Newsline No. 28

75th Inf Div newsline No. 28
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25 Feb. 1999

Hello veterans and friends of the 75th Division !

Below, you´ll find a photo that was taken around May 1945 in Plettenberg, Westphalia, Germany. It shows members of the 75th Div at the dentist. It was published in the book Pictorial History of the 75th Division.
We are searching for the photograper John S. Rowe and the rest of the negatives. On one photo, you can see hundreds of negative-stripes hanging from the walls in a photo darkroom. Anybody has an idea where these could be know ?

What happend to the publishing company "Army and Navy Publishing Company Building, Baton Rouge, 234 Main Street, Louisiana ? Where are the archives of that company ? Who has an issue to sell ?

*Keep five yards.
(*Means spread out so one round won't get us all.)

Rolf G. Wilmink
"German by birth, american by heart, P.I. by profession".

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For your calendar:

Next 75th N.E.C. meeting: May 12-16   1999
                 Shoney´s Inn
                 2420 Music Valley Drive
                 Nashville, Tennessee 37214
                 615-885-4030
Rates: $ 72.00 Single or Double + 8,25% sales tax and 4% room tax.
Events: Boat for Dinner
             Grand Ole Opry

Next 75th Div reunion: Houston, Texas, 1999
75th Div reunion year 2000: Peoria
(more infos as soon as we have them or contact the
75th Div Vets. Assn. President Parker, see adress below).
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List of contents:

1.) Feedback regarding newsline No. 27 ( 20 Jan. 1999 )
2.) 75th Veteran L. Kent Winsemius, Sgt., 75th Inf Div, 290th, F Co
3.) PFC Robert Campbell, 289rh, regiment Company "E"
4.) 275th Engineer Combat Battalion, 75th Infantry Division.
5.) Re-inactment of the Battle of the Bulge, Fort Indinatown Gap, PA
6.) New member Arthur Habighorst, 730th FABn."B'Battery
7.) WWII QUESTION
8.) The National Infantry Association
9.) BACK IN 24 HOUR UNIFORMS
10.) GREAT MILITARY FILMS
11.) From A Legislative Heart Through Ours To God
12.) ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

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(actual count: 138 members online worldwide !)

1.) Feedback regarding our newsline No. 27 ( 20 January 1999):

From: Jan Bos" <82circle@telebyte.nl>
subject: Roll of Honor 291st Inf Regt
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 16:42:04 +0100

Sehr geachter Herr Wilmink, or dear Rolf,

hope this gets in in your health. My English is better than my German, I can speak and write, but with many mistakes.
Thanks for sending me your latest newsletter, sorry to read that you told the 291ers to get in touch with me for a copy of the Roll of Honor for the 291st. We only made them on behalf of the 75th Inf Div Assn and I cannot send them to indiviuals, if the people would like to get a copy, get them in touch with the 75th Inf Div Assn for a copy of the book, to be published.
Jan Bos
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okrauss@juno.com wrote:
> I have not been receiving your messages lately. My E-Mail carrier tells me they are too long and therefor will not pass them on. Can you help.
>                                 Thank you.
>                                 Oliver Krauss
>                                 Co.C 291 Infantry Batt.

++From the moderator: ++
I have only had this problem with the server juno.com. I dont know what the maximum length of a message is to send to this server. Do you have the possibility to recieve the newsline over another server ? Maybe I can them to there. Best idea: Get another server, because you won´t get other long messages, like pictures etc.
Greetings from Germany
Rolf G. Wilmink
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Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 13:28:08 -0500
Re: Length of messages
From: okrauss@juno.com

Please attempt to send messages to the following address:
okr6076027@aol.com
Thank you
Oliver Krauss
C Co. 291 Inf.
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2.) 75th Veteran L. Kent Winsemius, Sgt., 75th Inf Div, 290th, F Co

From: twinsemi@us.ibm.com
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 13:04:21 -0700
Re: 75th Infantry Info - Post

Rolf,
Thank you for your efforts to open up the past for us all. My dad was L. Kent Winsemius from Grand Rapids, Mich. I don't know much about his wartime experiences. He was a Sergeant in F company, 290th Reg., 75th Inf Division. When I was small, he would talk a little about some of the less painful times, but basically, it was just something that he didn't like to think about. I think he said that out of over 100 men that he started out with in his company, only two others still were with him by the end of it. I don't know how many were killed, wounded or what, just that Christmas was always very hard for him.

The one story that I do recall, was that they were in the woods and a fighter plane made a few passes over their position. They couldn't tell what kind it was, but they decided not to take any chances. So the next time it came overhead, they all pointed their guns (he had a 30-caliber water-cooled) straight up, fired, and shot down the plane. They went to the crash and found that it was one of their guys. He was injured, but thanked them for the Purple Heart ticket home.

If someone out there was with him (NY, Basic, Europe) I would appreciate hearing from them. It's too late for me to ask him what it was like, now.
He died in December of '74. Thank you again.

Tom Winsemius
twinsemi@us.ibm.com
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3.) PFC Robert Campbell, 289rh, regiment Company "E"

From: JanCampell@aol.com
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 14:25:05 EST
subject: 75th Inf Div newsline no.27 (20 Jan 1999)

Hello!

I wanted to say thanks for sending the newsletter every month. Thank you for your time. Would you put this message in your next update.

I was PFC Robert Campbell in the 289rh, regiment Company "E" in the attack on Appenwhir, France. I was the machine gunner out in the field that started firing until we got into the town I was shot twice by the "88" tiger tank. PFC Miller never broke. I ran 3 belts through without stopping, except 30 seconds to move between shells fired by the tank. Miller stood up, I glance over and saw him, grabbed his belt and pulled him to the ground. He was crying like a baby, saying if I stand up, I will be killed, if I lay down, I will be killed.
I told him to take a box of ammotion and run over to the section leader. When he got there, they had to ride him down like a bull. Sgt. Louden was Section Leader. If anyone was there and remembers this, I sure wish they would contact me. Thanks a million, Rolf. We try to block all the memories out, but can't.

Thank you,

Bob Campbell
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4.) 275th Engineer Combat Battalion, 75th Infantry Division.

> MIKEMGB@aol.com wrote:

> Dear Sir,

I am LTC Mike Flanagan, Commander of the 9th Training Support Battalion (Engineer) at Fort Hood, Texas. I am researching for information concerning the 275th Engineer Combat Battalion which was an organic unit of the 75th Infantry Division. Specifically I am seeking lineage and honors of the unit.
There is a possibility that my battalion my be reflagged in the near future as the 275th. Any information you can provide me will be helpfull. Please contact me via my work email: flanaganm@hood-emh3.army.mil
>
>       Thank you
>       LTC Mike Flanagan
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from: mkw-detective@t-online.de
Sent: Wednesday, 27 January, 1999 04:00 PM
To:   MIKEMGB@aol.com; Flanagan, Michael LTC--120IB
Subject:      Re: 275th Engineer Battalion
Importance:   High

Dear Sir,

thank you very much for your email. I recieved a message with the same question some days ago, please see my last newsline below. For more information, it would be a good idea to contact the president of the 75th Div Vets Assn, you?ll find his adress also below.
They can also spread your word in the "Bulgebusters", the official newsletter of the association which will bring you (hopefully) a lot of contacts.
>
I hope I could help you with these informations at the moment and remain
very sincerely yours
Rolf G. Wilmink
Germany
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Von: MIKEMGB@aol.com
Datum: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 21:51:22 EST
Betreff: Re: 275th Engineer Battalion

Thank you for your quick reply.

Mike Flanagan
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Von: "Flanagan, Michael LTC--120IB" <FLANAGANM@hood-emh3.army.mil>
Betreff: RE: 275th Engineer Battalion
Datum: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 16:54:10 -0600

Herr Wilmink

Thank you very much for your timely responce and assistance.

very respectfully
MICHAEL S. FLANAGAN
COMMANDER
9TH Training Support Battalion (ENGINEER)
VIPERS!
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5.) Re-inactment of the Battle of the Bulge, Fort Indinatown Gap, PA

From: RDougR@aol.com
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 08:44:54 EST
Re: 75th Inf Div newsline no.27 (20 Jan 1999)

Just a quick note. Have not e-mailed your site in a while but thought you might be interested. Visited a at the former training compound. last weekend. I took my son (now 14) in his grandfather's 75th uniform to observe and learn.
Many veterans stopped him just to talk with him and explain the various patches and insignias that represented my Dad's service. An amazing number of 'authentic' troops from each of the factions, vehicles (Sherman, troop carriers, staff cars) and spectators turned out for this 6 hour re-inactment.
The history lesson is so vivid!
At one point, one of the American 'Captains' 'dressed down' my son for being out of uniform (we had forgotten his tie)...
Although the 75th was not in action, history is still being preserved for the many generations to come. Best wishes from Pennsylvania.
Doug Riley
son of Thomas M. Riley
75th Infantry
B Co.
291 Reg.
3rd Platoon, 1st Bn
and 3187 SigSer Bn
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6.) New member Arthur Habighorst, 730th FABn."B'Battery

From: rmsmith1924@webtv.net (Robert M Smith)
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 07:38:15 -0500 (EST)
To: N0ILX@aol.com
CC: rmsmith1924@webtv.net, mkw-detective@t-online.de
Betreff: 75th.InF.Div.

Hello Art,

Attached (I hope) are the 75th Division Home Pages. Click on NEWSLINE for a file of newsletters.

If you want to subscribe to the newsletter by e-mail, write to:
mkw-detective@t-online.de
and type SUBSCRIBE in the subject field and give your 75th Div.Unit.
The pages and newsletter are moderated by Rolf Wilmink, a private investigator in Plettenberg, Germany which was the Headquarters of the 75th after V-E Day.

Thanks for the information on Estero. Sounds like a very nice place.

GREETINGS FROM FLORIDA - U.S.A.

++ Moderator´s note:++
Welcome new member Art, you are already included !
By the way: Your roots seem to be in Germany – a colleague of mine, app. 50 km away in Hagen, Westphalia, has the name Joachim Habighorst.

Greetings from Germany
Rolf G. Wilmink
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Von: N0ILX@aol.com
Datum: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 11:58:40 EST
Betreff: SUBSCRIBE

                                    Hello Der!!! Mighty nice background Music...
Hi! Rolf:

I'm am a member of the 75th division since it was activated in Ft.Lenard Wood,Mo.I was with the 730th FABn."B'Battery and life member of the 75th Division.
I received an "e" mail from Rob Smith telling that I could subscribe to your news letter,I would appricate it if you will put me on the subscription list...
                     Arthur Habighorst (n0ilx@aol.com)
                      20841 Persimmon Pl.
                      Estero,Florida 33828
PS. I use my amateur call letters for my "e" mail address so the 0 is a zero
and not an "o".Oh!
                             Thank You; Art       (n0ilx@aol.com)
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7.) WWII QUESTION

Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 10:10:17 +0100
From: GenieJoyce@aol.com

GenieJoyce@aol.com wrote:

I am wondering if there is a way to find out if someone was in the military in World War II. I am looking for an ancestor who would have been in World War II, if he was in the military at all. Is there any kind of roster, possibly listed by military branch?
> I feel that, most likely, this information is not available. But I want to try anything I can think of.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Joyce Dietrich
> E-Mail: GenieJoyce@aol.com

Dear Joyce,
try to get the following book:

"How to locate anyone who is or has been in the military"
Armed Forces locator directory
by: Lt. Col. Richard S. Johnson
MIE Publishing
P.O.Box 340081
San Antonio, Texas 78234
ISBN 1-877639-11-7

It should be avaible in most of the bookstores or can be ordered there with the ISBN number. This book is considered the "bible" of the researchers and contains all adresses of veterans administrations, associations etc. This book would be the best start for your search and contains a lot of helpful tips.

You can also send me the details that you have and I will publish it in our email newsline in the next issue.

Greetings from Germany
Rolf G. Wilmink
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8.) The National Infantry Association

Datum: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 09:45:28 -0500
Von: infantry association <infantryassn@earthlink.net>

Dear Sirs,

The National Infantry Association has been working on a project that will develop a lasting legacy for the Infantry and tell a story about soldiers who bravely guard and defend our ideals, morals and aspirations.

The NIA, Fort Benning and other communtiy members are pioneering a restoration of Gen. George S. Patton's headquarters and six other buildings of the the era into a World War II Company Street at Fort Benning. This project will recreate a street as it would appear, inside and outside, during the 1939-1940 period. As a result of this project we can share information about the training, history and traditions of the Infantry and we can teach the values of Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Courage.

In addition to the restoration, the National Infantry Association has partnered with a world renowned painter to create a litho series solely for the National Infantry Association. Twenty percent of the cost will go directly into the National Infantry Musuem fund. Please click here to see the "Omaha Beach" print:
http://www.columbusga.com/infantryassn/specialoffers/benmaile/

We look forward to seeing all of you at the home of the Infantry for your next reunion, family trip or historic venture.
Respectfully,

COL (Ret)Mayo "Biff" Hadden III
Executive Director
National Infantry Association
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Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 08:51:18 -0500
Re: 75th US Inf Div newsline

MK-Wirtschaftsdienst GmbH wrote:
>
> Dear Sirs,
>
the 75th Inf Div "The Bulgebusters" were fighting in the Battle of the Bulge, Colmar, The Ardennes and Germany in WWII.

We are publishing a FREE email newsline to bring the veterans (or their relatives) in contact with other veterans and members of the military to exchange memories and stories.
>
You can read past issues on our homepage: www.mknet.de/75th
>
If our are interested to recieve the free newsletter (you can get in and out anytime) please send an email to: mkw-detective@t-online.de
If you are not interested, please forward this message to someone who might be.

Please visit us, the other veterans and military members will welcome you !
Your input/knowledge is valued...

Greetings from Germany
Rolf G. Wilmink
Moderator
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Mr. Wilmink,

The National Infantry Association would love to receive your newsletter. Thanks for the opportunity.

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9.) BACK IN 24 HOUR UNIFORMS
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SUMMARY: A World War II veteran says that our military should re-examine what it was like in his day. It certainly was more than a 9 to 5 job.

By John Burkart

I served in the military for three years in WWII, most of it in the South Pacific, and Japan. In those times, the uniform and the men who wore them were respected, and would not do anything to shame the uniform or the men who wore them. We were a proud group, and endured our hardships and enjoyed our victories, as we were taught to show respect to one another, and our Officers and NCO's were truly experienced leaders, and had achieved their positions on ability, not politics.

You could follow these people into combat, knowing they were experienced. I don't recall coming home to see men blaming all their problems on drugs/alcohol addiction or mental illness due to delayed stress. We knew what we had to do and we did it and then came home to restart our civilian lives. I think that until the military puts themselves back in 24hr uniforms, and teaches/instills in the young men and women coming in to respect that principal, to respect themselves for what they have become, our military will continue to be vulnerable to the political whims of our civilian leadership. And by extension, to foreign powers who will view us as having an amateurish, half-assed, weak-willed military organization.

We also didn't have a President who avoided the draft back then, however.

John Burkart
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10.) GREAT MILITARY FILMS

(Editor's Note: Since Mr. Meyer had written this piece last spring "Saving Private Ryan" has not been added to his list. Likewise, "The Thin Red Line" has yet to be viewed by Mr. Meyer. Complete agreement on HBO's handling of the John Paul Vann metaphor "A Bright Shining Lie" by Neil Sheehan; a Pulitzer Prize winning book was reduced to a media mediocrity.)

Long-time "Defending America" readers may recognize this as a update of military movie recommendations from a year ago. Hack liked "CROSS OF IRON", and recommended "THE BATTLE OF SAN PEITRO". One reader recommended "STALINGRAD" and another "PORK CHOP HILL". Since our military has become more involved in "operations other than war", I added two drug war movies.

There are thousands of military movies that have been produced over the years. The great majority are worthless because they depict war as a simple conflict between good and evil; rather than a human tragedy. Most are unrealistic in their illustrations of human behavior, military life, and combat situations. Many are government inspired propaganda flicks in which morally pure Americans conquer evil foes with guts and determination.

The opinions of film critics are usually worthless. The fat guy on Siskel & Ebert denounced one war movie because a soldier had jumped into a river and then fired his wet AK-47. I guess he is unfamiliar with cased ammunition. Another critic labeled the movie "STARSHIP TROOPERS" as anti-war because it showed graphic violence. Earlier this year, many vets were outraged by the inaccurate HBO release "A BRIGHT SHINING LIE", which joins a dozen other worthless movies about that conflict. However, several movies manage a realistic portrayal the military profession. Here is a list of the best military films ever made.

THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS - The British and French fight in America.

THE BOUNTY - (not to be confused with "Mutiny on the Bounty") English sailors make history in Tahiti.

GLORY - The American civil war proves complex.

ZULU - (not to be confused with "Zulu Dawn") British infantrymen face thousands of Zulu warriors.

BREAKER MORANT - Australians are accused of war crimes in the South African Boer war.

PATHS OF GLORY - French infantrymen lose faith during World War I.

STALINGRAD - German infantrymen are cut off in Russia during World War II.

MIDWAY - The U.S. Navy wins its greatest battle.

COMMAND DECISION - American pilots fight the Nazis; and politics.

BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI - British POWs deal with the Japanese.

CROSS OF IRON - Germans fight a losing effort against the Russians.

THE CAINE MUTINY - A paranoid officer takes command of a U.S. Navy ship during World War II.

PATTON - An Army general seeks victory, and glory.

THE BOAT "DAS BOOT" - A German U-boat fights the allies.

THE BATTLE OF SAN PEITRO - Realistic infantry combat. (Actual combat footage)

KELLY'S HEROES - Enlisted soldiers organize their own offensive.

A BRIDGE TOO FAR - An allied offensive into Germany goes too far.

A SOLDIER'S STORY - The U.S. Army begins racial integration.

NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS - A farmboy is drafted into the Air Force.

THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES - Servicemen adjust to civilian life after World War II.

DOCTOR STRANGELOVE - A bizarre plot to start a nuclear war.

SEVEN DAYS IN MAY - Generals plot to overthrow the President of the United States.

FIELD OF HONOR - Dutch soldiers fight in Korea.

PORK CHOP HILL - The Korean conflict degrades into trench warfare.

FAIL SAFE - Confusion threatens nuclear war.

THE GREAT SANTINI - A tough Marine fighter pilot battles his family.

GO TELL THE SPARTANS - Army advisors do their best in 1964 Vietnam.

84 CHARLIE MOPIC - A recon unit runs into trouble in Vietnam.

PLATOON - An army platoon is divided by loyalty.

HANOI HILTON - American POWs survive.

HEAVEN AND EARTH - A Vietnamese family deals with war.

AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN - A tough Navy brat wants to fly jets.

THE BEAST - A Russian tank becomes lost in Afghanistan.

TOP GUN - Navy fighter pilots do their thing.

EXTREME PREJUDICE - A drug mission turns ugly.

A FEW GOOD MEN - A Marine is killed, and someone must pay.

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER - Russian officers attempt to defect with a submarine.

CRIMSON TIDE - The threat of nuclear war is not over.

CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER - The politics of the drug war.

It's impossible to make a realistic military film because films are stories after all. This truth drives directors to take dramatic license and transform a military story into 100 minutes of "entertainment" in order to tell this story to people in a short time. Unfortunately, this encourages most film producers to create fast-paced, action-packed -- TRASH. The movies listed here are reasonably realistic, educational, and entertaining. While professional reading has become fashionable in the U.S. military, the value of professional viewing can be appreciated by watching these films.
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Recommendations from the Editor:

THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE? Army Intelligence uncovers assassination plot.

THEY WERE EXPENDABLE? PT Boat Squadron in the Philippines is left to harass the Japanese after Pearl Harbor.

TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH? How leadership versus personal friendship can impact combat effectiveness.

THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI? Personal sacrifice in a war of attrition is called into question during Korea.

Carlton Meyer
(cmeyergo@yahoo.com)
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/6747
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11.) From A Legislative Heart Through Ours To God
From: SendMeHack@aol.com
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 11:19:30 EST

Sent to us by: Charles A. Chase

When Pastor Joe Wright was asked to open the new session of the Kansas Senate, everyone was expecting the usual politically correct generalities. But, what they heard instead was a stirring prayer, passionately calling our country to repentance and righteousness. The response was immediate; a number of legislators walked out during the prayer. In six short weeks, Central Christian Church logged more than 5,000 phone calls, with only 47 of those calls responding negatively. Commentator Paul Harvey aired the prayer on the radio and received a larger response to this program than any other program he has ever aired. Central Christian Church is now receiving international requests for copies of this prayer from India, Africa and Korea. Pastor Joe's prayer is reprinted here as an encouragement and challenge for each of us to stand for the truth of the Gospel whenever the Lord gives us the opportunity.

"Heavenly Father, we come before You today to ask Your forgiveness and seek Your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe on those who call evil good,' but that's exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and inverted our values. We confess that:

We have ridiculed the absolute truth of Your Word and called it pluralism.
We have worshipped other gods and called it multiculturalism.
We have endorsed perversion and called it an alternative lifestyle.
We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery.
We have neglected the needy and called it self-preservation.
We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare.
We have killed our unborn and called it choice.
We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable.
We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self-esteem.
We have abused power and called it political savvy.
We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition.
We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression.
We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment.

Search us, O God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free. Guide and bless these men and women who have been sent here by the people of Kansas, and who have been ordained by You to govern this great state. Grant them the wisdom to rule, and may their decisions direct us to the center of Your will. I ask it in the name of Your Son, the Living Savior, Jesus Christ, Amen."
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12.) ON THE LIGHTER SIDE ***
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Try not to dwell upon these too much. You may need an aspirin.

Only in America...can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.

Only in America...are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink.

Only in America...do people order double cheese burgers, a large fry, and a diet coke.

Only in America...do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters.

Only in America...do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and leave useless things and junk in boxes in the garage.

Only in America...do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place.

Only in America...do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight.

Only in America...do we use the word "politics" to describe the process so well: "Poli" in Latin meaning "many" and "tics" meaning "blood-sucking creatures."
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Laughter is good

Hope everyone enjoys this note from Grandma as much as we did.

LETTER FROM GRANDMA:

The other day I went to the local religious book store where I saw a "Honk if you really love Jesus" bumper sticker. I bought it and put it on the back bumper of my car and I'm really glad I did. What an uplifting experience followed.

I was stopped at the light of a busy intersection.. just lost in thought about the Lord, and didn't notice that the light had changed. That bumper sticker really worked. I found lots of people who love Jesus.
Why, the guy behind me started to honk like crazy. He must really love the Lord because pretty soon he leaned out his window and yelled, "Jesus Christ!" as loud as he could. Why it was like a football game with him shouting "Go, Jesus, Go!". Everyone started honking too, so I leaned out my window and waved and smiled to all those loving people.

There must have been a guy from Florida back there because I could hear him yelling something about a sunny beach and I saw him waving in a funny way with only one finger up in the air. I asked my two grandsons what that meant. They kinda squirmed, looked at each other, giggled and told me that it was a Hawaiian good luck sign, so I leaned out the window and gave him the good luck sign back. A couple of the people were so caught up in the joy of the moment that they got out of their cars and were walking towards me. I bet they wanted to pray, but then I noticed that the light had changed, and I stepped on the gas. It's a good thing I did, because I was the only car to get across the intersection. I looked at them standing there. I leaned out the window, gave them a big smile and held up the Hawaiian Good Luck sign as drove away.

Praise the Lord for such wonderful folks!

Love you all, Grandma
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PENTAGON MEMO:

ATTENTION ALL JOINT COMMANDS:

DATE: 06 January 1999

From: Maj. Gen. Hugh Jaynus, USAF (Commanding MYASS)

Re: Millennium Year, Y2K issues.

We are currently building a data center that will contain all Joint Command Staff data that is Year 2000 compliant. The program has been jointly named --
"Millennium Year Applications System Software" (MYASS).

Next Monday at 0800 Hours. there will be a Joint Command Briefing in which I will show MYASS to all commands. We will continue to hold demonstrations throughout the month so that all Joint Staff Members will have an opportunity to familiarize themselves with MYASS.

As for the status of the implementation of the program, I have not addressed the networking aspects, so currently only one of the Joint Command Staffs at a time will have access to MYASS.

This restriction will be removed after MYASS expands. Several Key Personnel are using the MYASS already and have come to depend on it. Just this morning, I walked into a Major's office and was not surprised to find that he had his nose buried in MYASS. I've noticed that some of the less technical personnel are somewhat afraid of MYASS.

I know there are concerns over the virus that was found in MYASS upon initial installation, but I am pleased to say the virus has been eliminated and we were able to save MYASS. In the future, however, protection will be required prior to entering MYASS. We planned this database to encompass all information associated with the Joint Command Staff. So as you begin using the program, feel free to put anything you want into MYASS. As MYASS grows larger, we envision a time when it will be commonplace to walk by any office and see an Officer hand a paper to a subordinate and say "Here, stick this in MYASS."

This program has already demonstrated great benefit to the Joint Command Staff during recent DoD, OSHA and EPA audits. After requesting certain historical data and budgetary numbers, the agency representatives were amazed at how quickly we provided the information. When asked how the numbers could be retrieved so rapidly one Officer proudly stated: "Simple, I just pulled them out of MYASS."

Next month there will be a refresher course on "Special High-Intensity Training" (SHIT)
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Be Careful What You Wish For!

It's time to choose a new "National Leader." Our choices are based upon the distinct moral qualifications of the individual.

Choice A.
        Is known to associate with corrupt Wall Street businessman and politicians.
        He has two mistresses and naps at mid-day.
        Is said to consume between 8 and 10 martinis a day.

Choice B:
        Has been thrown out of office twice.
        Was known to use "opium" in college.
        Has had several affairs
        May consume a quart or more of brandy a night.

Choice C:
        Is a decorated war hero.
        He's a vegetarian.
        Has no extra-marital infidelities
        Occasionally has a beer.

Your choices by name:

A - Franklin Delano Roosevelt

B - Winston Churchill

C- Adolf Hitler
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Von: rmsmith1924@webtv.net (Robert M Smith)
Datum: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 06:55:07 -0500 (EST)
Betreff: A couple of Chuckles

I met a Chinese man who told me his name was Abe Schwartz. I asked him if he was Jewish to which he replied that he wasn't. "How did you get that name? Did your mother marry a Jewish man?"
"Of course not! What happened was, when I came to this country and was standing on the immigration line, the man in front of me was named Abe Schwartz". When it came my turn, they asked me my name and I said, Sem Ting"
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Ole and Lena were sitting down to their usual cup of morning coffee listening to the weather report coming over the radio. "There will be 3 to 5 inches of snow today and a snow emergency has been declared. You must park your cars on the odd numbered side of the streets." Ole got up from his coffee and replies " okay."
Two days later, again they both are sitting down with their cups of morning coffee and the weather forecast is, "There will be 2 to 4 inches of snow today and a snow emergency has been declared. You must park your cars on the even numbered side of the streets." Ole got up from his coffee and replies, " okay."
Three days later, again they both are sitting down with their cups of coffee and the weather forecast is, "There will be 6 to 8 inches of snow today and a snow emergency has been declared. You must park your cars on the..." and then the power went out and Ole didn't get the rest of the instructions. He says to Lena, " what am I going to do now, Lena?" Lena replies, "Aw, Ole, yust leave the car in the garage."
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Have a good weekend---Rob
GREETINGS FROM FLORIDA - U.S.A.

Von: rmsmith1924@webtv.net (Robert M Smith)
Datum: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 11:40:29 -0500 (EST)
Betreff: Moral of the Story

What's the moral?
The teacher gave her class an assignment to go home and get their parents to tell them a story with a moral at the end of it. The next day the kids came back and one by one began to tell their stories.
Kathy said, "My father's a farmer and we have a lot of egg-laying hens. One time we were taking our eggs to market in a basket on the front seat of the pickup when we hit a bump in the road and all the eggs went flying and broke and made a mess.
The teacher said, "And what's the moral of the story?" "Don't put all your eggs in one basket!" replied Kathy. "Very good," said the teacher.
"Now Lucy what is your story?" "Our family are farmers too. But we raise chickens for the meat market. One time we had a dozen eggs that a hen was hatching, but when the eggs hatched we only got ten live chicks. And the moral to this story is don't count your chickens until they'rehatched."

"That was a fine story Lucy.""Johnny do you have a story to share?" "Sure do. My dad told me this story about my uncle Bob. My uncle Bob was a pilot in Vietnam and his plane got hit by a SAM missile. He had to bail out over enemy territory and all he had was a bottle of whiskey, a machine gun and a machete. He drank the whiskey on the way down and then landed right in the middle of 100 enemy troops. He killed seventy of them with the machine gun until he ran out of bullets, then he killed twenty more with the machete 'til the blade broke and then he killed the last ten with his bare hands." "My goodness," said the horrified teacher, " What kind of moral did your father give you from that horrible story?"Johnny smiled brightly and replied,
"Don't ever mess with Uncle Bob when he's been drinking."
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Happy President's Day--------Best, Rob
GREETINGS FROM FLORIDA - U.S.A.
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The stuff men know

Men know that the best aphrodisiac is something that's still left to the imagination.
Men know that PMS is Natures way of saying, "Have a miserable week."
Men know that if she looks like your mother, run.
Men know that there are at least three sides to every story; his, hers, and the truth.
Men know never to run away from a fight that you know you can win.
Men know that cats are evil and cannot be trusted.
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Men know that there is no such thing as a sure thing, unless her name is Bambi or Bunny.
Men know that it's always a bad idea to talk about oral sex around their father-in-law.
Men know that men are from here, and women are from way the hell over there; if not, beyond.
That's the stuff MEN KNOW!

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