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"I really like the history [in re-enactments]. I find World War II to be a facsinating time and probably the most danger the country's been in since the American Civil War. I want to do this as real as possible. We lost over 400,000 people in that war. [The Nazis] represent pure evil. We can't let that ever happen again; the idea that the state owns human beings and can kill them if they decide to."
"Once upon a time I was in a full black SS Panzer uniform. I had a cap very similar to this; skull, eagle, swastika. Belt buckle: eagle, SS, swastika. Guy walks up to me and says 'I just want to thank you for your service.' It threw me off because I am a vet and I'm used to saying 'You're welcome. It's an honor to have worn the uniform', but at that moment, I could only say 'uh, okay'. A lot of people don't even see these movies [about World War II] anymore. They don't know what this stuff represents, and they should know. I want the average person to be more appreciative of the sacrifices our ancestors made. I want to honor the memory of the guys that bought our freedom with their blood and time and sometimes, their lives."
-Curtis Walderip, Armor Crewman U.S. Army Veteran
(Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Thorn, Unclassified/Released)