R J
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« on: July 05, 2010, 08:57:37 PM » |
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That is being forgotten by our youth and not taught in school
Enjoy.......... the freedom........... |
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« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2010, 09:14:03 PM » |
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Damnit RJ, warn me before ya' do that...
Must be my allergies acting up, I seem to have something in my eyes...
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« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2010, 05:32:34 AM » |
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Amen! So Be It.
Thanks RJ.
Wayne
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« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2010, 06:30:48 AM » |
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I still remember the tears in my Dad,s eyes when he told me all that he saw thrugh those years. It was just what they did. Not for glory or medels, but for us!!! It was not until ten years after my father,s death that I found the Navy Cross that he got at Tarawa that I realized all he had been telling me. Shortleg[Dave]  |
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« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2010, 01:21:19 PM » |
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Thanks RJ. The way things are shaping up - there's apt to be fighting and dying again right here in this land we are so freely giving away....
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Hoser
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« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2010, 04:17:26 PM » |
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WOW!!!!!  Hoser |
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« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2010, 04:27:31 PM » |
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Awesome!!! Thanks RJ.
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« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2010, 04:36:33 PM » |
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If there is anything I could redo with my life, it would have been to join the services.
Those that fear death, later learn that their life isn’t worth living if they don’t face their fears.
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« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2010, 09:46:13 PM » |
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I am glad to see the respect that our active military gets today compared to the Vietnam era when I was riding around under the ocean in a steel tube.
The sacrifices made by our WWII vets is quickly being forgotten and that generation is dying at a staggering rate erasing the legacy of their feats.
A quick little story about my dad who served 5 1/2 yrs in WWII and recalled for 1 1/2 yrs in the Korean action:
After Pearl, although he was a senior at the Univ of Alabama, he ran down to the recruiter to enlist in the Navy. He didn't meet the minimum weight requirement and was rejected. (This probably wouldn't have happened a little later in the war) He then headed to a grocery store and bought a bunch of bananas and quickly ate them. Then he headed back to the recruiter and made the weight requirement to begin his service to his country.
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Billy
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« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2010, 10:07:09 PM » |
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My father-in-law is my hero. He had a nice cushy duty stationed in Trinidad during WWII looking for U boats. One day he spotted some kids out beyond the breakers struggling in the water as their small boat had just capsized in a large wave. He swam out and saved them. Long story short, he got his name in the local paper and became a hero of sorts and Gen. Hap Arnold happened to be down in that area and so a medal was called for. Him and the General got to talking and found out that my father-in-law had went to school with his son and so the General asked if he could do anything for him which my father-in-law asked to be reassigned to where the action was. Thus he became a CO for an infantry company in Europe. Later in Dec 1944 he go severely wounded in Belgium and spent the next 2 and half years in and out of hospitals. He and I are the only combat vets in the family that have scars from our service. It's out bond.
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rmrc51
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« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2010, 04:43:11 AM » |
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If there is anything I could redo with my life, it would have been to join the services.
Those that fear death, later learn that their life isn’t worth living if they don’t face their fears.
If there's anything I could redo with my life, it would be to STAY in the service! I always felt that it was one of my biggest mistakes not to make a career out of it! |
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solo1
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« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2010, 06:51:31 AM » |
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I served in Korea in 1953 but saw no action.
When I got home, I ran into what i thought was my best buddy and said" Hey, I'm back!" He said " You were gone??"
Korea, the Forgotten War but not as bad as what the Vietnam vets came back to.
My hat is off to all former and present service men and women!
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