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To: DallasBiff

Cultural appropriation much dumbass. Her obtaining a sheep skin from havahad pretty much tells you what a degree from there is worth................nada. Sad that so much stock is put in attending one of the “prestigious” institutes. It only means you went there. Sort of like folks thinking actors have some special insight into things. Most of them are dumber than rocks. Including those with “prestigious degrees”.


19 posted on 01/04/2024 9:38:56 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: rktman
"Sad that so much stock is put in attending one of the “prestigious” institutes."

Many years ago when I was researching the black Civil War regiments from Massachusetts, I had the pleasure of meeting the grandson of one of the men who had enlisted in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, the unit the movie "Glory" was made about. His grandfather was in fact the first man to enlist in Co. A of the unit. He had to lie about his age to enlist, and he was the last veteran of that unit to survive. Attended the last reunion at Gettysburg and made the walk across the field where Pickett's Charge took place. When he met his white Confederate counterpart at the stone wall, George's grandfather waited a split second for the white Southerner to extend his hand. "The soldier told him, 'Many years ago you were shooting at me and I was shooting at you. Thank God we both missed."

My friend George had had a career in the U.S. Army, achieved the rank of Colonel. First served in the Triple Nickel (555) Parachute Infantry Battalion, then left and joined another infantry unit when the government wouldn't allow the 555 to go to Europe, using them instead to jump and fight forest fires in this country. He served in Italy, and later in the Korean War. Told me he'd been at Heartbreak Ridge.

George had already retired from his Federal Job and was living in Lexington, Mass. with his wife when I met him. At the time, he was taking some courses at Harvard. This was in the mid-90's. I was pretty impressed, and told him I wished I could go to Harvard, and he said: "Harvard is severely over-rated, and expensive. You can get as good an education going to a two-year college, or a State University, for a whole lot less." I've always remember those words.

George and one of his sons helped organize a Company of the 54th Massachusetts re-enactment unit after the movie "Glory" came out. Sadly he passed in 2002.

51 posted on 01/04/2024 12:01:51 PM PST by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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