To my fellow veterans. Have a peaceful and happy Veteran's day. Take your DD214 to Appleby's, Denny's, Chevy's, or Golden Corral and have a free dinner.
God Bless.
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To my fellow veterans. Have a peaceful and happy Veteran's day. Take your DD214 to Appleby's, Denny's, Chevy's, or Golden Corral and have a free dinner.
God Bless.
It would take me 3 months, if, I could even find my DD214....LOL
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My Flag is flying, high and proud.
Today is a time to remember buddies, family, and all who have served to make our country what it is today. My best to all.
BTW and Chili's to the comp dinner list, they didn't ask for a DD214 last year.
A huge thank you to all the U.S. and Canadian soldiers who have kept us free and secure for decades, and prayers for peace and solace to the fallen and to the wounded and their families and friends. In Canada we are especially blessed by our location and the proximity to America......a special thank you today and every day for being our benevolent neighbor.:super:
Hooters..........
Happy Veteran's Day to you all!
Thanks much gentleman, my flag flew high and proud today for a buddy who never made it home.
Thanks to all the veterans, especially my Dad and his three brothers who all served in WW2
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Photo taken December 24, 1945, Dad is last on the right. They have all passed on now.
I was going to go down and say hello to SMAJ Zietlow and Charlie Torliatt but just can't do it. I tried to visit when it came through about 20 years ago, went there and I just wanted to get the hell out of there.
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Thanks for your service Dad (lower right ,17 years young then) and to all those who have and still serve.
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Thank you to my Grandpa.
Attachment 38099 Thanks to my fraternal grandfather WWI service ArmyAttachment 38098 Thanks to my Uncle WWII service Navy VBP-203 Navy PBY Squadron.
We will never forget.
If that's yout Grandpa on the left he looks like a movie star of the era.
Dad, my sister, dad's brother, in front of gramma's bar.
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With PBR sign in the background. Great photo! Go Navy!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarge1998
If you're referring to my pic, I agree. My Grandpa seemed to have an interesting background. I have some personal things of his that showed he worked at the Diamond Walnut growers, I think operating some kind of machinery. And when he joined up he worked at a place called "Addressograph", Which I think did something with power lines. But I think he was a salesman. And my Grandma said he also modeled suits at one point or another. Crazy. I'll tell my Grandma you think he looks like a Movie star. My Grandma is third from the right and she is still alive. 91 years old. She met him at a USO and it was love at first sight kind of thing. He died in France, July 27th 1944.Quote:
Originally Posted by HOOKED ON HISTORY
Besides my fellow Veterans, I want to thank my Father who served on Iwo Jima from D-Day+6, my uncles who were Marines that served across the entire PTO, My sister, a Capt. in the Army Reserve as a nurse during Desert Storm, and my older brother, an officer who served two tours in Vietnam and won the Bronze Star.
Errol Flynn maybe? One of my oldest friends Dad met his Mom In Little Rock Arkansas at a USO event. He was from Chicago (son of Polish immigrants) she from a small farm in Arkansas (daughter of Slavic immigrants). Wonderful folks both. He was badly injured in a bus accident on his way to be deployed and story goes he was fortunate as most in his unit did not return.Quote:
Originally Posted by ABPOS
Give Grandma a hug and a thanks from a stranger for here sacrifice so long ago.
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Thanks to you and your family members for preserving the freedoms we enjoy and far to many take for granted.Quote:
Originally Posted by imarangemaster
Thank you. I think Errol Flynn might have had a mustache like that, eh? I'll have to look him up on the internet. LOL. My Great Uncle served in WWII also, I always forget. He was a mechanic in the ETO. He was of German Heritage also. All his other brothers dodged the Draft in Canada because they didn't want to fight Germans. Or so the story goes. But not my Uncle Rob. He served his current country. I don't think it was an easy decision.
Trying times in hindsight. I can only imagine how trying the actually were in real time.Quote:
Originally Posted by ABPOS
Yeah. He was an interesting guy, my great uncle Rob. He couldn't hear very well and was a mechanic his whole life. He had a speech impediment too and you couldn't really understand him, unless you knew him. Didn't have a German accent but was very methodic in his daily activities. You know. Meals at the same time every day and all that. Never married. I remember he'd eat two pieces of toast with a slice of American cheese and some butter on it at about 10 PM every night. With a cup of coffee. He would come over to my Grandma's and when I slept overnight there, that's about when I'd be going to bed, but I always wanted to stay up and watch him. And probably have a piece of cheese too. hehehe
Memories.
A thanks to both of my grandfathers who served in WWII, and one of which also served in Korea, my Uncle who served in Vietnam, and of course all of the other men and women who bravely served and still serve their country.
A shadowbox I have dedicated to my maternal grandfather.
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I have another one, which is away in storage right now, dedicated to my great-great-grandfather's grandfather, who served in the American Civil War.
I'm hoping to make one for all of my relatives who served.
That would be neat to have one with all of them in it. What a history!!!!
Funny the things we remember.Quote:
Originally Posted by ABPOS
My tribute display with WWII momentos from my dad (flag,photo and postcard home) and maternial grandfather(helmet ,pistol belt,dress cap,jeep cap,pipe and photos all in the shadow box).
Yeah I think that would be a really nice memento to all of them. My paternal grandfather wants to hang on to his things, which I completely understand. In the meantime I've been going through the family's things and I've found my maternal great-grandfather's call-to-arms and discharges for the Balkan wars and WWI.Quote:
Originally Posted by ABPOS
That is awesome!!!! Have some things hanging on my hallway wall. But this is really great what you have there. I also have his flag in a box like that but it's in a different area from the other stuff I have. It would be nice to have it all in one place like you have here. I'm referring to my Grandpa's stuff. I don't have anything on my Uncle Rob's service. I should try and dig into that also.Quote:
Originally Posted by HOOKED ON HISTORY
Some pictures of my dad in WW2
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I still have his class A uniform jacket and overcoat, as well as many items of his from Iwo Jima
When was the second phot taken? It looks like he's wearing denim coveralls. Great pictures.
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It was a picture from 1944 at Camp Lee, VA. It was probably the denim work or fatigue uniform they had back then. He was old for a draftee, and wasn't supposed to be drafted. He was over 30, was a US Post Office employee, and had several kids already when he was. He could have fought it, but he didn't. He was proud to go do his part for the war.
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Since he was a postal employee, he was initially assigned to APO in Hawaii. Since he was an HAM radio operator, he got himself transferred to the Signal Corp, and ended up with Headquarters, 147th Army Garrison Force, as a signals NCO, while they were planning the assault and occupation of Iwo Jima. He watched the invasion from a troop ship, often using a sniper's scope from a friend's 1903A3 sniper rifle. On the 6th day of the invasion (D+6) he went ashore with the advance contingent of the 147th SGF, and was billet with the Marines, until the Arny took over the island almost a month later. He was there for the constant shelling, nightly bombing, snipers, and Japanese counter attacks. I gained a new respect for him watching HBO's "The Pacific."
I have some of his artifacts from Iwo: His numbered copies of the pre-invasion planning map, and his personal copy of the post-invasion minefield map, so he would drive his jeep into a minefield. I have an original picture of the first flag raised on Suribachi that he got from the Marine photographer (not Rosenthal).
Thanks for the info! I just thought they stopped using denims by then(apparently not). Great story I'd be proud too. My dad was in the North Atlantic doing convoy duty on a Destroyer Escort.
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The common thread I find with the entire WW2 generation, in both the US and UK, was that was the sense of duty they all had. Whether in the service, the factories, or the home front doing victory gardens, scrap drives and buying bonds, everyone did their part (and proud to do it!). The idea of not doing it was so foreign to them, it was not even an option. People just stepped "up to the plate" and performed their duty. The incredible production of over 6 million carbines by jukebox, typewriter, postal meter, and auto parts companies in 4 years is an allegory for the whole war effort and experience of the country. Speaking as a History teacher, it is unparalleled in History.
Man, even on Day 7 Iwo was a scary place. To my knowledge. Thank you for sharing. Great pictures too!
My fear is that it will remain unparalleled. My generation (including me) to a great degree has not known the deprivation and hard work preformed by the "greatest generation" coming up which prepaired them for the sacrafices and dilligance required to meet the challanges they faced.I suppose the only thing I have going for me ,having an intrest in history i recognize the fact.Quote:
Originally Posted by imarangemaster
Thanks for being a teacher of history. Perhaps some of your students will carry the knowlege forward that we stand on the shoulders of giants. From the mothers that sent there husbands and sons to war,to the folks who went to work every day to produce the war materials that made victory possiable and obviously those who faced tearony head on to preserve our freedom.
"My fear is that it will remain unparalleled."
What are you saying? I hope we never have another generation that has to grow up in a depression and fight in a world war. My fear is that it could happen again.
I should say " I was a History teacher" I am one of California's 30,000 now unemployed teachers. The district I used to teach at now has 45 students in a high school History class.....
I should clarify: I am not now employed as a teacher, but I am employed.... Many teachers who were cut are on welfare, unemployment, or working at Taco Bell or Walmart.
Sorry if I was unclear .Your fear is my own. I obviously am thankful my generation did not face such challenges I just hope it did not leave us ill prepaired for the challanges ahead the world seems to be on fire not unlike 1939. Let us all pray the current generation learned the lessons of history. The measure of greatness I hope for in the current genreation is the greatness of staying strong enough to disuade those who would bring havoc and destruction upon our world from doing so. My fear is that our soft lives prevent us from even paying attention to the danger that abounds. History ignored is destined to be repeated.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimF4M1s
Good luck on that Buddy. The people who would be called upon are for the most part, apathetic, selfish, spoiled, out of shape mind numbed cell phone zombies. All by design I might add. Wars are not supposed to be fought by 35 year olds with families. The only reason there isn't a draft is that they would have to draft women and daddy doesn't want his beautiful daughter coming home with only one leg.
WW2 was the single largest event in the history of mankind. I'd bet that in that five year period, they shot off about 10-20% of the world's resources, steel, lumber, petroleum, strategic metals etc. The amount of labor hours is beyond estimating. It will never happen again because it isn't possible given the world situation. Russia was making 600 T34s a month and that was just PART of their production. These tanks would last about 10 hrs each. If you think that the American public will give up their I Pads, TVs, cars and free time to fight one of these bogus wars again, you are mistaken. If we are invaded, perhaps, but probably not. They would be looking for someone to sue. Vietnam was the last conflict that bears any resemblance to WW2 and it was tiny by comparison. If I sound cynical, I am.
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Originally Posted by DaveHH
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Californa. Wow I would bet that was an uphill battle when you were teaching. The thanks holds just the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by imarangemaster