The FReeper Foxhole Remembers The USS Juneau and the Sullivan Brothers - Feb. 5th, 2003

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[SAMWolf]

Part of the reason for camoflauge was to break up the sillouette while in port some patterens were used to make it harder for subs to estimate a ships speed.

[Pippin]

Okay!:^)

[SAMWolf]

Thanks Cote. Beautiful presentation on the Blue Star and Gold Star mothers.

[SAMWolf]

Defense Officials Identify Soldier Killed in Qatar

Defense officials identified today the Army National Guard soldier killed in Qatar Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003. Sgt Michael C. Barry, 29, of Overland Park, Kansas, died as a result of injuries sustained while a passenger in a vehicle that was struck by another vehicle in Doha, Qatar. The incident is under investigation.

Barry was assigned to the 205th Medical Battalion, Missouri Army National Guard, Kansas City, Mo.

Sgt Michael C. Barry

[larryjohnson]

I will NEVER forget the movie,with the youngest Sullivan calling after his brothers"Hey,wait for me!",even in Heaven at the end of the movie.I tear up now as I did at age 6.

[SAMWolf]

I'm with you LarryJohnson. It's the first movie I can remember crying at.

[larryjohnson]

[SAMWolf]

[GailA]

Today's graphic

[SAMWolf]

I love today's graphic, GailA.

[SAMWolf]

Sullivan



it's not hard to reach back to the day
underneath that iowa sun
running to the tower of waterloo
looking for the Sullivan's train to come
and his five boys would run to the top
and salute him as he went by
first we'd wave hello
then we'd wave goodbye
goodbye

it's not hard to reach back to the days
after the attack on pearl
overnight my buddies turned into men
running out of time for games and girls
and the Sullivan boys were not overlooked
the very next day they left on a mystery train

say goodbye, Mrs. Sullivan
and don't you cry
"-We regret to inform you
the Navy has taken your sons away-"
all five... so put your blue stars in the window

it's not hard to reach back to her smile
when she'd recieve a letter
and the letters they sounded generally the same
said if they couldn't be home
at least they were together
on a mighty fighting battleship
somewhere in the South Pacific
the letters never got much more specific

say goodbye, Mrs. Sullivan
and don't you cry
"-We regret to inform you
the Navy is keeping your sons away-"
all five... so keep your blue stars in the window

it's not hard to reach back to the day
when the war finally came home
Uncle Sam'll send you a telegram
so he doesn't have to tell you over the phone
i heard she cracked up
when they found out what the war had cost
when all five of her boys were lost...

say goodbye, Mrs. Sullivan
go ahead and cry
"-We regret to inform you
that all your sons have passed away-"
all five... so change your blue star to gold

blue stars to gold

jimmy newquist

[GooberDoll]

Hey, Sam, just wanted to come by and post this. It's not real relevant to today's thread, but it is relevant!

General "Black Jack" Pershing was born September 13th, 1860 near Laclede, MS., Died July 5th, 1948 in Washington, D.C.

1891 Professor of Military Science and Tactics University of Nebraska.....

1898 Serves in the Spanish-American War

1901 Awarded rank of Captain

1906 Promoted to rank of Brigadier General

1909 Military Governor of Moro Province, Philippines

1916 Made Major General 1919 Promoted to General of the Armies

1921 Appointed Chief of Staff

1924 Retires from active duty Education West Point.

Just Before World War One -- there were a number of terrorist attacks on the United States by; you guessed it, Muslim extremists. So, General Pershing captured 50 terrorists and had them tied to posts execution style.

One important thing to note beforehand is that Muslims detest pork, because they believe pigs are filthy animals. Some of them simply refuse to eat it, while others won't even touch pigs at all, nor any of their by-products. To them, eating or touching a pig, its meat, its blood, etc., is to be instantly barred from paradise and doomed to hell.

He then had his men bring in two pigs and slaughter them in front of the, now horrified, terrorists.

The soldiers then soaked their bullets in the pigs blood, and proceeded to execute 49 of the terrorists by firing squad. The soldiers then dug a big hole, dumped in the terrorist's bodies and covered them in pig blood, entrails, etc. They let the 50th man go.

And for the next forty-two years, there was not a single Muslim extremist attack anywhere in the world.

Flagman says to tell you hey, and "Let's Roll!"

[SAMWolf]

Hi GooberDoll, thanks for dropping by again today, always nice to hear from you and Flagman.

I would love to see that happen now, but the world has gone way to PC. The Hanky Stomping, Beeding Heart Liberals would have a field day if some soldier did that today.

[The Real Deal]

Hi SAM, the work day is over. It's nice to come home from work and "dig in" to the FReeper Foxhole. Hi to every one else too! It's a rather sad story today. Five hero's all dead, and from the same family to boot. Their Mother was surely one strong women to have carried on the way she did. God bless all the men and women who have died so that we can enjoy the freedom that we have. Also may he bless all the others who managed to make it back home, and also all the one's who support them here and over sea's.

[SAMWolf]

Evening Real Deal. If you ever get a chance to see the Movie take it. It concentrates on the Sullivans childhood and only the very end deals with the war. Very Good movie.

[The Real Deal]

Every day you wake up is a good morning :^)

No doubt about it!

[The Real Deal]

Why would one camo a ship? I mean you're not exactly going to hide it in the bushes.

I would think that painting them "sea blue" would make more sence.

[The Real Deal]

After this story today, I will surely remember to include his family in my nightly prayers tonight. May Sgt Michael C. Barry rest in peace, and may his family find peace in God's love.

[PhilDragoo]

I saw the film on the tube at about age eight (1955).

It is a terribly moving story, requiring nothing additional.

It is excellent that we have USS The Sullivans as their bravery and sacrifice are a part of the Republic from which the whole can be extrapolated.

I'll never forget the father looking at his pocket watch when the train went past (without his sons).

My great-uncle had a railroad watch after a life with the P.R.R.

This film data appears:

The (Fighting) Sullivans
1944, 112 mins., Black and White, mono sound, released by 20th Century Fox
Produced by Sam Jaffe and Robert Kane for 20th Century Fox and Realart Pictures Inc.
Distributed by Crystal Pictures, Inc.
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Written by Mary C. McCall Jr., based on the true story by Edward Doherty and Jules Schermer
Cinematography by Lucien N. Andriot
Music by Cyril J. Mockridge and Alfred Newman
Costume Design by René Hubert
Film Editing by Louis R. Loeffler

Cast:
Anne Baxter .... Katherine Mary Sullivan
Thomas Mitchell .... Mr. Sullivan
Selena Royle .... Mrs. Sullivan
Edward Ryan .... Al
John Campbell .... Frank
James Cardwell .... George
John Alvin .... Matt
George Offerman .... Joe
Roy Roberts .... Father Francis
Ward Bond .... Lieutenant