[archy]

The commander, Bull Simons lived on a hog farm not too far from where I grew up South of DeFuniak Springs, FL. I think the fact that he operated a hog farm meant he was not a practicing Jew.

Back in the early days of Israel's 1948 Independence War, a couple of the Israeliu Kibbutzs operated by somewhat less than orthodox Jews [mostly Socialists] raised hogs. Which would have given the Orthodox Jews fits. Not to worry.

They referred to them thereafter as *giant chickens.*

Love that giant chicken bacon!

[yarddog]

In the book about Simon’s rescue of the Ross Perot workers in Iran, it is mentioned that Simon’s Brother wanted Bull to join him and go fight for Israel.

Simons told him no and the reason was he considered himself an American, not an Israeli.