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Posted on 01/07/2005 8:04:37 PM PST by MoJo2001
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hahaha! I've done that a few times before and caught myself ALMOST doin' it MANY times
Better That than the other way!! LOL!
Howdy Star!
*HUGS*
Yeah...he came over and I'm having him for dinner........medium rare.
Okay! I saw both of you just a few minutes ago!
*HUGS* to you both!
Hope you're having a fabulous day!
Thanks Dahlink!!
I heard from him as well - they're still working on the internet thing and are expecting training to start tomorrow... :o) You're getting FReepmail....
Hugs!! 
I'm having a great day! Finished folding laundry and cleaning the kitchen. Outside of that, not much going on!
*HUGS*
I believe I may have done that once.
Thank God and Elvis for Admin Moderators.
Sorry, posted to wrong Canteen poster.
I was looking for someone with a heart.
Forgive me!
Nothing wrong with nuking mecca........telling them you will do it if we are attacked is great......if it will keep them from a terrorist attack on say..... GRACELAND!!!!
And I'm just saying that Elvis was a very flawed very troubled person.....just as everybody else is.
My problem is with the absolute adoration of this individual who was nothing more than a drug addicted user of women.
He was not someone to be looked up to...but pitied.
I am having the usual sort of slow day at work. Slow is good up to a point. Usually 6 pm is the witching hour.
Thanks for the Hugs, I can always use one.
Hope your day is going well.
Thanks!
My sister who was without power has a wood stove. My daughter's family has a back-up (and supposedly well-vented) propane heater in their basement. But that sort of safety is always a concern!
Three people died from carbon monoxide due to a generator in a town a few miles east of me in the neighboring county.
I want to get one of those shovels expressly made for pushing the snow. I should see if I can find one online! (I no longer have the muscle strength to shovel it, but I do have days where I could push it.) ;)
Thanks for your concern!
You need a heart...I've got an extra.....not using it right now.......
And you are forgiven if you want to be!
I don't look up to many folks. First of all, a lot of folks are shorter than I. Second, I can admire the man for what he accomplished because he had a God given ability. How he chose to use or abuse it was not up to me or you.
I personally wouldn't nuke Mecca. I guess I always have this feeling that if you NUKE something, many innocent folks are going to die. Especially those that are close allies of America --- like Israel.
Thanks for your opinions. I may not entirely agree, but I agree you have the right to say it.
It's indeed a small world.
Good Afternoon, Hijinx!
Yep!!!!!!
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HARKER, DAVID NORTHRUP
Name: David Northrup Harker Source: Compiled from one or more of the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews. Updated by the P.O.W. NETWORK in 1998. Other Personnel in Incident: Company A: James A.Daly (released POW - 1973); Richard R. Rehe; Willie A. Watkins (released POW 1969); Derri Sykes (missing); Company D: Francis E. Cannon (POW - remains returned 1985); Richard F. Williams (POW - remains returned 1985); James H. Strickland (released POW - 1969); Thomas A. Booker (killed); "Coglin" (an unknown person whom Cannon said died) REMARKS: RELEASED 730305 BY PRG Source: Compiled from one or more of the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews. Updated by the P.O.W. NETWORK. SYNOPSIS: On January 8, 1968, PFC Richard Rehe, PFC Derri Sykes, PFC James A. Daly and Cpl. Willie A. Watkins, members of A Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry, 196th Light Infantry Brigade (Americal) were ordered to move down to Happy Valley in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam. "Charlie" and "Delta" Companies had been sustaining heavy losses in previous days. PFC David N. Harker, James H. Strickland, 1Sgt. Richard F. Williams, Sgt. Thomas A. Booker, PFC Francis E. Cannon and "Coglin" were part of Delta Company. During the fight, a mortar shell exploded near Cannon, the radioman, killing Sgt. Booker and "Coglin". Harker, a rifleman, was stabbed in the side with a bayonette. Strickland, a rifleman, was not seriously wounded. Cannon had a large hole in his upper back and a smaller hole near his neck. The Company's first sergeant, "Top" Williams, was shot through the right hand and injured an arm. Harker, Strickland, Williams and Cannon were captured that day. The next day, under heavy attack, Daly, Rhe, Watkins and Sykes were injured and captured. Sykes, a rifleman, was hit 3 times as he and Watkins had jumped for cover just when a grenade hit. Watkins was captured immediately, but thought that Sykes was left behind, as the enemy rushed him (Watkins) from the area. During his departure from the area, Watkins saw Daly, whom he thought dead, lying in a rice paddy. Daly then moved and drew attention to himself and was captured. Watkins later saw Sykes, bandaged and calling for water. Watkins and Daly carried him along the trail after their capture, but were ordered to leave him under a shed at a house on the trail on the first day. They never saw Derri Sykes again. Watkins said that Richard Rehe, a grenadier, had also been taken prisoner that day, but died in captivity from wounds sustained in the battle. Daly stated that both Rehe and Sykes had been captured but had died the same day. Cannon, Williams, Harker, Strickland, Watkins and Daly eventually were held together in prison camps in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam. For Americans as well as Viet Cong, life in these camps was extremely difficult. The living conditions were primitive, food scarce at times, and disease and dysentary common, adequate medical treatment uncommon. It was not uncommon for POWs held in the south to die of starvation or disease. It is also resonable to expect that in such circumstances, one cannot predict behavior or its abberation. While superhuman efforts were made to maintain the esprit de corps and military order and honor, it was sometimes impossible not to revert to a basic, more primitive nature for self preservation. Top Williams, a veteran of World War II, and a big grey haired man, was described as being a real professional. His injured hand became gangrenous, but he survived this injury. He was receiving treatment and still probing for bone splinters in his injured arm when he contracted dysentery and ultimately died, September 27, 1968. Death from malnutrition and dysentery is extremely unpleasant, and the victim suffers not only from the discomfort of dysentery, but also from severe edema, and many times from halucinations. Williams' remains were returned in 1985, after 17 years. Frank Cannon, a handsome 6" tall man of 24 with deep set eyes, suffered from the wounds he received by the exploding mortar shell. These wounds became gangrenous, and although the wounds gradually improved by summer 1968, Cannon grew continually weaker. By August, Cannon weighed only 90 pounds and slipped into a coma. In early September 1968, Frank Cannon died. 17 years later, the Vietnamese returned his remains to his country. Willie Watkins, described as just over 6" tall, good-looking, lanky, very dark skin, penetrating eyes, wiry and hard as a rock remained one of the strongest prisoners and at times was a leader among his fellow POWs. According to some of them, he "always had a Bible and a machete". He was never sick. James H. Strickland, a rather short, blue-eyed, boyish looking man was known to be a hard worker and to be as strong as a bull. He was also pointed out by the Vietnamese as an example of a "progressive" prisoner, as was Willie Watkins. The two were released from Cambodia on November 5, 1969. James A. Daly, a conscientious objector, never felt he should have been in combat. He had been waiting for notice to leave Vietnam, following a lengthy process of appeal on the basis of his beliefs. Daly, a big man, "coffee and cream color" was only slightly wounded when he was captured. His sense of self preservation ensured that he lost a minimum of weight. He joined the "Peace Committee" comprised of a number of other military men who opposed the war, and official charges were brought against him upon his 1973 release by fellow POW Col. Theodore Guy. In the wake of the POW release, charges were officially dismissed. David Harker also felt some anti-war sentiments, but it was said that he slowly turned "reactionary" against the Vietnamese after he was moved to North Vietnam after three years in the jungle. Perhaps it is important to note that no returned POW would deny "collaborating" with the enemy at some point in time. Technically, if a POW was ordered to work or to perform any function whatever, the execution of this function would be considered collaboration. Sometimes the abberation in conduct was a group decision, made for the welfare of the unit. At other times, the desision to cooperate was made for purely self-serving reasons - such as starvation, reluctance to be tortured, loss of will to resist. It cannot be possible for any person to judge this behavior not having experienced the horror that caused it. Richard Rehe and Derri Sykes alone remain unaccounted for from the battle in Quang Tin Province. Although it seems certain that they are both dead, the Vietnamese deny any knowledge of them. For many others who are missing, simple and certain death did not occur. Some just vanished, others were known captives and never were returned. Still others were alive and well and in radio contact with would-be rescuers describing the approach of the enemy. Tragically, thousands of reports have been received indicating that some hundreds of Americans are still alive and in captivity in Southeast Asia. We cannot forget them, we cannot write them off. They must be brought home. SOURCE: WE CAME HOME copyright 1977 Captain and Mrs. Frederic A Wyatt (USNR Ret), Barbara Powers Wyatt, Editor P.O.W. Publications, 10250 Moorpark St., Toluca Lake, CA 91602 Text is reproduced as found in the original publication (including date and spelling errors). DAVID N. HARKER Staff Sergeant United States Army Captured: January 8, 1968 Released: March 5, 1973 David Northrup Harker was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on December 8, 1945. He received his elementary and high school education in the public schools of Campbell County, graduating from high school in 1964 and from Bluefield Junior College in 1966. He then entered Virginia Polytechnic Institute. His studies were interrupted when he was drafted into the Army in June 1967. He received his training at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, and at Ft. Polk, Louisiana. In November 1967 he was sent to Vietnam. Sgt. Harker was wounded in December 1967 by shrapnel from an exploding booby-trap. On January 16, 1968 his family received word that he was missing in action on January 8. On March 12, 1968 his family was informed that he was a prisoner of war. This information came through two prisoners who had been released from the camp holding Sgt. Harker. In November 1969 three other prisoners from the same camp were released and they talked with David Harker's family about him. Sgt. Harker was a prisoner of the Viet Cong and was held for three years in South Vietnam. During the five years he was a prisoner his family received no mail from him and he received none from them. A Personal Message from Sgt. Harker: Happiness is returning to the United States where everybody's heart is full of gold the size of the Empire State Building. It was like returning from the Twilight Zone where everything is in a state of inertia. It was a world full of hate and humiliation, because the enemy strips you of all human dignity and forces you to live under conditions that are only fit for an animal. You are malnourished, weak and constantly fighting disease. You bury another comrade and walk away wondering who will be next, or how many more will die before it will finally end. But in spite of the starvation and death, you look to each other and to God for your strength, and you hope you will pull together as brothers in the most trying time you've ever experienced, and your prayers are for those back home who you love so dearly. After five years of hoping, praying and keeping your faith in God and country, the long hard journey finally ended. What a joy it was to have our faith renewed by the thousands of cheering and flag waving people that met us at Clark AFB, Philippines, Honolulu, and Andrews AFB, Maryland. The smiling faces and outstretched arms let us know that our efforts through the years were appreciated and that everybody's heart in the States was really full of gold. America - you gave us a heroes welcome home and really made us proud that we served this great country of ours with dignity and honor. We love you, and we are happy that we can once again take our place beside you in society to help build and maintain our country's greatness. We thank you, too, Mr. President, for we realize what a struggle it was for you. You got us out with great honor even; though you had to deal with a stubborn and warlike people as the North Vietnamese, and you were also bombarded with criticism from the press and anti-war activists. However, we express our deepest appreciation to those gallant men who gave their lives in service of their country, and to those who were incapacitated while in service. The KIAs and the MIAs and the disabled veterans will always hold a special place in our hearts and prayers. David Harker resides in Virginia. |
When is my CHOCOLATE TRAIN coming by to my house?
Would you like to hear a song?
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