U.S. Army Capt. Charles R. Rawls shows off his father's World War II footlocker. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Peter Chadwick
U.S. Army Capt. Charles R. Rawls, a fire direction officer with the 3rd Battalion, 117th Field Artillery Regiment, Alabama Army National Guard, shows off his father’s World War II footlocker. Rawls, who grew up in Troy, Ala., was given the vintage box by his father before his first annual training. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Peter Chadwick
1 posted on
08/20/2005 3:45:31 PM PDT by
SandRat
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Kathy in Alaska; Fawnn; HiJinx; Radix; Spotsy; Diva Betsy Ross; ...
ARMY GUARD PING!!!!!!!!!!!
2 posted on
08/20/2005 3:46:04 PM PDT by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
Very cool Ping!
3 posted on
08/20/2005 3:50:21 PM PDT by
Cagey
(Scrapple is not for vegetarians, those who keep kosher, or those with weak stomachs)
To: SandRat
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4 posted on
08/20/2005 3:53:57 PM PDT by
Undertow
("I have found some kind of temporary sanity...")
To: SandRat
That sort of thing is more common than you would think. I took to Iraq the sea bag that my grandfather carried in the South Pacific during WWII. While commenting (bragging) about it to others, I found out that many others brought similiar "hand me downs."
5 posted on
08/20/2005 4:42:54 PM PDT by
fini
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11 posted on
08/20/2005 6:27:42 PM PDT by
GreyFriar
(3rd Armored Division -- Spearhead)
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