BigMik1

Admiral, Thanks for your great work, many of my scenarios have come from your site. You made a wargamers heart happy to have all those scenarios close at hand. Sorry about the mess that web host caused and I hope you can rise from the ashes!!! Thanks again, BigMik1

Hello fellow CM Warriors, I am also a member of Group 7 and agree Dawg was damn good and he fought me hard as I did him. He needs to move on to the finals. Dawg, stop this craziness or I will make a short trip to New Orleans from Houston and get you right!!! Get ready to fight for the wine!!! BigMik1

Kingfish, Did you get my email about my finished St. Edward's Sanitorium battle? Group 7 BigMik1

I am recieving your emails, but sometimes my ISP will block some, but we will be okay. BigMik1

For me it's Call of Duty: United Offensive and The Operational Art of War: Century of Warfare (TOAW:CoW for short). BigMik1

Done, I am praying for them. BigMik1

I am having the same issues with my opponents. They think I sent them a hotseat file and I know I didn't. Houston, we have a bug!!! BigMik1

I am a PBEM man. I have many games going on. I love siting down for a few and doing my turns and sending them off till next time I get a turn back. Love fighting the human opponent. BigMik1

Imagination, just use your imagination!!! I do!! BigMik1

My wife hates this game and my hobby of wargaming. I told her she is going to have to live with it because I love wargaming and CM!!! I have a son on the way and I am ready to put him in the hobby too!!! I know the wife will love that!!! Maybe she will like The Sims 2?? BigMik1

Here is the website address: http://www.761st.com/ BigMik1 </font>

Here is a little bit from the website of the 761st. BigMik1

I have another reply from the 761st "official" website. I was asking since the number is so high, how can they account for that. So below is the reply: Here is the website address: http://www.761st.com/ BigMik1

Okay, I received a reply from the "official" website for the 761st and I asked what was the official casualty count for the unit, plus what concentration camps they liberated. The reply is below: I replied back to who is the "reported"? But, it seems they combined the casualties caused by the unit with the operations they were in and the infantry units they were with. Interesting. I will try to see if they have the info of just the 761st by itself. Because they were in the Battle of the Bulge, for example, so I guess they threw that number in there. Need to find a clear number if I can. BigMik1

Well, till we have more facts, we can go on forever, so I will just wait and see. Glad to see a discussion on these brave souls. And Hun Hunter, I hope I see you jump on other numbers and not just the numbers of "colored" units. Let's be fair to all and the truth come correct for all units. BigMik1

Hun Hunter, Not getting testy, but find numbers and facts to let us know the "truth" before saying, "It's bogus!" and "it's wrong!". Well let us know what you came up with? We are all historians in some degree and would like to see new info that will tell us more about a situation in WW2. So find some facts and disprove the info you think is wrong before you squash it to death. And can YOU prove they were not in the field that long? I am trying to find facts. BigMik1

But, they did a great job, even the great Patton himself at first didn't want them around till he needed them. The claim is high, but I don't think the vets did it, so give them a break. I have talked to many old African American vets of WWII and even one of the oldest living Buffalo Soldiers and they don't pump up their stories, they try their best to give it right and you can see it in their eyes, all that pain and many times glory. It bothers me they didn't get the Presidential Citation until Jimmy Carter was in office, now that's crazy. And then several Black MOH winners didn't get their due justice till Bill Clinton gave them out. WOW. But hey, it's the times we live in. BigMik1

Just speculating, but might it include the huge numbers of German soldiers surrendering at the end of the war? If they were in the right place at the right time, that might have boosted their score by tens of thousands. Michael </font>

Whoa there, that was probably one mistake. In many items I have read about this unit they do not make this claim about Dachau. So watch how you throw the bogus claim around . And the casualities they put on the Germans is true. They were in the field sooo long without a break they could do nothing else but fight and kill the enemy. These men would not rewrite history to make themselves look good, they would like their REAL story to get out. Many have tried to put their story in the background for years. When most folks see the US soldiers in WWII, they see only white, when it was so many colors that contributed to the victory. BigMik1 </font>

Hey if you don't want it I will take it. I would love to add it to my collection. BigMik1

Whoa there, that was probably one mistake. In many items I have read about this unit they do not make this claim about Dachau. So watch how you throw the bogus claim around . And the casualities they put on the Germans is true. They were in the field sooo long without a break they could do nothing else but fight and kill the enemy. These men would not rewrite history to make themselves look good, they would like their REAL story to get out. Many have tried to put their story in the background for years. When most folks see the US soldiers in WWII, they see only white, when it was so many colors that contributed to the victory. BigMik1 [ October 07, 2004, 11:43 PM: Message edited by: BigMik1 ]

It would be nice to see some CM scenarios on this unit. Try this website for some detail, it's called "Lest We Forget" at http://www.coax.net/people/lwf/ It was created by an African-American that has collected alot of info from the web on African Americans in the military. Take a look in the WWII section. BigMik1

There is a new book on the 761st Tank Battalion. It was done by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anthony Walton. It's called Brothers in Arms: The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII's Forgotten Heroes. Here is a summary of the book: BigMik1

Indeed, and often German POWs (state side anyway) got better treatment than African American men serving in the army, at least some Vets report that they felt that way. [/QB]

I am so happy to see a positive conversation on the realities of African American soldiers in WW2. I thought I would have to respond with some answers, but I am glad many grogs came with very good answers. I am a member of the board of directors of the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum here in Houston, Tx. In the museum we try to preserve, promote, and perpetuate the history, tradition, and outstanding contributions of African Americans toward the defense of the US. So Dandelion, if you need so info, let me know. And the Buffalo Soldiers scenario is okay, glad it was made, but would love to see more. The man who is the focus of that scenario is a personal hero of mine. BigMik1