Christmas in the Trenches

[BoldHighlander]

Yep, the very same Dave.

Next time you're at the rental place, or looking on Netflix, be sure to pick up the movie "Joyeux Noel", which is about the 1914 Christmas Truce, as seen through the eyes of a French, German, and Scots officer. The Scottish Regiment portrayed in the Royal Scots Fusiliers.

Regards,

Todd

Picked this one up from Blockbuster right around Christmas (still haven't returned it). I've always been intriqued with the story of the Christmas Truce.

While the Royal Scots are wearing trousers, you do get to briefly see kilts in the trenches in the scenes of Christmas Eve. There are a group of pipers (Argylls - you can just make out the bonnet badges) wearing kilt aprons over their kilts.

[macwilkin]

Good stuff.

Reminded me of the Garth Brooks song (on Sevens)called "Belleau Wood." Of particular intrest to Marines, as that is where we earned the "Devil Dog" title from the Germans.

You might want to read this article:

http://german.about.com/od/culture/a/germyth13.htm

Food for thought, if nothing else. My great-Uncle Dave was at Belleau Wood with the Marines.

T.

[JayFilomena]

Archangel; As I sit in my hooch waiting for my next mission, this song about brought a tear to my eye. Thank you for it.

All my Love;

AK Jaybird

[Archangel]

Archangel; As I sit in my hooch waiting for my next mission, this song about brought a tear to my eye. Thank you for it.

All my Love;

AK Jaybird

Thank you.

For those interested in more of the history about this event, there is a very well written book that I try to read around Christmastime. It's called Silent Night by Stanley Weintraub.

[Coemgen]

That brought a tear to my eye.

In terra pax hominibus bonæ voluntatis.