Bad Behavior After The Concordia Wreck Is An Indictment Of Our Culture - Investors.com:
The miserable Captain Schettino, by contrast, is presently under house arrest, charged with manslaughter and abandoning ship. His explanation is that, when the vessel listed suddenly, he fell into a lifeboat and was unable to climb out. Seriously. Could happen to anyone, slippery decks and all that.
Next thing you know, he was safe on shore, leaving his passengers all at sea. On the other hand, the audio of him being ordered by Coast Guard officers to return to his ship and refusing to do so is not helpful to this version of events.
In the centenary year of the most famous of all maritime disasters, we would do well to consider honestly the tale of the Titanic. When James Cameron made his movie, he was interested in everything except what the story was actually about.
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Movies are rarely what the story is actually about. That's Hollywood! See the new film "Red Tails".
One of the Tuskegee airmen was in my computer class. He was in his 80s at the time.
I read about the Tuskeegee airmen in school -- brave and patriotic they were, too, especially considering the prejudice of the time.
He must have had some fascinating stories to tell, not only about war but also everyday life.
Churchmouse
The real heroes never let talk about their heroics. A Medal of Honor from my high school class just died this weekend. His remark about our nation's highest honor was, "I was just trying to survive."
Find a copy of the original Titanic movie with Clifton Webb, I believe. It did a far better job of portraying how things were at the time. The film came out in the 50's, I believe. One of the great B & W films. It was not a musical.
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