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I dedicate today to my grandfather, Col. Richard A. Legg, USAF. West Point ’33, Phillipines till ’38, took the last train out of free Germany, took the first flight of bombers to Australia, built and defended the air base in Papua New Guinnea, flew out of Italy till D-Day. He was the youngest colonel in the Army Air Corps, and retired the oldest (I get my tact from him).
Today I will do my best to make something beautiful, hug my child frequently, and hoist a cold one for him and his comrades. Here’s one for DeadEye Dick.
Thanks Gramps.
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That's sweet Lisa.
You should have put this in the poetry space... I bet if you think real hard, you can come up with one for your Grandfather.
*Lisa,My hat off to your grandfather for his grand contribution and to you for taking the initiative to start this post on this Memorial Day.I would also like to make special mention of my uncles, Nick Draganic, US Army paratrooper & "Iron" Mike Draganic Tank commander, battalion I, on the German front. Also to a past neighbor of mine, Joe, Bomber Pilot who flew in the D-Day invasion. Never did a day go by when he didn't drink and cry over all the tragedies he witnessed in war.God bless them and all others who sacrificed of themselves so that we may remain free.Respectfully,Pete Draganic
*Thank you Lisa,Here's to my father -Capt. E. Murray Williams Sr. B24 pilot who flew with the 8th Army Air Corps out of England with 23 missions over Germany before the was 23 years of age. Thank you.Here's to my father-in law - Col. Thomas R. Clancy Sr. B17 pilot who also flew missions over Germany out of England. Thank you.Here's also to my friends at work - Vietman veterans. Thank you.As we remember those who gave their lives for our country, let's also remember the men and women who bravely fought beside them. Thanks to these people, America is the greatest country of all.Thank you, and God bless you.Edward M. Williams Jr.PresidentThe Great American Carpenty Co.
*I'd like to recognize my oldest brother, Col. David Blodgett (ret.) who, after battling polio as a child, served 30 years, including 2 tours in Viet Nam and taught me what "grit" is.I would also like to thank the younger of my two brothers, John D. Blodgett, who grew up thinking he was Audy Murphy, went to Viet Nam at 17, and has never been the same.I also want to thank each of you reading this who have served. Some have scars that show, some have scars that don't. I hope none of my children have to go through what you have. Thank you. - yb
*These are all great posts! All of us should feel indebted to the men and women who have fought to keep America free and as the best country ever.My father, Ronald James Hamilton, Sr., Major USMC (Ret.) enlisted at age 17 to fight in Korea. He served two terms there, as well as in Vietnam. He's featured in Life magazine as one of eight soldiers that wanted to reup after the Chosen Reservoir battle.My heartfelt thanks to every one of you. God bless you.
*I'd like to thank my uncle Carl Crawford Jr. Purple Heart recepient Viet Nam and every american who's ever put their life on the line for our freedom . I read a post on another forum reflecting these same sentiments and the poster also suggested that on Veterans Day we should all call one and thank them . Chuck
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Id like to thank my cat Bill. Hes always there for me when I come home purring like theres no tomorrow. Always sleeps with me in my bed....curled right up by my side. Sits on my desk next to me while Im on my computer and always fills his litter box with those little treats. If it wasnt for "Iron" Bill the cat I doubt Id be able to go on. Thanks Bill...I love you!
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Leave it up to someone named dicky to make light of a serious issue. It is the all too common attitude of disrespect like your's which drag this country down.
Patriot and American
Pete Draganic
*Dicky ,Whether you want to thank them or just use this as an opportunity for your sick humor , its their sacrifices that insure your right to be an ungrateful A**hole . Chuck
*All;Thanks for the posts. Truly a high point of this site. Dicky astounds me that someone could be so insensitive and offensive. Give proof to the saying "The only problem with the genetic pool is that there is no lifeguard." Somebody pull him out, ok?
*Regardless of how reprehensible Dicky's post may or not be, the right of this individual to express his/her opinion/diatribe is what democracy is all about.For what other reason do you think your great-grandfathers, grandfathers, fathers, brothers and sisters went to war?Do you think they (blindly) gave their lives for anything other than for Dicky(and YOU) to have the freedom of expression that we enjoy today?Wake up and smell the Roses of their efforts. You don't necessarily have to agree with the message but you certainly have to applaud the rights they gave their lives for.My Great-Grandfather gave his life for democracy and "everyones" right to express themselves without fear of reprisal.Dicky is proof that he did not die in vain.Jeff
*Mr Mcgough,Please take off your rose colored spectacles long enough to read this.Dickey was hardly making a political statement. He was just being a dick...making some non-related commentary about his cat. His comment seemed by all else here, to be disrespectfull of those who gave of themselves so that "he can have that freedom".I hardly think that those who have served would agree that they endured such tragedies of war to grant some weinie his right to be an idiot. It was most likely more geared toward keeping us and others free from oppression on a grander scale. I know that I would, without hesitation, risk my most valued asset...my life.... for the good of this nation and believe you me, the good of this nation has nothing to do with dickey or any other similar jerk-off. One's freedom of speech is a freedom guaranteed to not be hindered by government. The reason being is so that the people may speak against the government without fear of reprisal. It is a sham that such a great freedom has been misconstrued and belittled to the benefit of pornography and flag burning as freedom of speech.One more point before I end this vent. It really burns my ass that people like you are so quick to defend a s&*^ face like dickey and his freedom of speech by telling me and others that we DO NOT HAVE that same freedom of speech to speak out against him. Hypocracy from another fairweather liberal. Pete Draganic
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discuss and digress from all sides, gentlemen and ladies, but please watch the language.
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Here's to my grandfather, Bernard Roy Johnson, who served in France and Italy from 1942-45. He didn't win a medal for bravery and I'm pretty sure he never killed anyone. He was a mechanic, that's all I know. After the war he sort of climbed into a bottle of beer and stayed that way. He died when I was 16, 25 years ago now, and I was too self-absorbed and stupid when he was around to bother to ask him about his time there. After he died, I recall how proudly my grandmother used to wear his medals in the Remebrance Day parades. He used to let me drive him to the beer store in his ‘63 Impala when I was 14. That was fun.
*I'll toss one out for Steve "Syph" Phyllus, a Hog-flying and scotch-drinking bud of mine.Steve's wingman was hit by a surface to air missile (SAM) over Iraq when they were exiting the target area. His wingie bailed out, Steve flew back into the fray to ensure a good parachute was seen and to try to provide a bit of cover after his wingman hit the ground.It was one of the hottest spots in Iraq, and while providing cover Steve was hit, supposedly by another SAM. He didn't make it out of the jet.His wingie survived several weeks of getting the crap kicked out of him by his captors until being released."For those who fight for it, freedom has a special flavor the protected will never know...F*&k Communism." (Sorry, Sean)
*Pete, I wasn't questioning your right to disagree.Rip him a new one! I would only hope that you don't drag yourself down to his level of disrespect. Religion and politics can become very emotional debates. Isn't it ironic that the emotional debate is often the precursor to war. War sucks!
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please dont let this thread die......:)
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Dicky,
Your the one that wounded it, now apologize and delete.
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apologize?.....no....delete?.....no. Why? What gives Lisa more of a right to post a memorial to an old relative than me posting the same to my cat. Whos she? What kinda message boards this. Its a board obout Fine Home Building. What gives her more of a right to post that than what I posted? Just cause you deem hers more 'appropriate' than mine I was in the wrong? who are you? Do you run this forum? Even so...would you have deleted my post if you could? You enjoy the right to free speech when its convientent for you but when its not..you wanna shut that person down? They have a word for that I think.....hypocrite.
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Dicky: What have you been building lately? My favorite home that I ever built was a bunker at Khe Sanh. Man, did I ever have thick walls and a thick solid roof. Not thick enough for my friend, though- I think of him on Memorial day- his name is on the wall. Go ahead and say what you want, I am one of the liberals who'll defend you. But you sound like a jerk.
*Let me spell it out for you Dickey,What gives Lisa more of a right to post a memorial to an old relative than me posting the same to my cat. Whos she? What kinda message boards this. Its aboard obout Fine Home Building. What gives her more of a right to post that than what I posted?First of all it would be "Who's she" --note the apostrophe designating the absence of the "i" in the implied word "is". Same deal in the next sentence with the word "boards". It should be "board's". But really this is a bad place to imply the "is" you should probably just take the time and type "is" in these spots. "Who is she?", and "What kinda board is this?". Otherwise, it makes the reader wonder what the f*ck you're trying to say at first glance, then we have to read it again to get the gist of your message. By this time we're fed up with your laziness...Also, when you ask a question, you should end it with a question mark. As in the sentences "What gives Lisa more ...", " What kinda message..." and "Is this a message board obout..." (that's spelled with an "a" at the beginning)...You got the other question marks where they belonged. Good for you!If we finally choke through your post a second time, we start to absorb your meaning. Let's just think about your argument shall we?Memorial Day morning. Lisa wakes up. Rolls over and falls flat on the floor. Face down. "Coffee" she mutters to herself. She crawls to the kitchen and gets a pot going. While it's brewing, she stitches up the gashes in her forehead from the fall off the bed, grabs a cup then sits down to her trusty pc. All of the blood has her thinking about the holiday and she decides to start a side topic on the Fine Homebuilding message board dedicated to those who gave all they could (much more than she went through this morning). Her grandfather comes to mind. I'm sure Lisa's grandfather was exactly like mine -- the best damn grandfather in the world. Others here are touched somewhat and want to pay homage to their relatives and friends who gave all they could give.Then you start talking about your cat.I've got a German Shaped that's fourteen and a half years old, and God I love her. When her time comes it's going to be a sad day. But she's only a dog.She didn't die in combat. Heck, she's never even seen any combat. Don't you think that if you wanted to talk about how cool your cat was you could have started a new topic?After reading through your post though, my conclusion is that, no you wouldn't start a new one because you're an idiot. Most specifically, I'll attempt to answer your questions directly so that you can comprehend (means the same thing as "understand") them:apologize?Yesdelete?Sure, that'd be a good start...Why? See above explanationWhat gives Lisa more of a right to post a memorial to an old relative than me posting the same to my cat. It's not a matter of rights. It's a matter of respect and politeness.Whos she? Her name's Lisa.What kinda message boards this. It's a message board about home building but sometimes we feel free to talk about other stuff.Its a board obout Fine Home Building.Once again, this isn't really a question now is it?hat gives her more of a right to post that than what I posted?See above answer about being polite.BTW while your cat was licking it's crotch, people were dying to insure your right to be an ass on public message boards.Just cause you deem hers more 'appropriate' than mine I was in the wrong? No, you just had extremely bad taste.who are you? My name's DanDo you run this forum? No, some guy named Sean does -- and you'll notice that he hasn't deleted you despite numerous requests...Even so...would you have deleted my post if you could? Sure why not?You enjoy the right to free speech when its convientent for you but when its not..you wanna shut that person down? No, I personally enjoy idiots like you that I can rip apart when I don't feel like thinking about roof framing problems...They have a word for that I think.....hypocrite. Now come on, you've already shown us that you don't think...Thanks for the entertaining evening,Dan
*A week late, but on thread:To my four grandparents who enlisted in WWI:Helen Smith Thomas, Yoeman, USN, worked on Yerba Buena Island before the SF Bay Bidge was there. Married John on Yerba Buena Island in June, 1921 the day after she graduated UC Berkeley.John Thomas, Yoeman, USN, went to France and stayed on afterwards at Versailles to translate for League of Nations discussions. Didn't want the censors to read their love letters so, both having been secretaries, developed their own private version of shorthand for their letters.Arthur Graham, Private, US Army, harness maker stateside - they went through a lot of mules in WWI. Returned to suitcase making afterwards.Mary Murphy Graham, cook, US Army, in a kitchen at base of Mt. Tamapalias in Marin County, CA where she prepared lunchs and then hiked them up to the soldiers' training camp up the mountain. We still have her hiking boots - 2" heels and 30 eyelets. Had them bronzed and they sit with the next three generations of bronzed baby shoes. To the end (92 years) she distinctly remembered the 1906 SF earthquake. She didn't think much of 1989 Loma Preita in comparison.-David Thomas
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Dan, I cant believe you just wasted all that space with that unreadable jibberash. Opps sorry......can't. My bad.
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Dicky,
To be respected you must first respect yourself and others.
Respect you will never have.
Gabe
*Dicky, the dim of wit always stumble over their own lack of intelect. Case in point:"What gives Lisa the right to post a memorial to an old relative" verses your posting about your live cat? A memorial is to the deceased. If you were well versed, considerate, or minimally educated, this would have been evident.The good news is, you haven't yet been flammed. Close, but no cigar... only the lightweights have shown... but keep up the crap, and we'll see what we can arrange for you.Then again, you could always clean up your posts, and all may be forgiven. Otherwise, don't bother ever asking for advise, resources, tips, hints, or suggestions.
*Gabe, do you get the feeling "Dicky" is a lightweight office-weenie type? Or do you think he's too young to work without his parent's permission. With his AOL address, I'd bet he's a pest on the chatroom circuit too.
*The Vietnam war came home one day, in the personna of a drab Chrysler, with "Marines" written on the side. My neighbors, John and Irene, were never quite the same.Bruce Larson, US Marine Corps; died in-country* from hostile fire, and returned to his parents in a plastic bag.The small flag, and the words: "On behalf of the President, and a Greatful Nation..." never filled the void in his Parent's lives. *Quang-Tri Province, 19 September 1968Panel 43W - Line 39Thanks Lisa.
*This is "Dickey's" AOL menber profile, something the Chatters make up to impress the others?This is a verbatim copy, no additions or subtractions, as it is posted on AOL. No idea if it can be accessed by other than AOL members.b The" tall beefy blonde" stuff is what he put in the Name line, not my work. Looks like some sort of mental malpractice going on here. Judging by his birthdate he probably doesn't know much about Vietnam or any previous wars. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Member Name: Tall beefy blonde blue swell guyLocation: Leesburg, VABirthdate: '64Sex: MaleComputers: Really Big and Fast OnesPersonal Quote: Negative Thinking is Mental Malpractice
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Dickey. . .,
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but Joe...I like it here.
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I dedicate today to my grandfather, Col. Richard A. Legg, USAF. West Point '33, Phillipines till '38, took the last train out of free Germany, took the first flight of bombers to Australia, built and defended the air base in Papua New Guinnea, flew out of Italy till D-Day. He was the youngest colonel in the Army Air Corps, and retired the oldest (I get my tact from him).
Today I will do my best to make something beautiful, hug my child frequently, and hoist a cold one for him and his comrades. Here's one for DeadEye Dick.
Thanks Gramps.