Posted on 07/04/2018 3:24:22 PM PDT by carlo3b
Thanks for the ping, Amy!
Happy Independence day!
Happy Independence Day, Carlo! It’s great to be American!
BLESS YOU JIM ROBINSON.. We need you and FREEREPUBLIC, more than ever in these trying times..
Beautiful tribute! We’ve got our country back from those who were trying to destroy it, praise God!
my cousins grand parents on his moms side, came from Demark. When they asked them about Denmark the reply was always, “We are here now, forget about that.” And they never taught Danish to the kids. They spoke English. Although when they didnt want the kids to understand what they were talking about they spoke Danish.
I happen to also had the honor of knowing a German who came over to the USA around the mid to later 30s. He NEVER spoke German since he was an American. The experience he told me of Nazi Germany was a pure horror story. There were 12 siblings, he was one of the two oldest-the other, one of his sisters, were put on a cargo ship by one of his younger sisters prostituting herself to the sailors to get the passage. He went back to Germany after WW2, none of his family survived-they lived in Hamburg. He wanted to find out what happened to them as he heard nothing from them after the war.
I could go on google earth and point directly to the farm he owned in Wisconsin. He must be long passed away now though.
Thank you, dear FRiend Carlo, for this poignant memory and sharing with us, on this special day.
I’ve missed you and have often wondered how you are doing. It’s so good to hear from you!
God has richly blessed this great nation with a fellow New Yorker, as our dear POTUS, Carlo!
As a native Texan, I am glad you planted roots in TX. I pray all is well with you.
May God continue to bless America!
He said even the old Sea Salts were as green as could be riding that one out.
My Uncle, who served on the USS Missouri, got to go through the second storm. And believe me, he told me that EVERYBODY was puking. I dunno if he was on the mighty mo at that time or not.
He already had 18 years in the navy at that time.
What kinda irks me is the kids these days complaining about having to serve away from home. I shut my buddy up by telling him of my Uncle who didnt see his family from just after Pearl Harbor to after the end of the war. Came to port, re-assigned/transffered to another ship and left port. Over and over again.
One of my cousins was born just a short year after he got back to San Diego.
Thanks so very much for sharing this with us!
It made me think of Ralphie in “A Christmas Story”
I am sorry to hear that your health has been suffering.
and I will keep you in my prayers.
God bless, and many thanks!
(((((((((carlo3b))))))))))))
Sending you a cyber hug!
WOW! OUTSTANDING, carlo3b. It’s good to see you on the forum again, sir. (I haven’t noticed you in quite some time.)
(((((Blessings!)))))
Thank you for this beautiful post, Chef Carlo. I’m so happy that you’re back!
Thanks, Amy!
Thanks for the ping Amy, and thank you carlo3b for your lovely post!
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