The FReeper Foxhole Remembers The Dominican Intervention, 1965 - Jul. 15th, 2004

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[SAMWolf]

The "benevolent dictator" principle.

Dictatorship is the best form of government - if you're the dictator.

Thanks for the background on Trujillo

[Valin]

He was a REAL piece of work. I recall reading that he had a "thing" for little girls. And was not above taking a hands on approach to questioning prisoners.

Back tonight

[Professional Engineer]

My dad spent the summer of '71, I believe, in the DR doing entomology field work. I recall him talking about the soldiers on the street corners, leaning on their rifles, with the muzzles shoved into the mud. Go ahead, shoot buddy!

[Tax-chick]

Afternoon, everyone! What an interesting topic today. We don't often hear about the Dominican Republic, so I guess things are going pretty well there, bar the occasional hurricane.

1948 John J Persing US General (WW I), dies at 87

I didn't know Black Jack lived to such an age. He was once engaged to George Patton's sister.

[Professional Engineer]

Hiya miss Feather.

[Professional Engineer]

Howdy miss Gamgee

[Professional Engineer]

Seattle as seen from the aricraft during the public introduction.

note horizon and wing position.

[Professional Engineer]

Hi Sam

[Aeronaut]

Gravity feed fuel tanks on the wings?

Hi Sam. Good eye. That's my take on them.

[snippy_about_it]

I see Sam must have already eaten the chocolate ones. ;-)

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks for posting this SAHM, never worry about what you post here, we are the place for history at the Foxhole, doesn't matter the day or theme. ;-)

HMT Le Tiger - While in convoy BA-2 from New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia on the 3rd July 1942, Liberty ship ss Alexander Macomb was attacked and sunk by U-215. Two escorts rescued the survivors. HMCS Regina recovered 25 men and HMT. Le Tiger found 31. It was while she was carrying out this mercy mission that the ASDIC operator detected positive responses from a submerged U-Boat and Le Tiger went to action stations sinking U-215, her commander K.K. Hoeckner and his crew of 47.

Le Tiger sank U215 on the 3rd July 1942 while taking survivors from a torpedoed vessel to a nearby harbour. My father never mentioned it to me (he probably wanted to shield me from the grimmer aspects of the war), but told friends of ours years later that it all happened in such a detached fashion that nobody realised that the U-boat had been sunk until they were back in harbour.

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[colorado tanker]

Well, Johnson obviously f'd this up. There was no UN approval for this. The war was illegal. We didn't have France and Germany as allies. There was no proof that the insurgents had taken an oath of allegiance to Castro. We took too many casualties. The people hated us. Democracy will never work in the Dominican. Bosch didn't buy anything from Niger. And we found no stockpiles of WMD!

Morning folks. :)

[snippy_about_it]

"Don't tread on us"! Good morning PE.

I'll be sending pic links sometime today to you. ;-)

[snippy_about_it]

Good morning feather.

[snippy_about_it]

How many has France liberated?"

They didn't even liberate themselves!

[snippy_about_it]

Michigan:
A woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission.

And they wonder why we wanted to vote!

[snippy_about_it]

...muzzles shoved into the mud. Go ahead, shoot buddy!

LOL. One of many reasons they are still in the third world.

[snippy_about_it]

He was once engaged to George Patton's sister.

Wow, I didn't know that. Mornin' tax-chick.

[snippy_about_it]

Good taglines for both of you today. ;-)

[snippy_about_it]

Ranting early today 'eh. LOL. Good morning ct.