Posted on 12/27/2012 4:31:56 PM PST by Wisconsinlady
Edited on 12/28/2012 4:45:17 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Agreed, TOL. Thank you.
America has been fortunate to have Generals and Admirals like Storming Norman when we have needed them.
There are a lot of stories about him. One I heard over a decade ago may be a fable.
There was a fly fishing guide in the PNW, who was a terrific instructor and he ran fishing camps for a week.
Attending one of those camps for a week, reminded many of us of our bootcamp days. It was rumored this guide had been a Boot Camp DI. You were met in a parking lot by the guide and his assistant and told to grab your gear from your vehicle and told you would leave your vehicle there while you were in the fishing camp.
The fishing camp was a few miles away. Once you were there, it was ran like a boot camp with early to rise and early to bed. During your rest times in the daylight, you were to clean your fly lines, check your knots to make sure your rods and reels were in good condition. Most of us were able to tie perfect fishing knots in the dark and get our rods and reels/lines geared up for our next assualt on the river.
Norman attended a one week camp during a blazing hot summer.
At the camp, he apparently, heard that the salty instructor/guide had been a DI.
One day during a one on one dressing down section, Norman asked the guide if he had been an Army DI. The guide said no, he was a Marine.
To which, Norman supposedly said, “Thank God, I was fraid that you might have been an Army DI!”
The guide responded with on of his rare grins and said, “Not Army, Sir!”.
Years later the guide commented that, “The General was one of his best students ever, and if you didn’t know who he was. You would ever know that he was one of highest ranking American generals in history and one of the best.
America has been fortunate to have Generals and Admirals like Storming Norman when we have needed them.
There are a lot of stories about him. One I heard over a decade ago may be a fable.
There was a fly fishing guide in the PNW, who was a terrific instructor and he ran fishing camps for a week.
Attending one of those camps for a week, reminded many of us of our bootcamp days. It was rumored this guide had been a Boot Camp DI. You were met in a parking lot by the guide and his assistant and told to grab your gear from your vehicle and told you would leave your vehicle there while you were in the fishing camp.
The fishing camp was a few miles away. Once you were there, it was ran like a boot camp with early to rise and early to bed. During your rest times in the daylight, you were to clean your fly lines, check your knots to make sure your rods and reels were in good condition. Most of us were able to tie perfect fishing knots in the dark and get our rods and reels/lines geared up for our next assualt on the river.
Norman attended a one week camp during a blazing hot summer.
At the camp, he apparently, heard that the salty instructor/guide had been a DI.
One day during a one on one dressing down section, Norman asked the guide if he had been an Army DI. The guide said no, he was a Marine.
To which, Norman supposedly said, “Thank God, I was fraid that you might have been an Army DI!”
The guide responded with on of his rare grins and said, “Not Army, Sir!”.
Years later the guide commented that, “The General was one of his best students ever, and if you didn’t know who he was. You would ever know that he was one of highest ranking American generals in history and one of the best.
Thank you for the info.
That is a great story, thanks for sharing. I wish we had Generals today like Stormin’ Norman. They have all been tured into little PC wusses.
Rest in Peace great General.
The signal we ignored was a speech given by an Iraqi commander, where he signaled the tank gunner to fire at a wall mural of Saddam Hussein. We should have set up a meeting out in the middle of the desert, and made an offer. It would be Iraqi troops on the point to Bagdad, with US air support and logistics. The boots on the ground that we would have would have been forward air controllers and logistical specialists. Maybe some tactical types.
The Mullahs in Iran would have soiled their robes.
So true.
But, it is also true that greed means different things to different people.
When conservatives talk about greed, we refer to the “unbridled pursuit” of wealth, and it carries the negative connotations that it should carry.
When liberals talk about greed, it invariably boils down to anyone who has more wealth than they do.
hahaha...great story! May simply be anecdotal, but seems to illustrate well what many of us think of him!
Ode to the Fallen Soldier
Ode to the Fallen soldier,
For he has made the ultimate
Sacrifice for his world.
Ode to his Mother for while
She lives, the grief and sadness
Take their toll on her mind, as
She goes throughout her day,
Answering questions like “are
You ok? ” and “where is your
Son, I haven’t seen him for a while? ”
She always answers, “yes I’m fine”
Or, “he’s away.” But she knows, inside,
She can’t deny.
Ode to the son he left behind,
For he will grow up without
Knowing who his father is,
Only what he’s done. Never
Will he play catch in the yard,
Like the neighbors next door.
Never will he hear that “Man to
Man” talk, that all boys should.
Ode to the music that will never
Be heard, for the only music
He made, rests in his heart.
Ode to the art that will never be
Seen, for the only art he made,
Remains in a box underground.
Ode to the Fallen Soldier, who
Died so we could live, the way
All mankind should, happy and free.
David A Harris
Rest in Peace General.
RIP
Everyone is trying to get on the 2012 death list.
The Gen’l was a good American.
We keep losing good ones, and the cr*p remains in DC...
RIP General. Thank-you for your service to the USA.
RIP, General.
May you rest in peace and may your family find comfort.
Thank you for your service to our country.
RIP General.
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