1 posted on
05/30/2004 5:38:27 PM PDT by
redrock
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2 posted on
05/30/2004 5:39:19 PM PDT by
redrock
("Better a Shack in Heaven....than a Mansion in Hell"---My Grandma)
To: redrock
4 posted on
05/30/2004 5:40:10 PM PDT by
freedumb2003
(This is a tag: </> This is a Line ---------)
To: redrock
On now over most PBS stations:
| KOED 11 |
Sunday 5/30/2004 7:00 PM, 1 hr 30 min |
Tom Hanks headlines the 15th annual salute to U.S. armed forces, which focuses on D-Day's 60th anniversary and the veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. Hanks, the star of "Saving Private Ryan," is slated to honor World War II vets (2004) |
10 posted on
05/30/2004 5:45:23 PM PDT by
TomGuy
(Clintonites have such good hind-sight because they had their heads up their hind-ends 8 years.)
To: redrock
Thanks for the great Memorial Day threads, redrock. I would like to share a good story about a Korean War veteran I met recently.
I met this gentleman, James 'Blinky' Taylor at the Jacksonville, Florida Memorial Day Rod Run car show this past Saturday.
While I was walking around looking at all the really neat old cars and hot rods, I saw this gent sitting in the trunk of his 1941 Cadillac Fleetwood, under the shade of the trunk lid. Yesterday was bright and sunny and very HOT, (about 98 degrees), so I was concerned about him overheating. I stopped and asked if he was OK, and he said he was 'just gettin' some shade'. The front wheel of his motorized wheel chair had gone flat and a couple of the host car club members had gone to find him another inner tube.
Being a retired Marine, I was immediately drawn to his ball cap, which said Marine Corps Veteran, and had a small pin on it that said Korea. I talked with him for awhile about the Corps and what he did during his time. He told me that he served in the Marine Corps from 1950 - 1954. I asked about Korea, and he shared his story with me. He was initially assigned an MOS of 3500 Motor Transportation, but was sent to be a drill instructor at Parris Island once the war broke out. He was one of the first DI's to be courtmartialed for maltreatment of recruits. He said that what had happened is that he had a new group pf recruits all in their teens, and one Army re-tread. The Army re-tread was older and more experienced in the ways of the military, and was ruining the atmosphere of teamwork in the platoon. He said the re-tread was generally being a pain in the ass. Finally after disobeying an order, Cpl Taylor ordered him to lay on the deck and the other recruits to march over him. Blinky didn't think it caused him any serious harm, but it should have been enough to teach him lesson in teamwork.
Well, that night, the re-tread snuck out of the barracks and found the company commander and complained about what happened. The company commander reported the incident and Blinky was court martialed. At his court martial he was found guilty and the judge, a Colonel told him, "Son you're either going to the brig for 6 months or you're going to Korea!". Blinky didn't hesitate, and said "I ain't ever been locked up and I don't plan on starting now!"
He soon shipped out to Korea. He was still there near Panmunjon, at the signing of the cease fire. He said he was still digging trenches weeks after the POWs were repatriated, when a Captain came to the group of them and asked if there were any 3500 MOS Marines in the group. Blinky said "I am", and he turned his shovel and B.A.R. (Browning Automatic Rifle) over to another Marine and went on to become the battalion CO's driver. That assignment ended up bringing him home on time, when he finished his contract. The CO landed a job in Washington and called Blinky to be his driver, but he turned it down to stay in sunny Florida.
Blinky is PROUD of his service as a Marine as evidenced by the fact he wears his Marine Corps Veteran ball cap 50 years later! He has a collection of old cars that he has 'street rodded' and enjoys going to car shows.
He started a roofing business some 35 years ago and still works there, though the management of it has been turned over to his son. He now lives in Ft Pierce, FL, about 4 and half hours south of here.
I was honored to meet him and thank him for his service to our country and Corps!
Semper Fidelis, Blinky!
20 posted on
05/30/2004 5:51:06 PM PDT by
Chieftain
(To all who serve and support those who serve - thank you!)
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To: redrock; All
22 posted on
05/30/2004 5:51:35 PM PDT by
mdittmar
(May God watch over our Military men and women who serve to keep us free.)
To: redrock; All; ALOHA RONNIE; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; SAMWolf
Thank you all for serving. I can't say anymore than that.
25 posted on
05/30/2004 5:57:06 PM PDT by
risk
To: redrock
26 posted on
05/30/2004 5:57:08 PM PDT by
tbpiper
(In memory of Spc. Ray J. Hutchinson, A Co., 2-502 Inf, 101st Airborne, Mosul Iraq, Dec. 7, 2003)
To: redrock
May G-d bless all our brave veterans.
31 posted on
05/30/2004 6:00:49 PM PDT by
Ciexyz
("FR, best viewed with a budgie on hand")
To: redrock
37 posted on
05/30/2004 6:13:13 PM PDT by
SAMWolf
(Home is where you hang your @.)
To: redrock
American would not be what it is today without our military. If we fail to remember . . . and fail to fulfill our promises to our veteran's and troops, we will fail to achieve our purpose. If we fail our purpose, we would have failed the rest of the world by destroying the hope for freedom and liberty all nations desire. America is the model.
39 posted on
05/30/2004 6:29:31 PM PDT by
Eastbound
("Ne'er a scrooge or a patsy be.")
To: redrock
Thanks for a timely and sobering reminder.
42 posted on
05/30/2004 6:38:10 PM PDT by
sneakers
To: redrock
And the congress people swear to uphold the US not betray it to the enemy like many are doing.
46 posted on
05/30/2004 6:52:46 PM PDT by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
To: redrock
MIDI - IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
They died as America’s born
Spilled blood as they stormed foreign shores
They fought in a frigid Korea
These men who have died in our wars
They drowned in a far away sea
And baked on a hot desert sand
They fought in some forsaken jungles
They marched through a hell called Bataan
On this…Memorial Day…it’s time to be grateful…it’s time that we say
It’s proper and right that we honor them all
They had selflessly given their lives and had answered the call
So now, it is left in our charge…we know what’s right and wrong
And we must be prepared for a fight…we must always be strong
Say a prayer for the sacrifice made…for heroes in our history
They fought with their last ounce of courage…they knew freedom never is free
48 posted on
05/30/2004 7:53:16 PM PDT by
doug from upland
(Don't wait until it is too late to stop Hillary -- do something today!)
To: redrock
To: redrock
There should be a nice Memorial Day ceremony at the California Veteran's Home in Yountville tomorrow. Stop by and talk to a Vet. They are usually more than happy to swap stories.
55 posted on
05/30/2004 10:06:21 PM PDT by
tertiary01
(The left rewards NO virtues)
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LONG ISLAND, N.Y -- Honor guard members from the 305th Air Mobility Wing at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., perform a 21-gun salute during the funeral of a fallen Airman. The nation observes Memorial Day on May 31 to remember and reflect on the selfless sacrifices of America's armed forces. ~ www.af.mil
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61 posted on
05/31/2004 5:06:55 AM PDT by
Ragtime Cowgirl
(Americans loved you then, and now. Above the loud critics, they honor you in prayer and daily works.)
To: redrock
62 posted on
05/31/2004 5:10:42 AM PDT by
varon
(Allegiance to the constitution, always. Allegiance to a political party, never.)
To: joanie-f
Memorial Day BUMP....
redrock
65 posted on
05/31/2004 8:17:44 AM PDT by
redrock
("Better a Shack in Heaven....than a Mansion in Hell"---My Grandma)
To: redrock
In memory of all of our uncles and cousins
Our sisters and brothers and friends by the dozens
To mothers and fathers and all of the rest
Who answered the call to a patriot's test
We'll always remember and never forget
Those of our number, the enemy met
Who paid highest dues for our Liberty Nation
The bravest, most loyal from each generation
67 posted on
05/31/2004 11:29:57 AM PDT by
Eastbound
("Ne'er a scrooge or a patsy be.")
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