{"id":4944,"date":"2018-05-02T21:44:02","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T01:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/?p=4944"},"modified":"2018-05-02T21:44:02","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T01:44:02","slug":"paying-homage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/paying-homage\/","title":{"rendered":"PAYING HOMAGE"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Evil Princess and I are \u201cbaby boomers,\u201d the children of The Greatest Generation that fought World War II.\u00a0 En route from teaching a class for Scott Merrick and Bill Long in Slidell, Louisiana, we took Bill\u2019s advice and budgeted an extra day to tour the WWII Museum<\/a> in New Orleans.\u00a0 We could have easily spent more than the one full day in that place of honor.<\/p>\n

They did not neglect the home front, and we couldn\u2019t help but notice that the furnishings, appliances, and fashions were pretty much the same as our early childhoods in two different parts of the country.<\/p>\n

The exhibits were breathtaking. The combat aircraft were smaller than they look in photos and in movies.\u00a0 The enthusiastic patriotism of the time was alive in the volunteer docents who were always ready to help.<\/p>\n

Some things have changed.\u00a0 Some things haven\u2019t.\u00a0 I was carrying a Colt .45 automatic and a Smith & Wesson .38 Special revolver, neither quite the models on display from GI issue of the period, but close enough to feel suitably dressed for the occasion.\u00a0 I fought back the urge to go to the on-premises souvenir shop and buy a fedora to go with them.<\/p>\n

On from here to another celebration of American Freedom, the NRA Annual Meeting in Dallas. We\u2019ll be reporting from there. If you\u2019re going to be there, come and say hi; I\u2019ll be at the Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network booth Saturday 4-6PM and Sunday Noon to 2PM.<\/p>\n

Here’s just a small part of the museum.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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US Small Arms of WWII.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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US Small Arms, Pacific Theater.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Take a moment with FDR.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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It’s frightening just how small US forces had become compared to those of Japan and particularly Germany at the start of the war.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cockpit of a B-24 bomber.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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B-25 bomber.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The term “bristling with guns” fit a lot of our combat aircraft.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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We counted 18 .50 caliber Browning\u00a0machine guns on one B-25. These were clustered at the nose.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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