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Don't get me wrong, I used to really sincerely enjoy public display events. Meeting veterans was always the best part. At my first displays in 2001 there were always plenty of veterans, even German vets happy to tell stories.
In recent years, there have been fewer and fewer WWII vets at the displays we participate in, and now it is rare to meet even a single person. We used to be a part of a big regional air show up here, it used to be a lot of fun for us. But as time goes on, we have met fewer and fewer people with a genuine interest, and more and more children and teenagers who just fray our nerves. The air show organizers have also worked to marginalize us as well. We haven't gotten a recruit from a public display in years. We continue to enjoy events like military vehicle rallies with smaller crowds who are receptive to what we do and appreciate our efforts, but the big displays grow more and more frustrating for us.
QuoteIn recent years, there have been fewer and fewer WWII vets at the displays we participate in, and now it is rare to meet even a single person. We used to be a part of a big regional air show up here, it used to be a lot of fun for us. But as time goes on, we have met fewer and fewer people with a genuine interest, and more and more children and teenagers who just fray our nerves. The air show organizers have also worked to marginalize us as well. We haven't gotten a recruit from a public display in years. We continue to enjoy events like military vehicle rallies with smaller crowds who are receptive to what we do and appreciate our efforts, but the big displays grow more and more frustrating for us.It's just not worth it anymore Usually the crowds know EVERYTHING because they have learned it all from watching the history of ketchup on the "hitler channel." That, or they have watched some old war movie one too many times. And of course, "Why would ya wanna portray one of them thar nazzzies?" That kinda crap. Public stuff is for the birds. Hell, and it doesn't seem any better for any of the time periods. I stopped caring about "edjukatin' the publick" years ago -- they don't care, they'd rather play some new XBox game or whatever.
Most of the Wehrmacht had dysentery and terrible lice problems by 1943, so I suppose that's the next logical step, we're all going to be required to have a fever of at least 101 degrees and be covered with lice before we'll be allowed on the field and declared "authentic."