Skip to comments.
"The Old Sergeant" and Jodies
http://steven.newton1.home.att.net/ ^
| 2005
| Steve Newton
Posted on 09/22/2005 1:56:42 PM PDT by Steve Newton
The old sergeants platoon was behind the wire today and standing down for a well earned rest. As the sergeant was walking across the compound, headed toward his office, he heard the sound of a marching cadence. Ever the sergeant he walked toward the sound until he found the goon squad, sitting in the shade of a building, signing Jodies.
(Excerpt) Read more at steven.newton1.home.att.net ...
TOPICS:
KEYWORDS: jodies; theoldsergeant
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80, 81-86 last
To: MortMan
To: edcoil
Many armies sang while marching, but according to legend the first actual cadence was the Duckworth Jodie.
Steve
To: Steve Newton
I spent five years in the military, my brother did, my dad and grandfather , his dad and his grandfather did and that must be your legend because we have never heard of it.
83
posted on
09/23/2005 7:43:30 AM PDT
by
edcoil
(Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
To: LeadTheWay
Another version of the Airborne jody So ya wanna be an Airborne Ranger
Live a life of fun and danger
Airborne, airborne, have ya heard?
We're gonna jump from a big iron bird
Stand up, hook up, wait at the door
Step right out at the count of four
If my chute don't open wide
I've got another one at my side
If that chute don't open too
Tell the devil I'm coming through
84
posted on
09/23/2005 9:10:54 AM PDT
by
Uncle Fud
(Imagine the President calling fascism a "religion of peace" in 1942)
To: Uncle Fud
Good Stuff
I am going to collect all of these and put them on my site
Thank you my friend
Steve
To: Bob
I am the historian of Ft. Slocum, NY (whence the Jody, aka Duckworth chant, originated). No it is not an urban legend. Pvt. (later T/4) Willie Lee Duckworth Sr. did not conjure the Jody out of thin air; but what he did was innovative, and involved the cooperation of other players, such as the post CO Col. Bernard Lentz, the post band, and the drillmasters of the Provisional Training Center. You can find a short general account of the development of the Jody on the Ft Slocum Features page of my website . On the subject of integration, while Truman did not make it official until years later, and while combat units remained segregated, there was limited racial mixing at Ft. Slocum during WWII. Duckworth was apparently one of 8 Black troops on detached duty with the Provisional Training Center in 1944 though within that unit they were kept segregated. Later, 1945-46 Slocum conducted rehabilitation training for court-martialed soldiers, and these classes were fully integrated. There are a number of photos of this, one of which is on the above page following the tale of the Jody.
86
posted on
05/09/2006 11:19:35 AM PDT
by
Michael A Cavanaugh
(Duckworth's contribution to the Jody call is not an urban legend)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80, 81-86 last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson