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FR Canteen Pays Tribute to A Patriot on his Passing/In Memoriam T/4 Harvey E. Rookus(Old China Hand)
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| 27 March 2013
| The Canteen Crew
Posted on 03/27/2013 5:59:37 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa
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To: Kathy in Alaska
yes! what a hero! God love him!
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posted on
03/27/2013 6:35:03 PM PDT
by
MeekMom
(He is risen, no longer in the grave. Death could not hold Him. Behold Christ the risen Lord!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
I thought so....May the LORD Bless you and your Family, and may you Feel His Presence to comfort you.
I am so sorry for your loss.
((((HUGS))))
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posted on
03/27/2013 6:35:39 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(Worry is the darkroom that developes negatives.)
To: ConorMacNessa; SandRat; mylife; Jet Jaguar; BIGLOOK; left that other site; MeekMom; ...
I found his "diary" of his time in service during WWII...
His Basic started at For Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Many funny things took place during those Basic Days. We wore rubber overshoes over our combat boots most of the time. On one of the early days, as our Platoon leader was inspecting the troops, he looked at the feet of the soldier on my right, then stepped in front of me, then back to the soldier on my right. The young kid from Monterey, California, had the overshoes on the wrong feet making the angle of the feet look rather peculiar. We went on about a 15-mile march one day and the normal plan was to take a ten-minute break every hour. At our first break this same kid complained about his feet hurting. The sergeant had him take off his boots. It turned out that he was only wearing the overshoes with no boots. He had blisters on both top and bottom of his feet. He did get a ride back to the barracks however.
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posted on
03/27/2013 6:37:06 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
To: Kathy in Alaska
re; 23 ...a real man, someone my son can look up to. A class act for sure!
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posted on
03/27/2013 6:41:37 PM PDT
by
MeekMom
(He is risen, no longer in the grave. Death could not hold Him. Behold Christ the risen Lord!)
To: haircutter
Welcome to the Canteen, haircutter....thank you so much.
He would have been 90 in May. He had a good, long life.
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posted on
03/27/2013 6:43:30 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor, and thanks for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
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posted on
03/27/2013 6:45:28 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
To: The Mayor
And a close second....The Mayor snags the silver!!
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posted on
03/27/2013 6:46:58 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
To: Kathy in Alaska
We need many more heroes in this nation like your Dad Ma!
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posted on
03/27/2013 6:47:08 PM PDT
by
MeekMom
(He is risen, no longer in the grave. Death could not hold Him. Behold Christ the risen Lord!)
To: Kathy in Alaska; All
Must bring son David Mac Nessa home from work - will return anon!
Where are the survivors of the massacre at Benghazi? The silence of the Obama Regime on this question is deafening!
Fiat Justitia, Ruat Coelum!
Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)
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posted on
03/27/2013 6:49:59 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Three trying & tough locations.
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posted on
03/27/2013 6:50:29 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: ConorMacNessa
Bump
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posted on
03/27/2013 6:51:18 PM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: left that other site; ConorMacNessa; SandRat; BIGLOOK; mylife; Jet Jaguar; MeekMom; ...
I was with him when he went Home. I didn't take his wedding ring until then...my Mom wears it now. They "talk" all the time, and my Mom is doing well. They would have been married 70 years in August. And add their high school years....long time.
I left Camp Claiborne, Louisiana on about the 27th of August 1943, by train, on a 14 day Furlough without travel time to get married. (He wasn't yet 21 so his Mom had to sign for him.) After a great Wedding, a Wonderful, but short honeymoon at Big Bear Lake, California, I left her living with her folks in Long Beach, California and returned to Camp Claiborne until approximately the 26th or 27th of December 1943. About 300 of us were shipped, via train, to Camp Shenango, PA, an Overseas Replacement Center.
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posted on
03/27/2013 7:00:30 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
To: ConorMacNessa
I’m off for home and will be back shortly.
Safe journey.
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posted on
03/27/2013 7:02:11 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
To: ConorMacNessa
Condolences to family and friends of Harvey E. Rookus...America’s finest.
R.I.P. sir.
love
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posted on
03/27/2013 7:02:28 PM PDT
by
PGalt
To: Kathy in Alaska
Wonderful...Keep those letters and excerpts coming.
I will read them all tomorrow morning, as I have a nasty sinus headache, and must go to bed now. But It am looking forward to a wonderful read in the morning!
Love
You, Dear FRiend.
((((HUGS))))
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posted on
03/27/2013 7:04:03 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(Worry is the darkroom that developes negatives.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
very handsome couple! See where Ma gets her cuteness gene from! :)))
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posted on
03/27/2013 7:05:41 PM PDT
by
MeekMom
(He is risen, no longer in the grave. Death could not hold Him. Behold Christ the risen Lord!)
To: ConorMacNessa; Kathy in Alaska; Old China Hand
Thanks Conor for posting this tribute to Old China Hand.
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posted on
03/27/2013 7:38:20 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Kathy in Alaska; ConorMacNessa
Aloha Night Owl! ((HUGS))
Took a bit to figure out this was Old China Hand but I'm so glad Doc put together an excellent tribute to him to say thank you and that we'll remember you.
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posted on
03/27/2013 7:40:13 PM PDT
by
BIGLOOK
(Keelhaul the usual suspects!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
70 years is a long time.
As you know, my Step Grandad also served in the CBI.
I wonder if they knew each other or paths crossed.
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posted on
03/27/2013 7:47:18 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
Good evening, my....who knows. I'll post more stories. Maybe a name will ring a bell.
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posted on
03/27/2013 7:59:20 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
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