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The FReeper Foxhole Remembers Iwo Jima - Feb. 19th, 2003
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Posted on 02/19/2003 5:36:51 AM PST by SAMWolf
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To: Warrior Nurse; JAWs; DryLandSailor; NikkiUSA; OneLoyalAmerican; Tester; U S Army EOD; sonsa; ...
FALL IN to the FReeper Foxhole!
To be removed from this list, send me a private reply with "REMOVE" in the subject line. Thanks, Jen
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posted on
02/19/2003 8:02:18 AM PST
by
Jen
(FALL IN to the FReeper Foxhole! (VetsCoR Forum))
To: AntiJen
FALL IN to the FReeper Foxhole! Ouch... can't you guys put a sign up or something? Geez... Now I'm all muddy ;0)
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posted on
02/19/2003 8:04:56 AM PST
by
Chad Fairbanks
("As God as my witness.....I thought Armadillos could fly")
To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
Duchess, you'll love this thread! Do you have any pix of your dad you'd like to share with us?
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posted on
02/19/2003 8:05:04 AM PST
by
Jen
(FALL IN to the FReeper Foxhole! (VetsCoR Forum))
To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
Ping!
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posted on
02/19/2003 8:05:16 AM PST
by
Chad Fairbanks
("As God as my witness.....I thought Armadillos could fly")
To: AntiJen
GMTA
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posted on
02/19/2003 8:07:11 AM PST
by
Chad Fairbanks
("As God as my witness.....I thought Armadillos could fly")
To: AntiJen
BTTT!!!!!!
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posted on
02/19/2003 8:08:45 AM PST
by
E.G.C.
To: AntiJen
Good Morning Jen.
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posted on
02/19/2003 8:08:51 AM PST
by
SAMWolf
(To look into the eyes of the wolf is to see your soul)
To: Chad Fairbanks
Good camo, eh???
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posted on
02/19/2003 8:09:17 AM PST
by
SAMWolf
(To look into the eyes of the wolf is to see your soul)
To: Chad Fairbanks
GMTA? I'm almost afraid to ask what that means. Does it have anything to do with Armadillos? In your trousers? ;-)
I have a couple bottles of Perrier that you can use to wash off the mud. Finally found a good use for the stuff!
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posted on
02/19/2003 8:10:10 AM PST
by
Jen
(FALL IN to the FReeper Foxhole! (VetsCoR Forum))
To: E.G.C.
Hello!!!!!! (yep, I counted your !'s) ;-)
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posted on
02/19/2003 8:11:21 AM PST
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Jen
(FALL IN to the FReeper Foxhole! (VetsCoR Forum))
To: SAMWolf
Howdy Sam. Wowser, what a good thread!!
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posted on
02/19/2003 8:12:14 AM PST
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Jen
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To: AntiJen
Thanks Jen.
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posted on
02/19/2003 8:14:11 AM PST
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SAMWolf
(To look into the eyes of the wolf is to see your soul)
To: KantianBurke; Sparta; SAMWolf
Once again this is one of the best threads on FR. I'm glad you fellas agree!
Sam, you're the best! Thanks so much for the hard work you do every day for the Foxhole!
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posted on
02/19/2003 8:14:28 AM PST
by
Jen
(FALL IN to the FReeper Foxhole! (VetsCoR Forum))
To: AntiJen
GMTA = Great Minds Think Alike" (and thanks for the Perrier... should work great) ;0)
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posted on
02/19/2003 8:14:28 AM PST
by
Chad Fairbanks
("As God as my witness.....I thought Armadillos could fly")
To: AntiJen
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posted on
02/19/2003 8:19:59 AM PST
by
SAMWolf
(To look into the eyes of the wolf is to see your soul)
To: Chad Fairbanks
Whew! I'm not going to tell you what I thought it meant. ;-)
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posted on
02/19/2003 8:22:09 AM PST
by
Jen
(What?!? Armadillos can't fly?)
To: SAMWolf
Timing is everything. If only they had known that the bomb was coming soon, this carnage could have been avoided.
To: SAMWolf
I read that Iwo Jima was now a Japanese military installation and was nearly impossible to visit.
Our the graves of our soldiers still located on this island?
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posted on
02/19/2003 8:29:33 AM PST
by
gridlock
(All we are saying, Is give war a chance....)
To: Chad Fairbanks
Oh, you didn't see our signs?
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posted on
02/19/2003 8:30:14 AM PST
by
Jen
(That's what happens when you're looking for flying Armadillos...)
To: SAMWolf
Superb thread, as always. My sincere thanks..
What is often overlooked in the history of the battle for Iwo Jima is the reason why the island was invaded. The USAAF was beginning the heavy bombardment of the Japanese home islands from Tinian and other bases, and an emergency landing strip was needed for the B-29's on te round trip to Japan. The first battled damaged B-29 actually ditched in the water alongside the Navy ships during the 8th day of the battle, way before the island was taken. Later, during the end of the campaign, when the emergency airfield was operating, but a third or so of the island was still in Jap hands, some bombers that successfully made emergency landings were destroyed on the ground by Japanese mortars.
It's been conservatively estimated that the lives of over 15,000 American aircrew were saved by the capture of Iwo Jima.
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02/19/2003 8:30:52 AM PST
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ken5050
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