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A news item involving Charles Durning was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the In the news section on 27 December 2012.

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PTSD

I've removed this from the article after his admission of nightmares: "which is common among veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress"

Unless the person that added this is a medical doctor with Mr. Durning under his care (and has consent to post it to the internet!) I don't see this as accurate or fair. Nightmares are indeed an indicator of PTSD, but not everyone who has experienced stress or has nightmares is suffering from a "disorder". Unless there is a source that indicates Mr. Durning has a disorder, suggesting he has one simply because he admits to nightmares is false and misleading. Michael Dorosh 14:48, 21 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The VA says he was at Malmedy

https://news.va.gov/98192/veteranoftheday-army-veteran-charles-durning/

Montalban (talk) 05:47, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Third Army

Hi,

While the article notes there appears to be some confusion at Durning's war record (which unit he was with at any particular moment etc), I think the Third Army [art needs to be clarified. Durning stated he took part in the D-Day landings, and the article notes he was with 1st Infantry. The American D-Day beach landings were under the command of US 1st Army, and the 1st Infantry was part of the First Army until - afaik - until the end of the war in Europe. So when was he a member of Third Army, during or after the war?EnigmaMcmxc (talk) 13:23, 26 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Third Army didn't even exist on the continent until 1 August 1944 when it was activated under command of General Patton.2604:3D09:C77:4E00:8C44:3737:EB9F:C8D4 (talk) 04:11, 3 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Recent edits

Recent edits have removed a reference while asserting a claim "from IMDb" about Mr Durning's ancestry. IMDb is not considered to be a reliable source since it is mainly user-edited - just like Wikipedia. Let's discuss the editing here please. Shearonink (talk) 19:53, 9 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

German ancestry?...

Not so far as I can tell, information does not appear in cited souces. Discuss here please. Shearonink (talk) 18:54, 10 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The VA says he was at Malmedy

"During the Battle of the Bulge, Germans captured Durning. He was one of only a few soldiers to survive the Malmedy massacre when German soldiers opened fire on nearly 90 prisoners of war. For his injuries, Durning received his second Purple Heart." https://news.va.gov/98192/veteranoftheday-army-veteran-charles-durning/

Montalban (talk) 05:50, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]