With the Marine Corps at its greatest buildup then, for Korean combat, Women Marines freed men for their primary role - to protect our Republic and its ideals.
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Yep.
Went to vote in the runoff election for Governor, etc., and the lady at my Precinct table is in my Sunday School class.
After I voted, and turned to leave, there stood John, a deacon from church, and he and his friend insisted I couldn't go until they rounded up the I VOTED ELECTRONICALLY sticker.
We had the electronic voting machines BEFORE the 2000 election - no chads!
Fifty years ago, I was old enough to go into the Marine Corps, but not old enough to vote for Ike in the Presidential election of that fall.
I managed to meet President Ford when he visited Winston-Salem, he stopping right in front of me, and with the crowd pushing us against the rope, my daughter (then 12) reached her hand up and tugged at his sleeve.
The Secret Service man almost hacked her arm off!!
(You-no-touch-my-President!)
President Ford was gracious enough to reach down and take her hand and ask, "How're you doin' Sweetie?" and then shook my hand before angling up to the podium.
(Yes - this Marine arrived hours early, scouted and calculated the exact spot where he'd go down the rope line and then divert to the stand..:))
Then, as I've oft related, in February 2000 when GWB stopped here to speak, I'd created on the computer a lapel sign that said, VETERAN FOR BUSH.
When he came down into the crowd, I hustled to a spot with only two Secret service men between us. He signed the invitation to the event I held up - and then when he turned to go to my right, stopped to speak to me.
I began to point to the sign and say I'd made it, and he interrupted me to say pointedly, "I NOTICED IT EARLIER!" (from his stage, 12' away), whipped up his pen and signed it on my body!!
I have two frames full of pictures of that and newspaper articles in three places in the local paper - and saw it on Fox News Channel 3 days later.
Determination works!
South Carolina proudly gave him his first Primary Win - over McCain, garnering 50% of the veteran vote in the state - and it was a straight shot on to the Presidency from there.
Is this a great country, or what?!
That's funny, I guess no matter how much gray I get, I'm still a blonde. No wonder I feel like a silly goose some days.
I know, I know this is not a goose.
I have always admired your postings, going back as we do to having registered in 1998.
Like many of us, I lurked for a long time (from the fall of 1997) before Clinton angered me enough to come out of the cocoon!
Remember when you'd make a Reply and half an hour later it would still be near the top of the Latest Posts? - - LOLOL
Thank you...
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We should not remind Him and others of those sins.
Notice how He says East from West and not North from South? North will meet south, but East never meets West.
And, HE casts them into a sea of forgetfulness, to be remembered no more. PTL
To quote a wise man:
When Satan reminds us of our past, Remind him of his future.
You got that right, Lady! And, we'll turn it around to the Right even further to make it even better.
I am so sorry I got your sons mixed up.MedProf what a wonderful picture of you.Great looking sons and grandsons you have LadyX.
God bless you and your family.
I am so glad the Canteen is air conditioned.....whew it is so hot here today.
I hope they do not give you too much homework.I miss you .
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