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"Dozy Old Fat Git" Registered: 16 February 2005
Posts: 1499
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to say.. Happy Easter to any and all of the Christian faith who might be lurking on the board instead of at church....
and a Sacred Solstice to the Pagans among you who are chasing through the fields and woods skyclad in search of that elusive bunny hauling his basket of fertility symbols - the chocolate, calorie-laden, mega carb fattening, but oh so good, eggs... Off to spend some quality time with the family, and welcome back my son who was off soldiering in a foreign country [ Fort Knox, Kentucky ].. later, dudes!!! There I was , at the head of the old 68th... |
 Location: The Swamps of New Jersey
Registered: 01 February 2005
Posts: 423
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Happy Easter to you and yours Rocketeer. Please send our regards to your son and thank him for protecting this great nation(Foreign though it may be  )You must be very proud and rightly so.IMPROVISE;ADAPT;OVERCOME! |
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"Dozy Old Fat Git" Registered: 16 February 2005
Posts: 1499
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Thanks for the kid words.. Yup.. all the kids have turned out fine and serving the country...
might be worth a new thread to see what and how people got ' in ' or how far back the military connections go in a family... There I was , at the head of the old 68th... |
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Location: The Swamps of New Jersey
Registered: 01 February 2005
Posts: 423
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I posted this in another thread but I'm proud of it so what the hell....here's another post.
My mothers great grandfather served with a Texas regiment during the Civil War. My sister is doing research into what unit and how long he served.Hopefully she can find out the particulars. Anyone else.............? IMPROVISE;ADAPT;OVERCOME! |
"Curmudgeon" Location: Washtenaw County, Michigan
Registered: 21 January 2005
Posts: 1942
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One or possibly two in the Revolutionary war, one in the War of 1812, up to five in the Civil War, one in WWI, and several in WWII.
Also, having spent a year at Fort Knox, I understand the comment even from the far north. "It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it" DOUGLAS MacARTHUR, 1952 |
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"Dozy Old Fat Git" Registered: 16 February 2005
Posts: 1499
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Harry:
spent a year one week in Ft. Knox... The wife and son have been down a number of times for joint ex efforts and to teach/train on the excellent FIBUA/OBUA site there... As for family service...: Wife- Major [ Brigade Chaplain] #1 Son - Capt.[ Regimental Adjutant] #2 Son - Sgt/ #1 Daughter- Nursing Officer/ #2 Daughter - Lt. and # 3 Son Cadets [ he's 12 ] and earned his level 1 marksman .. "sniff" makes a man proud...and confused come laundry day [ ha!] There I was , at the head of the old 68th... |
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"Curmudgeon" Location: Washtenaw County, Michigan
Registered: 21 January 2005
Posts: 1942
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Rocketeer, you should try training there. We marched up and down those damned hills carrying our M-14 and simple pack and in the snow and ice. I can still remember the fun and the coal smoke.
Quite the military family you have and how proud you must be of your children. "It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it" DOUGLAS MacARTHUR, 1952 |
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"Dozy Old Fat Git" Registered: 16 February 2005
Posts: 1499
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Harry:
Fort Knox at any time of the year has its good/bad points...very interesting site...never got to see the gold, but did get lots of souvenir mud back in the day... Yeah, the family has done its bit...fast rising and dedicated bunch.. still fun to watch them have to salute their mum...[ and each other ]... There I was , at the head of the old 68th... |
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