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Posted on 10/01/2002 10:43:14 PM PDT by Jen
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My dad retired in the early 90's after 31 years in the Navy...so, y'all are about to start enjoying the well-deserved double-dippin' or will ya be takin' it easy fer awhile!?!
"So, yes, I will be celebrating that AND hopefully election results too! I am just so amazed and impressed with what Freepers can do for America!"
We ain't even hit our stride, my FRiend...MUD
One U.S. soldier was killed and another injured today after a bomb went off outside a Philippine military facility, said a DoD spokesperson.
After his wife completed her check-out in the line next to mine, the three of us shared a walk out to our respective cars with grocery baskets and wished each other a pleasant weekend of football watching and fishing.
That was a sincere, warm gesture by a total stranger and was very much appreciated.
Awww, tell him to do it!! My dad's 60+ and he's thinking about getting his Teacher's certificate...we need more folks teachin' like my ol' man and yer hubby!!
FReegards...MUD
Top of the mornin' to ya, bentfeather. Having these cards to pass out for our troops is a terrific idea.
My kids' JR ROTC instructors are retired Navy and they are fantastic people. It's an honor to have them in my kids' school.
Hi Kathy, I agree with you regarding the cards, excellent idea!
Thank you so much for this Linda. I'm honored that you remembered my dad and gave this overview of what he and his fellow Countrymen went through.
The Warsaw Uprising monument. Detail of "Exodus" unit.
The Warsaw uprising monument. Detail of insurgent unit.
The Warsaw uprising against German occupation broke out on August 1, 1944. It was started by 23 thousand poorly armed soldiers of the Home Army of the Warsaw district under the command of General Antoni Chrusciel, code named "Monter." Other underground units and Warsaw citizens joined the insurgents. Asserting control, civilian and military structures under the command of the Polish government in London began functioning openly, organizing administration, medical, services and rescue squads. A massive inflow of volunteers swelled insurgent ranks to 50 thousand troops. What began as an enthusuastic and spontaneous outbreak of fighting became a 63-day heroic struggle for liberation of the city by the home army's own forces before the Red Army, whose units had already reached the suburb of the Praga district, entered the capital.
To quell the insurrection, German troop reinforcements soon increased the 16 thousand-man local garrison to 50 thousand army, SS and police units, including units notorious for their cruelty and atrocities. The supremacy of the German military equipment was overwhelming. Air Force, Panzers and artillery were used against the insurgents' rifles, pistols, grenades and petrol bombs. High millitary technology and brutality battled hope and unswerving will to fight the enemy.
Fighting bravely, the insurgents captured the centre of the city with the Old Town and the Vistula embankment, as well as several other districts of Warsaw, including Powisle, Zoliborz, parts of Wola, Ochota, Mokotow and a few sites in Praga, but they failed to seize the bridges and the Okecie Airport. They succeeded in capturing some German arms and ammunition and some groups of insurgents went to the woods near Warsaw to continue their battle from there. But contrary to all expectations, the Red Army remained in their positions on the outskirts of Warsaw and did not assist the insurgents.
After 3 days of fighting, German forces seized initiative. Launching massive attacks by tanks and from the air, they started destroying insurgents' strongholds. They also began a program of mass extermination aimed at Warsaw's civilian population. Soon, the city was burning and the strength of the insurgent-held areas was weaker and weaker.
On September 14, the 1st Polish army, which formed part of the Red Army, entered the Praga distirict of Eastern Warsaw, its two battalions joined the insurgents and fought by thier side in the Czerniakow area, but attempts to seize bridgeheads in the Powisle and Zoliborz districts failed.
Lacking food and ammunition and weaking by the Red Army's failure to cooperate, the Commander-in-Chief of the Home Army, General "Bor" Tadeusz Komorowski, surrendered on October 2, 1944. The insurgents became prisoners of war and the population of Warsaw was deported, some to labor and concentration camps. The deserted city was looted, destroyed and burned, and the Old Town, with its beautiful architecture was razed.
More than 40 thousand Polish insurgents and about 180 thousand civilians were killed or wounded. A large number of allied pilots flying air-drop missions were also killed. On the German side, an estimated 25 thousand troops were killed, wounded or missing in action.
The Warsaw uprising monument was unveiled on Krasinski Square, a site of fierce fighting, on August 1, 1989. It was designed by Professor Wincenty Kucma and architect Jacek Budyn and erected with donated funds. It consists of two groups of sculptures, a commemorative wall and an insurgent center. One group of sculptures depicts an attack by an insurgent unit and the other an "Exodus," and withdrawl by canals. The original entrance to the canal is marked by a commemorative plaque.
He became a BeltwayBandit and traded upon his contacts to make much more money than he deserved...LOL!!
"It is quite a transition for the whole family..."
Not fer the kids...we were all graduated from college and living independently.
"My kids' JR ROTC instructors are retired Navy and they are fantastic people. It's an honor to have them in my kids' school."
I gotta admit that I don't have many prejudices in my background, but I'll admit to one that I didn't overcome until I was in college....yes, my Prejudice Against Civilians!! LOL...I can still remember how I used to pronounce it...."Suhh-Veal-yun!!"..."Suhh-Veal-YUN!!"...awww, they were DIRTY and UNPRINCIPLED and totally beneath our dignity, 'til they started wearin' the cheerleadin' outfits...LOL!!
FReegards...MUD
Glad to see you stopping by the USO Canteen where we daily honor our military. Hope you can join us often.
Was he a FReeper???
Instead of this type of experience being surprising, I wish it a common occurrence for our troops and veterans to be honored and thanked by a grateful public. Perhaps the USO Canteen FReeper Style's "Thank our Troops and Veterans" program will get the ball rolling and make that happen.
Thank you for your 30+ years of service in the Air Force and thanks for visiting the Canteen. You have a very impressive profile, colonel, sir! :-) FReegards!
(a little rusty, but still sharp ~~~~~SALUTE~~~~~)
"Freedom has never been free. Freedom has NEVER been cheap. Always remember the warm blanket of freedom we all sleep under has been paid for with the blood, sweat , and tears of our American armed forces."
—J. Doug Alley
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"This was a small thing that I did," Tom said, "and I hope I made that young Marine feel a little prouder about that uniform he had on, and what he was doing in it. I know I felt proud, just seeing him in uniform, serving his and OUR country, and knowing that he and others like him are out there, in the "all volunteer" US Forces, protecting our nation; to let them know that THEY are NOT forgotten; that there are citizens of the US that are very proud of them and what they are doing; that they are prayed for daily; that they WILL NOT have to suffer the shame that was heaped on my brothers and sisters returning from Vietnam; that they are our HEROES!" 
