-enactments. As I prefer past eras I am always looking for ways to "go back in time" and really bring the past to life, so to speak. Are re-enactments the answer? I know next to nothing about them. Are they a celebration of war or of the era? I mean, I want to experience the social customs and riturals, say a typical day or evening on the town, etc... not at all interested in fighting or war. Perhaps I have the wrong ideas about what they are. Would anyone care to enlighten me about the re-enactments? What role do females play in a re-constructed war? I don't know if this is "classified" information, but previous queries I have made have met with silence. Well, anyway, I welcome any information that members in the know may care to share. Kind wishes, klind65
Thank you for the information. I now have a better idea. I also want to compliment you on your personal quote about chivalrous behavior. It is a choice today, but I think that by and large, at least among the upper classes of the past, it was de riguere and learned by little boys growing up. Additionally, there was social opprobrium leveled at those who behaved as cads (whereas today, misbehavior is lauded). At some point society as a whole lost the pursuit of a common ideal - that of being one's best - a lady or a gentleman, respectively. Now, the anti-hero and the rebel are idealized. I repudiate this and feel that there should be a return to the former viewpoint. Care to comment? Kind wishes, klind65GranadaGuy617 said:Its a way to keep the memories of those whose lives were cut too short, and for those who survived with the memories of those whose lives were cut too short. We don't glamorize war...we attempt to show what it was like not only for the public but to ourselves. There are times when reenactors especially GIs...get a glimpse of how it actually was...and you get scared. For some its for keeping the memory alive, there are 100s of reasons why a person reenacts.
For me on a personal level its a deep seeded need I guess to learn and to keep the memory of my veteran relatives alive. I grew tired of hearing kids my age not know anything of WWII and basically pigeon hole it to a video game or Saving Private Ryan.
For examples of these experiences please check out Most Realistic Moments in Reenacting
Thank you for your reply. I notice that you are in Louisville. That is my hometown! Are there many people in Louisville who attend reenactments, or simply folks who are enthusiasts of bygone eras - to the best of your knowledge? Kind wishes, klind65Gene said:As Scott said, it is not a celebration of war, but of the extraordinary deeds of the ordinary men and women of our country during that period of time. At many reenactments, you will find lots of folks doing civilian impressions of the era in addition to the military reenactors. It's all about immersing yourself in that period of time and honoring those that did so much for us!
klind65 said:Thank you for the information. I now have a better idea. I also want to compliment you on your personal quote about chivalrous behavior. It is a choice today, but I think that by and large, at least among the upper classes of the past, it was de riguere and learned by little boys growing up. Additionally, there was social opprobrium leveled at those who behaved as cads (whereas today, misbehavior is lauded). At some point society as a whole lost the pursuit of a common ideal - that of being one's best - a lady or a gentleman, respectively. Now, the anti-hero and the rebel are idealized. I repudiate this and feel that there should be a return to the former viewpoint. Care to comment? Kind wishes, klind65
Schreck said:Greetings from Poland - reenactment of September 1939 battle
http://odkrywca.pl/galerie.php?nazwa=2bzura2003
klind65 said:Hello. May I pose a question? I have heard for years now about WW2 re-enactments. As I prefer past eras I am always looking for ways to "go back in time" and really bring the past to life, so to speak. Are re-enactments the answer? I know next to nothing about them. Are they a celebration of war or of the era? I mean, I want to experience the social customs and riturals, say a typical day or evening on the town, etc... not at all interested in fighting or war. Perhaps I have the wrong ideas about what they are. Would anyone care to enlighten me about the re-enactments? What role do females play in a re-constructed war? I don't know if this is "classified" information, but previous queries I have made have met with silence. Well, anyway, I welcome any information that members in the know may care to share. Kind wishes, klind65