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The FReeper Foxhole Remembers Sam R. Watkins, Confederate Soldier - Mar. 12th, 2003
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Posted on 03/12/2003 5:34:32 AM PST by SAMWolf
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To: Colt .45
Thanks for doing your part Colt, to keep our country free. Were you in the Navy? I assume so by looking at your profile.
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posted on
03/12/2003 6:04:23 PM PST
by
Jen
(Support our Troops * Stand up to Terrorists * Liberate Iraq)
To: AntiJen
Usually does.
Been happening alot lately.
For some reason, I'm tripping over my own two feet.
I swear they've either gotten bigger, or someone's replaced them with someone else's feet...
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posted on
03/12/2003 6:06:42 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(<===The modern day French all have grandfathers that said "Frauleine" to their grandmothers.)
To: JoeSixPack1
Thanks for dropping into the Foxhole today and giving us a bump!
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posted on
03/12/2003 6:07:33 PM PST
by
Jen
(Support our Troops * Stand up to Terrorists * Liberate Iraq)
To: Mudboy Slim; SAMWolf
... there is no account; he is soon forgotten. ...That's why I love Warrior Wednesdays when we get to learn about individual soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and coast guardsmen and read about their personal experiences. Their legacies should never die!
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posted on
03/12/2003 6:13:29 PM PST
by
Jen
(Support our Troops * Stand up to Terrorists * Liberate Iraq)
To: SAMWolf; AntiJen; All
Evening all!
Good thread Sam.
It really does not matter if most people don't remember him because there are some people who will never forget him.
To: Victoria Delsoul
Good evening, Victoria. Unfortunately not enough remember and we aren't teaching the young to remember.
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posted on
03/12/2003 6:58:56 PM PST
by
SAMWolf
(The French are cordially invited to come to Wisconsin and smell our dairy air)
To: Victoria Delsoul
Mash the car
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posted on
03/12/2003 7:02:05 PM PST
by
SAMWolf
(The French are cordially invited to come to Wisconsin and smell our dairy air)
To: SAMWolf
We've put up a web site with the map for driving directions
Rally Some small details remain, but the major ones are ironed out.
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posted on
03/12/2003 7:27:39 PM PST
by
GailA
(THROW AWAY THE KEYS http://keasl5227.tripod.com/)
To: SAMWolf
Hey SAM, this is one fine thread. This brought a tear to my eye as I was reading.
Noble boys; brave boys! They willingly gave their lives to their country's cause. Their bodies and bones are mangled and torn by the rude missiles of war. They sleep the sleep of the brave. They have given their all to their country.
I can't get over the hardships of the Civil War, and all the "brave boys" that gave all. Thanks for posting this, it is truly a great post. I'll have to get the book.
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posted on
03/12/2003 7:31:51 PM PST
by
The Real Deal
(The United States of America Armed Forces are the finest in the world. Bar none!)
To: SAMWolf
Outstanding, Sam. What these soldiers went through just boggles the mind. In addition to all that you have posted here, disease took more soldiers as bullets did. According to "Civil War Trivia and Fact Book" by Webb Garrison, the North had about twice as many deaths from disease as from wounds (224,850:110,100) and the South almost twice as many (164,000:94,000).
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posted on
03/12/2003 7:35:19 PM PST
by
Humal
To: coteblanche
I really like your poem today, cote. It's probably true, too!
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posted on
03/12/2003 7:36:51 PM PST
by
The Real Deal
(The United States of America Armed Forces are the finest in the world. Bar none!)
To: CholeraJoe
No kidding. I got strip-searched once at the airport in Toronto by a large Jamaican lady because my knee brace set off the metal detector.She probably thought that you looked "HOT", and want to get a better look. LOL
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posted on
03/12/2003 7:39:57 PM PST
by
The Real Deal
(The United States of America Armed Forces are the finest in the world. Bar none!)
To: GailA
Looking good GailA. I hope you get a great turnout, any estimate yet of how many you might expect?
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posted on
03/12/2003 7:43:00 PM PST
by
SAMWolf
(The French are cordially invited to come to Wisconsin and smell our dairy air)
To: CholeraJoe
No bet. We got warm air from the southwest on Monday and it warmed up to 50.I went to visit my Mom this afternoon, and it was 80 degrees outside. There are still a few good things about living in CA.
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posted on
03/12/2003 7:43:06 PM PST
by
The Real Deal
(The United States of America Armed Forces are the finest in the world. Bar none!)
To: The Real Deal
Thanks real deal. Studying military history, I've found that places, weapons and times change, but the men and women are the same.
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posted on
03/12/2003 7:44:51 PM PST
by
SAMWolf
(The French are cordially invited to come to Wisconsin and smell our dairy air)
To: Humal
Thanks humal, with medicine in the state it was back then a lot of minor wounds either ended in an amputation or became infected and lead to death.
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posted on
03/12/2003 7:46:58 PM PST
by
SAMWolf
(The French are cordially invited to come to Wisconsin and smell our dairy air)
To: The Real Deal
it was 80 degrees outsideSure, rub it in. LOL
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posted on
03/12/2003 7:48:09 PM PST
by
SAMWolf
(The French are cordially invited to come to Wisconsin and smell our dairy air)
To: GailA
Gail, I don't know where you dig up all the graphics, but you surely must have one fine shovel.
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posted on
03/12/2003 7:49:11 PM PST
by
The Real Deal
(The United States of America Armed Forces are the finest in the world. Bar none!)
To: SAMWolf
Unfortunately not enough remember and we aren't teaching the young to remember. That's so true, Sam. Sad to say.
To: VRWCmember
VRWCmember, I always thank everyone I see in a uniform of our fighting forces. I also tell thier relatives and friends to thank them for me if they are not present. Thanks for the reminder. BTW I am a proud member of the VRWC.
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posted on
03/12/2003 7:58:31 PM PST
by
The Real Deal
(The United States of America Armed Forces are the finest in the world. Bar none!)
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