Hello veterans and friends of the 75th Division !
I have included in this newsline some veterans healthcare updates, taken from a military newsline. Please tell me if they are useful for you.
Do you know if somebody of the 75th recieved the Medal of Honor ?
PLEASE UPDATE YOUR BOOKMARK: OUR WEBSITE IS
www.plbg.de/75th
On 15 June, we had visitors here from the 86th Inf Div, the „Blackhawks“.
Our webmaster has spent a lot of time to make a website for them. Please
take a look at:
www.plbg.de/86th
You can find some photos of me there (with the 75th Div cap on). (Yeah,
dont tell me that I have to slim down, my wife already does that.)
*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„.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
For your calendar:
75th Div reunion year 2000:
Sept. 3 thru Sept. 9
Pere Marquette Hotel, 501 Main St., Peoria, Ill. 61602
Phone: 309-637-6500
800-447-1676 (for reservations)
Registration for Peoria Reunion (65 $ per person):
Chairman Vice President Harold Lindstrom
4105 75th Street, Des Moines, IA 50322-2551
(515) 278-0081
75th Div reunion year 2001: Denver, Col.
(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. 47 ( 2 July 2000)
2.) Robert "Bob" Housby
3.) Information about Colmar
4.) Arthur Birkby, Service Co. 289, searching missing buddies
5.) Adding a missing buddy of the E289inf
6.) Company I, 291st Regiment, 75th Inf. Div
7.) Louis Dominguez, 289th Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry Div, KIA
8.) PFC Paul Brey Thrasher, Third Bat. 289th Inf. Co. K, Third platoon
9.) Medical Battalion
10.) Wargrave of Sgt. James W. Du Laney, Margraten, Holland
11.) Lost email contacts
12.) The cost of the first 4th of July
13.) I AM THANKFUL FOR
14.) Friendship!
15.) Health Care Updates
16.) Earn this! - Reflections on our Greatest Generation
17.) MILITARY COMMUNITY
18.) MEDAL OF HONOR
19.) GI HUMOR
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online
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DON'T BE A LURKER.... GET INVOLVED... YOU ARE A MEMBER... MAKE THE
MOST OF IT
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(actual count: 243 members online worldwide !)
1.) Feedback regarding our newsline No. 47 ( 2 July 2000):
Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2000 22:35:28 -0400
From: ladyciao@impop.bellatlantic.net
Re: 75th Inf Div newsline no. 46 (24 April 2000)
Please be advised of changed e-mail address for Nathan Henn. It is still
care of his daughter but we changed the address from ladyciao@erols.com
to ladyciao@bellatlantic.net
We also can be reached permanently at kkrosin@alumni.princeton.edu
Please let us know you have received this and understand the change.
Also, my father will be attending the 75th's reunion in Peoria in Sept.
His first contact in 55 years and is quite looking forward to it.
As we have changed our e-mail, he had also changed and moved from our house
nearby to
The Ring House 1801East Jefferson St.
Apt.228 Rockville, MD 20852
and phone is 301-770-0475 .
Thank you for your newsletters-the last we received was in April.
Sincerely, Ruth Krosin on behalf of Nathan Henn
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From: Cymru43ad@aol.com
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 16:00:06 EDT
Re: The cost of the first 4th of July
Rolf,
Many thanks for all the great e-mail you send my way. Please
keep it coming!
Michael Edwards
Eisenhower Center Staff
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Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 10:54:47 -0500
From: niteowl5 <niteowl5@swbell.net>
RE: New E-mail Address
This is just to let you know my new e-mail address, which is: niteowl5@swbell.net
Please send the 75th Inf.Div. newsletters to me at this new address.
Regards,
John F. Green
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 20:32:06 -0400
Re: 75th newsline
From: Jack and Betty Bray <jb@peganet.com>
Dear Rolf,
Please make a note of our new E-Mail address: jb@peganet.com
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From: "Thomas A. Snyder DC DABCC" <tschiro@wcnet.org>
RE: Wrong Link
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 09:49:00 -0400
Dear Rolf,
After having received the latest newsline, I realized the wrong link
was included from the USA Today paper. It should have been an article
on the World War II war museum.
It's D-Day for war museum
From: "Thomas A. Snyder DC DABCC" <tschiro@wcnet.org>
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 07:56:27 -0400
Hi Rolf:
Thought you might find this of interest.....
Thanks for the last link you sent on the 291st. Sarge.
http://www.usatoday.com/hphoto.htm
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Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 21:49:36 -0400
Re: 75th Inf Div newsline no. 47 (2. July 2000) Independence Day edition
From: "Kathryn P. Moser" <kathy_moser@juno.com>
Thanks for including my father's information in your newsletter.
One important thing I forgot to mention: His name was Ezra S. Moser,
but everyone called him "Stanley" Moser.
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2.) Robert "Bob" Housby
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2000 18:32:20 -0500
From: Robert Housby <rhous@willinet.net>
Dear Rolf/ or Associates:
My dad was a replacement for the 29th/116th/Co. E. Prior
to this transition, all of the photos and history of his training and badges
show him with the 75th. Please forward information regarding Robert
"Bob" Housby. He was wounded at Aachen Oct. 14, 1944. Were
75ers at Normandy on June 6th? He has an Indian badge as well.
This was a part of his 75th I presume. Thanks, many thanks!
Robert M. Housby
rhous@willinet.net
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3.) Information about Colmar
From: Win30CalM1@aol.com
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 19:38:16 EDT
Herr Wilmink,
My name is Matthew Phillips and I live in Maryland, USA. I have
recently been corresponding with a gentleman in Texas who was
a member of the U.S. 75th Infantry Division and he gave me your e-mail
address. I am searching for information about the battles to
close the Colmar Pocket in World War II. I would like to eventually
write a novel set during this time, but my real motivation is to
learn more about grandfather who was in the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division
from 14 Jan to 30 Jan, 1945 and was wounded after the crossing of the Colmar
Canal. I am reading and learning about the battles from all angles,
not just the 3rd Division's participation--though my novel will focus in
on their experiences. Are there any resources available that might
give me some insight into this time frame and the battles? I have
spent considerable time and effort searching for information and my work
has turned up little. I am also trying to identify the German units
that were defending the pocket area. Through some more work, I believe
I have identified some, but am not 100% certain that they are the correct
units. Any information or help would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Matthew J. Phillips
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From: "greg underwood" <gregcolmar@hotmail.com>
Re: [Fwd: Information about Colmar]
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 13:47:49 PDT
Dear Sir, The Marshall Cavendish Encycolpoedia, volume 6, I believe,
gives a very good Order of battle on the Colmar Pocket. Also look in their
index for Operation Norwind and perhaps Operation Cheerful. I believe the
assault guns that chewed the 3rd division regiment at Maison Rouge Bridge
was the 280th assault gun batallion. From Dec 1-17, the German units facing
the 36th division were the 716th division and 16th volksgrenadier, plus
many troops of the reserve army and the 106th Panzer Brigade and 198th
infantry division. I have another listing which is not altogether correct,
from a book on Operation Codenames of WW2. I'll look it up and post it
to... the 36th infantry division website - the discussion area forum -
which is located at the bottom of the first page of the website. I've posted
many articles on the battle for the Colmar Pocket on this website. I'd
suggest getting into that for some ideas. Interestingly enough, I might
also try my hand at a novel about this. Please keep me informed and I will
try to help in any way. I'm delighted there is more interest in the Colmar
Pocket today. I will be posting some personal recollections soon also.
Also --- just type in Colmar Pocket and you will get all sorts of information.
I hope this gets you started. Also Riviera to the Rhine is a good book.
Good Writing!
Greg Underwood
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4.) Arthur Birkby, Service Co. 289, searching missing buddies
Datum: Mon, 03 Jul 2000 23:37:51 -0700
From: abirkby@uswest.net
Hi!
Thanks so much for this newsline. I would appreciate information
on what happened to any of the following men whom I knew during combat
and when we were stationed in Laon after the war: Since their last
names are somewhat unusual, perhaps they will be recognized without my
listing their first names.
Here are a few: Mohra, Ekron, Drummond, Schlosser,
Eckelberry, Fuller, Captain O'Connel, Depuis, T.D. Allison (Dr.).
Thanks in advance for any help in locating these
men.
Arthur Birkby, Service Co. 289
email: ABirkby@uswest.net
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5.) Adding a missing buddy of the E289inf
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 20:07:28 -0400
From: Lawni Zimmerman <lawni@sunlink.net>
hello. my name is lawni zimmerman, pennsylvania, usa. my grandfather
was a member of the 75, and 289inf. he was in the battle of the bulge
and received the purple heart. he is not listed in the site, and
i have his permission to try to get him on where he belongs. he is also
on the internet, but wants me to take care of this. i would appreciate
any help in getting information on how to get his name on. thank you. Lawni
zimmerman
email lawni@sunlink.net
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Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 14:35:22 -0700
Re: [Fwd: adding a missing buddy of the E289inf]
From: paulmartha@juno.com
Hello Lawni,
As far as I know, the person I have listed below is the one to write
to.
Geoffrey Parker (75th Recon)
1104 Tanner Road
Plant City, Florida 33756
Phone (813)752-6988
Let me know if this is what you wanted.
Paul H. Nystrom
-----------------------------------
From: cpg.jz@att.net
Re: [Fwd: adding a missing buddy of the E289inf]
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 00:22:51 +0000
Thank-you for the lead. I have contacted Lawni. I appreciate you keeping me in mind.
Thank-you again.
Sincerely,
Jeff Zimmerman
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6.) Company I, 291st Regiment, 75th Inf. Div
From: "Bill & Marilyn Burke" <bburke@ipa.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 23:10:35 -0500
Rolf ... For your Info
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen T. Duna" <bulldogdaddy@juno.com>
To: <bburke@ipa.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: 75th Inf Div. newsline no. 47 (2. July 2000) 4th of
July edition
Thank you for your assistance. I have recieved some helpful responses,
and have spoken with my father at length.
Around 1/30/45, my dad went from Scotland to Southampton,England to
Le Harve, France. Once in France, by boxcar(40/8) to Holland and subsequently
to the Rhineland.
He was on the west bank of the Rhine across the river from the steel
center in Duisburg.
My Dad was a replacement in Company I, 291st Regiment, 75th Inf. Div.,
he remembers the Battle for the Rhur vividly. He remembers a buddy named
Stonelake from Utah, my Dad says he was a BAR man(good buddy to have,lots
of firepower). He remembers a S/Sgt. from Uniontown, PA and a Sgt. From
Maine. My Dad had a stroke in Nov. of 1997, but his memory works pretty
good. He remembers being in Wingenhausen after being pulled out of the
lines. He remembers Dortmund, and he said there was "not much left of it,
they had bombed the shit out it!" On June 7th, he got hurt at Camp Lucky
Strikes in Rheems.
I remember as a kid, my Dad had on the side of a cabinet in the basement,
next to his workbench, two ribbons. One ribbon was red with white stripes
on either end, and the other was dark brown with rainbow colors, including
red, white and blue in the center and three tiny stars on it. He also had
a sky blue metal badge, with a shiny silver musket on it. Pinned next to
these, he had a red, white and blue patch with the number 75 on it. When
I was 17, my parents signed the papers giving permission for me to join
the Marines. My Dad was probably most proud of that CIB, not because of
what happens to earn it, but because of being with the kind of men who
you are with when circumstances arise that qualifys' your right to wear
it.
I hope to find some of my father's buddies from the war. I would appreciate any lists or rosters from Company I.
Thank you
Steve Duna
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7.) Louis Dominguez, 289th Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry Div, KIA
From: JohnnyPJ@aol.com
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 08:49:18 EDT
Dear Sir:
I am trying to get information about the actions of the 289th Infantry
Regiment, 75th Infantry Division in March of 1945. On March 31, Louis
Dominguez of Kansas City, Private First Class, #37749907, was killed in
action. I am trying to get more information about where the unit
was fighting in those days. If you have any suggestions or know of
anyone who may be able to give me some relevant information, I would be
most grateful.
Thank you.
John P. Schmal
P.O. Box 108
Santa Monica, CA 90406
USA
Email: JohnnyPJ@aol.com
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8.) PFC Paul Brey Thrasher, Third Bat. 289th Inf. Co. K, Third platoon
From: "Samuel G. Thrasher" <spaceman@advancenet.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 17:12:31 -0500
My father PFC Paul Brey Thrasher Service Number 35817421 served in the
289th Regiment of the 75th Division in WWII sometime during Oct 1944 to
Sept 1945.
I'm trying to find out if the Army has a record of a Social Security
Number.
Can you help me?
Sincerely,
Samuel G. Thrasher
--------------------------------
++ From the Moderator: ++
Dear Sir,
the easiest way to get more infos would be, if you find the discharge
paper of your father. In that are all informations listed. As far as I
know, there were no Social Security numbers at that time, but only
the above mentioned service number. SSN as you know them today were issued
later.
Another help could be the VA office in your area, they have a possibility
to look into their computers for your father.
Records of the Army personell are held in St. Louis. What do you need
? The SSN that your father had after he was in the Army ?
I will send this message to some veterans of the 289th, that are online
(see header above). Maybe they know more and can help you.
I will also publish your message in the next issue of our 75th Inf
Div email newsline, that is going out to more than 230 veterans and friends
of the 75th Div.
The 75th Div has a veterans association and a historian, that maybe
can search for the unit and the soldiers that served with your dad.
If you want to contact the president of the vets assn, here is his adress:
Geoffrey Parker (75th Recon)
1104 Tanner Rd.
Plant City, FL 33756
USA
Phone: 1-813-752-6988
The next reunion of the 75th Div vets is at Peoria, Ill.:
75th Div reunion year 2000:
Sept. 3 thru Sept. 9
Pere Marquette Hotel, 501 Main St., Peoria, Ill. 61602
Phone: 309-637-6500
800-447-1676 (for reservations)
Registration for Peoria Reunion (65 $ per person):
Chairman Vice President Harold Lindstrom
4105 75th Street, Des Moines, IA 50322-2551
(515) 278-0081
I hope I could help you with these first informations, please contact
me again.
I will include you in the subscription list of our newsline, so you
will recieve all the latest infos.
Greetings from Germany
Rolf G. Wilmink
-----------------------------
From: CTG880@aol.com
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 15:53:46 EDT
Re: Deceased Veteran
Dear Rolf:
Thanks for your news E-Mail 7/18/00, about the death of Pfc. Paul Brey
Thrasher. I was in service with Thrasher during the battle of the bulge.
He was in the third Bat. 289th inf. Co. K third platoon. Sorry to hear
about his passing,the 75th has lost another great soldier. Rolf do you
have his sons E-Mail address ?By the way Rolf I finaly un-zipped the last
big news letters.
Thanks again,
Charles T. Gorman Jr.
ctg880@aol.com
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From: "Samuel G. Thrasher" <spaceman@advancenet.net>
RE: 75th & Mr. Gorman
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 16:51:07 -0500
I want to thank you for your help. I've contacted Mr Gorman about my
father (Paul Brey Thrasher of the 289th Regiment) and he has kindly replied.
You are doing a great service for those like me who probably have no other
source for this information. Thank You so much.
-----------------------
From: "Samuel G. Thrasher" <spaceman@advancenet.net>
RE: Deceased Veteran
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 19:13:36 -0500
Thank you so much Rolf! I have made contact with Charles Gorman and
am happy that you arranged that, however can you give me some directions
to Ickern approximately 7 miles northwest of Dortmund? I really need a
good map of that area.
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9.) Medical Battalion
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 07:19:33 -0400
From: Dan Shine <danshine@iconn.net>
Rolf,
I hope that perhaps one of the members of this newsgroup can help this
man with his question. I'd also like to extend my greetings to the
veterans of the 75th division--hope you are all having a great summer!
Best Regards,
Dan Shine
---------------
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 07:11:48 -0400
From: Dan Shine <danshine@iconn.net>
To: "Sardo, James M." <James.Sardo@med.va.gov>
Re: Medical Battalion
Jim,
I will try and find out what I can in answer to your question by asking
a couple of people who just might know the answer. If there's anything
to say, they'll either reply directly or through me. Glad the stories
were meaningful to your friend--they're attached in their entirety.
Best Wishes,
Dan Shine
"Sardo, James M." wrote:
> Dear Dan,
I am currently helping a veteran of the Colmar Pocket find the records
of his frostbite treatmeant. Currently the Army and the VA seems
to be struggling to find any evidence of his having had any frost-bite
(though they acknoweldge he has foot problems). Anyway, do you happen
to know which medical units/hospitals the GI's from this area were evacuated
to when they had cold-injuries.
By the way, he read your story in my office the other day and it was very uplifting and validating for him. Thanks for posting your experiences.
Jim Sardo, Ph.D.
Portland VA Medical Center
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10.) Wargrave of Sgt. James W. Du Laney, Margraten, Holland
++From the moderator:++
Dear friends:
Please help our reader from the Netherlands. He is caring for a grave
of a 75th Div soldier, who is buried in strange soil in Netherlands on
the Margraten cementary.
It must be possible to find some infos about this soldier !
++ ++
From: "Martien Salden" <martien.salden@wanadoo.nl>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 14:40:09 +0200
Dear Sir.
February 22 I did send a message about info over a Wargrave of sgt.
James W. Du Laney,
I did adopt it in Margraten
Till now there was no reaction with news.
Is there another possibillity to get information about relatives?
I was on Memorial Day in Margraten and was touched about this Celebration.
So I deceided to make a page on Internet
I really do hope you will visit this page and will see how proud we
are with the American soldiers who gave their lifes to liberate us from
the Germans in WW II.
http://home.wanadoo.nl/~martien.salden/memorialday.htm
The data of the American soldier who died in Germany are:
Laney James W. Du
Sergeant, US Army
33788967
290th Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: Pennsylvania
Died: March 30, 1945
Buried at: Plot C Row 12 Grave 10
Netherlands American Cemetery
Margraten, Holland
Awards: Purple Heart
My question is: Is it possible to know more about this soldier. Are
there still relatives alive? Where and how did he die?
I would like it very much if you could help us!!
Kindly regards
Martin Salden
Kerkrade, Holland
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11.) Lost email contacts
Who has the new adress ?
The newsline was coming back from the following members with an error message. I have to take these persons out of the subscription list. If anyone has contact with them, please tell them to send me an email with their new adress. Thanks !
Eric Heijink, Holland
e.heijink@student.utwente.nl:
User unknown
Jennifer Lewis
cen10962@centuryinter.net:
User unknown
Jon Thompson, 75th Inf Div 290th
jon765@webtv.net:
User unknown
Sam Mongeau 75th Inf Div 575th Signal (Philip R. Mongeau)
sam@vantageone.com
The recipient name is not recognized
Diane Horrigan 75th Inf Div 291 L Co. (Russel Snow)
di6191@aol.com
User unknown
John Currie, 75th Inf Div 289th son of vet
johnc@mail.cwc.org
User mailbox exceeds allowed size:
Robert (Bob) Pennington
lakacy@intermediatn.net:
Connection refused: retry timeout exceeded
Joel Gilfert/KEG/KOA has transferred to KOA Speer.
From: Gi@koaeurope.de
I will be out of the office from 30.06.2000 until 01.01.2050.
I am no longer available at KOA Europe as of 30.06.2000.
You may contact me at my new position with KOA Speer Electronics in
USA.
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12.) The cost of the first 4th of July
Author Unknown:
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration
of Independence?
Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured
before they died.
Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.
Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had
two sons captured.
Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary
War. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and
their sacred honor.
What kind of men were they?
Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants,
nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated.
But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that
the penalty would be death if they were captured.
Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships
swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties
to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded
by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly.
He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding.
His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.
Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton,
Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton. At the battle of Yorktown,
Thomas Nelson, Jr. noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken
over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General
George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson
died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed.
The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months. John
Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13
children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were
laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves,
returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A
few weeks later, he died from exhaustion and a broken heart.
Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates. Such were the stories
and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not wild-eyed,
rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education.
They had security, but they valued liberty more.
Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged:
"For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection
of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives,
our fortunes, and our sacred honor." They gave you and me a free
and independent America. The history books never told you a lot about
what happened in the Revolutionary War. We didn't fight just the
British. We were British subjects at that time and we fought our own government!
Some of us take these liberties so much for granted, but we shouldn't.
So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently
thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid.
Remember: freedom is never free! I hope you will please show
your support by sending this to as many people as you can. It's time
we get the word out that patriotism is NOT a sin, and the Fourth of July
has more to it than beer, picnics, and baseball games.
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++ From the moderator:++
This one was taken from
SOLDIERS FOR THE TRUTH "DEFENDING AMERICA NEWSLETTER"++
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Americans Who Risked Everything
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ed.: I know you were all bombarded with the 4th of July story
of the 56 signers of the Constitution. After a little research, I
realized that e-mail version was a highly abbreviated article from the
Federalist Digest.
Here is another excerpt that talks about the character and background
of the signers. Credit goes to Rush H. Limbaugh, father of the radio
host Rush.
What is striking is that the men that gave us the Revolution and freedom
from England were calculated risk takers, many of younger age and not afraid
of the consequences of their actions. In a time, when most of us
have become economic/career slaves, the truth seems only to survive in
the closet for fear of economic reprisals. We desperately need men
of true character to save us from ourselves!
-------------------------------------------------
>From Rush H. Limbaugh, Jr. (Father of notable EIB radio host, Rush.)
What kind of men were the 56 signers who adopted the Declaration of Independence and who, by their signing, committed an act of treason against the Crown? To each of you the names Franklin, Adams, Hancock, and Jefferson are almost as familiar as household words.
Most of us, however, know nothing of the other signers. Who were they? What happened to them?
I imagine that many of you are somewhat surprised at the names not there:
George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Patrick Henry. All were elsewhere.
Ben Franklin was the only really old man. Eighteen were under 40; three were in their 20s. Of the 56, almost half--24--were judges and lawyers. Eleven were merchants, 9 were land-owners and farmers, and the remaining 12 were doctors, ministers, and politicians.
With only a few exceptions, such as Samuel Adams of Massachusetts, these
were men of substantial property. All but two had families. The vast majority
were men of education and standing in their communities. They had economic
security as few men had in the 18th century.
Each had more to lose from revolution than he had to gain by it. John
Hancock, one of the richest men in America, already had a price of 500
pounds on his head. He signed in enormous letters so "that his Majesty
could now read his name without glasses and could now double the reward."
Ben Franklin wryly noted: "Indeed we must all hang together, otherwise we shall most assuredly hang separately." Fat Benjamin Harrison of Virginia told tiny Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts: "With me it will all be over in a minute, but you, you will be dancing on air an hour after I am gone."
These men knew what they risked. The penalty for treason was death by hanging. And remember: a great British fleet was already at anchor in New York Harbor.
They were sober men. There were no dreamy-eyed intellectuals or draft
card burners here. They were far from hot-eyed fanatics, yammering for
an explosion. They simply asked for the status quo. It was change they
resisted. It was equality with the mother country they desired. It was
taxation with representation they sought. They were all conservatives,
yet they rebelled.
It was principle, not property, that had brought these men to Philadelphia.
Two of them became presidents of the United States. Seven of them
became state governors. One died in office as vice president of the United
States. Several would go on to be U.S. Senators. One, the richest man in
America, in 1828 founded the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. One, a delegate
from Philadelphia, was the only real poet, musician and philosopher of
the signers (it was he, Francis Hopkinson--not Betsy Ross--who designed
the United States flag).
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13.) I AM THANKFUL FOR
FOR ALL THE COMPLAINING I HEAR ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT,
BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT WE HAVE FREEDOM
OF SPEECH.
FOR THE CLOTHES THAT FIT A LITTLE TOO SNUG,
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.
FOR THE TAXES THAT I PAY,
BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT I AM EMPLOYED.
FOR A LAWN THAT NEEDS MOWING, WINDOWS
THAT NEED
CLEANING, AND GUTTERS THAT NEED FIXING,
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE A HOME.
FOR THE PARKING SPOT I FIND AT THE FAR END OF THE PARKING LOT,
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM CAPABLE OF WALKING AND THAT I HAVE
BEEN BLESSED WITH TRANSPORTATION
FOR THE PILE OF LAUNDRY AND IRONING,
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE CLOTHES TO WEAR.
FOR THE ALARM THAT GOES OFF IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS,
BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT I AM ALIVE AND FREE.
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14.) Friendship!
This is worth the 30 seconds...it keeps life in perspective...
Eleanor Roosevelt wrote:
Many people will walk in and out of your life,
but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
To handle yourself, use your head;
To handle others, use your heart.
Anger is only one letter short of danger.
If someone betrays you once, it is his fault;
If he betrays you twice, it is your fault.
Great minds discuss ideas;
Average minds discuss events;
Small minds discuss people.
He who loses money, loses much;
He, who loses a friend, loses much more;
He, who loses faith, loses all.
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature,
But beautiful old people are works of art.
Learn from the mistakes of others.
You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.
Friends, you and me....
You brought another friend....
And then there were 3....
We started our group....
Our circle of friends....
And like that circle....
There is no beginning or end....
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery. Today is a gift.
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15.) Health Care Updates
How to file a VA Claim
Ed.: A good thing to know for veterans and retirees. Thanks
for the reminder, Pete.
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By Pete Peterson, Contributing Editor
Email: dogman@bullshoals.net
Web Site: http://members.tripod.com/MHCRG
We received several Emails concerning Prostate Cancer and the VA.
Regardless of the medical issue, here's some good stock advice you
should consider.
If you believe that you have been harmed by anything in your military
experience, you have the right to file a claim for treatment and compensation
with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). A claim can be filed
at any time and there is never a charge to file a claim.
A claim can be filed at any VA office or medical center. It can
also be done by mail, after requesting the appropriate forms from the VA.
Most telephone directories will list the nearest VA facilities under "US
Government." Or, you can get most information online at http://www.va.gov/.
Assistance of a Veterans Service Officer (VSO) may also be sought.
In fact, we encourage it. All major veterans organizations (American
Legion, VFW, DAV, etc) have service officers authorized by the VA to act
in behalf of the veteran. In addition, many state and county government
agencies have VSO's. Once again, there is never a charge for the assistance
of the VSO. If you feel that your claim is not being handled properly,
you should not hesitate to find a different VSO to assist.
Not just Veterans can use VA services. Retirees are encouraged
to establish their eligibility by enrolling with the VA. With the
cutbacks in Military Treatment Facilities (MTF) and the unreliability of
TRICARE services, VA should always be considered in your "fall back" plans.
There will be a "Means Test."
Amazingly, less than one-third of eligible veterans and retirees use
the VA.
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Health Care Update: Odds 'n Ends
By Pete Peterson, Healthcare and Veterans Affairs Editor
Email: dogman@bullshoals.net
Web Site: http://members.tripod.com/MHCRG
The Vietnam War has finally ended for some of us. The New York Times, July 5,2000, reported that "Experts estimate that over 52,250 more Vietnam Veterans have died after the war from Agent Orange, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and other causes."
This, of course, means 110,250 of us who were there, not including our
POW/MIAs, paid the "ultimate sacrifice."
Togo West stepped down as mediocre Secretary of Veterans Affairs. He's
being replaced by Deputy Secretary Hershel Gober, a longtime FOB from Arkansas
and retired Army Major. We just got rid of one O-4 over at DOD who
was over her head and are hoping this is not the same kind of appointment.
Folks who need and use the VA deserve better.
Last November, Veterans awarded the Purple Heart were placed in VA enrollment group 3 and are not being charged co-payments associated with medical care. You'll have to provide appropriate documentation (i.e., DD 214, etc.) to the VA to establish this entitlement.
Air Force Staff Sergeant Gordon Fay testified before the Senate Budget Committee that his selection for promotion will probably cause the loss of MEDICAID coverage for his disabled daughter. Down the hall, the full Senate didn't make the connection between the plight of this active duty NCO and passed S. 2549, FY01 Defense Authorization Bill (with 229 amendments) with minor TRICARE improvements. Nobody caught on why an active duty airman needed MEDICAID to supplement his TRICARE. Full text of this article on my web site at: <http://members.tripod.com/MHCRG/disabled.htm>.
The Associated Press reports "With no discussion, a House subcommittee opened the door late Tuesday to giving members of Congress their latest cost-of-living pay raise. Lawmakers' current $141,300 salaries would be raised by 2.7 percent, or $3,800, and take effect next January, officials said. It would be their third increase in four years."
We are sure you join with us in deep satisfaction and appreciation for the fine job our lawmakers have done this year on military and veterans health care. A similar "automatic" raise for our Senators is also expected. Yes, I'm being sarcastic.
Congress/DOD: Fix TRICARE Now!
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Health Care Update: Bush-Lite, Rudy's Recruiters, Janet goes Oprah,
Dental/LTC scams
Ed: Pete debunks more scams to keep us quiet and some other deals
for which we all will foot the bill. Target, target, target!
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By Pete Peterson, Health Care and Veterans Affairs Editor
Email: dogman@bullshoals.net
Web Site: http://members.tripod.com/MHCRG
George W. Bush has another mission for us. On the campaign stump
he announced plans for a five-year, $75 million federal program to link
up us old "war-horses" with America's at-risk youth.
Hold on here! Isn't this the same "target group" DOD has started
recruiting? Aren't new enlistment waivers for felonies enough help?
We understand the "at-risk" classification up through 8th grade or so,
but after that, we call them criminals.
Bush's ''Veterans Mission for Youth Initiative'' comes out of a different
office than his mail answering room. He's been completely unresponsive
to our letters asking him to take a stand on our health care. Instead,
he sends out donation mailers but no answers to our questions. Nobody
we know has heard him mumble a single word about health care since the
South Carolina primaries, when McCain made him do it.
Read our Billboards! Hell No, . We Won't Go!
We're not healthy enough anymore. We're on TRICARE, MEDICARE
or struggling with the VA. We can't afford this "tour of duty" and
pay for our promised health care at the same time. Just put us down
as "We gave at the office!"
Over at Defense, it's still "looney tunes." Deputy Defense Secretary
Rudy de Leon assured recruiters that DOD is trying to fix TRICARE Remote
so it works for them.
"If there is no military treatment facility near where recruiters work, we'll buy you a benefit in the local market -- Blue Cross, Kaiser or another insurance," he promised the recruiters.
Huh? Where have you been the past year, Rudy? Retirees and
active duty alike have been screaming at the top of their lungs to fix
TRICARE. Retirees have been pleading for a "civilian" FEHBP option and
improvements to TRICARE. We all need access!
Where is DOD headed? What is DOD's azimuth? Do they know?
Janet Langhart Cohen, former TV talk show host, and wife of SECDEF
William Cohen said she's exploring co-hosting a joint TV talk show on China's
state-run television. Looks like she wants to give Oprah a run for
her money, using US taxpayer dollars. More wasted dollars that could
go into health care. First Hillary, then Hazel O'Leary, now this.
"The Chinese were quite enthusiastic about it," husband Bill told reporters
on the flight home. The flight was, of course, paid for by their
corporation . DOD.
What has this to do with our troops' "quality of life?" Maybe it's
really a recruiting mission. What's the tie-in with ANY legitimate
DOD mission statement? Here comes the Kung Fu recruiting spots, folks.
For those who haven't caught on, Congress is now packaging their "broken
promises" differently. Take Dental for example. You want Dental
as a retiree? You pay monthly and hope you'll find a dentist that
still uses Amalgam fillings . that's all it'll cover. That and annual
exams. No Crowns.
The point is this: The entire dental plan is paid for by us!
There is NO federal money in it. The government merely acts as a
"broker," puts the plan together with the "full faith" of the US Government,
and sells it to us. This is so we can have the "savings" of government's
purchasing power, but none of the taxpayer's money. This no-cost
scheme (to government) was the prototype for the latest government hoax
. Long Term Care (LTC).
Last month, the Republican leadership put a LTC plan together for the
most miserable among us . those caring for completely disabled retirees
and their dependents.
Once signed into law, they'll start selling this package to us.
Those who need "coverage," and probably can't afford it, will pay for it.
They'd better not be disabled now, because it won't cover "pre-existing
conditions." This isn't progress. It's cruelty and disrespect
for those who managed to survive 20 or more years giving us our freedom.
It's put on us by those who will retire at full pay after five years and
will have lifelong medical care . which we will also pay for.
This year is NOT shaping up to be the year of health care as the Cohens
and other politicians promised. It is going down as the year they
all kept their "Broken Promises" alive, and made them worse.
Congress / DOD: FIX TRICARE NOW!
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16.) Earn this! - Reflections on our Greatest Generation
Ed: Sent to me by one of our trustees, this piece touched me
deeply. Many of you might have seen it. The young Doctor's
letter reminds you that we are not doing enough for those who sacrificed
for the free and good life we all enjoy. Maybe Bill Gates ought to
share a billion bucks for veterans' healthcare vs. donating it to other
causes. To the young Captain: Thanks for everything you are doing
and for sharing these thoughts!
By CPT Stephen R. Ellison, M.D.
I am a doctor specializing in Emergency Medicine in the Emergency Departments of the only two military Level One trauma centers. They are both in San Antonio, TX and they care for civilian emergencies as well as military personnel.
San Antonio has the largest military retiree population in the world living here because of the location of these two large military medical centers As a military doctor in training for my specialty I work long hours and the pay is less than glamorous. One tends to become jaded by the long hours, lack of sleep, food, family contact and the endless parade of human suffering passing before you.
The arrival of another ambulance does not mean more pay, only more work. Most often it is a victim from a motor vehicle crash. Often it is a person of dubious character who has been shot or stabbed. With our large military retiree population it is often a nursing home patient.
Even with my enlisted service and minimal combat experience in Panama prior to medical school, I have caught myself groaning when the ambulance brought in yet another sick, elderly person from one of the local retirement centers that cater to military retirees. I had not stopped to think of what citizens of this age group represented.
I saw Saving Private Ryan. I was touched deeply. Not so much by the carnage in the first 30 minutes but by the sacrifices of so many. I was touched most by the scene of the elderly survivor at the graveside asking his wife if he'd been a good man.
I realized that I had seen these same men and women coming through my Emergency Dept and had not realized what magnificent sacrifices they had made. The things they did for me and everyone else who has lived on this planet since the end of that conflict are priceless.
Situation permitting I now try to ask my patients about their experiences. They would never bring up the subject without the inquiry. I have been privileged to an amazing array of experiences recounted in the brief minutes allowed in an Emergency Dept encounter.
These experiences have revealed the incredible individuals I have had the honor of serving in a medical capacity, many on their last admission to the hospital. There was a frail, elderly woman who reassured my young enlisted medic trying to start an IV line in her arm. She remained calm and poised despite her illness and the multiple needle-sticks into her fragile veins. She was what we call a "hard stick." As the medic made another attempt I noticed a number tattooed across her forearm. I touched it with one finger and looked into her eyes. She simply said "Auschwitz." Many of later generations would have loudly and openly berated the young medic in his many attempts. How different was the response from this person who'd seen unspeakable suffering.
A long retired Colonel who as a young USN officer had parachuted from his burning plane over a pacific island held by the Japanese. Now an octogenarian, his head cut in a fall at home where he lived alone. His CT scan and suturing had been delayed until after midnight by the usual parade of high priority ambulance patients. Still spry for his age, he asked to use the phone to call a taxi to take him home then realized his ambulance had brought him without his wallet. He asked if he could use the phone to make a long distance call to his daughter who lived 70 miles away. With great pride we told him that he could not as he'd done enough for his country and the least we could do was get him a taxi home, even if we had to pay for it ourselves. My only regret was that my shift wouldn't end for several hours and I couldn't drive him myself.
I was there the night MSG Roy Benavidez came through the Emergency Dept for the last time. He was very sick. I was not the doctor taking care of him but I walked to his bedside and took his hand. I said nothing. He was so sick he didn't know I was there. I'd read his Congressional Medal of Honor citation and wanted to shake his hand. He died a few days later.
The gentleman who served with Merrill's Marauders, the survivor of the Baatan Death March, the survivor Omaha Beach, the 101 year old World War I veteran, the former POW held in frozen North Korea, the former Special Forces medic now with non-operable liver cancer, the former Viet Nam Corps Commander.
I remember these citizens. I may still groan when yet another ambulance comes in but now I am much more aware of what an honor it is to serve these particular men and women. I am angered at the cut backs, implemented and proposed, that will continue to decay their meager retirement benefits.
I see the President and Congress who would turn their back on these individuals who've sacrificed so much to protect our liberty. I see later generations that seem to be totally engrossed in abusing these same liberties won with such sacrifice. It has become my personal endeavor to make the nurses and young enlisted medics aware of these amazing individuals when I encounter them in our Emergency Dept. Their response to these particular citizens has made me think that perhaps all is not lost in the next generation.
My experiences have solidified my belief that we are losing an incredible
generation and this nation knows not what it is losing. Our uncaring
government and ungrateful civilian populace should all take note.
We should all remember that we must " Earn this."
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17.) MILITARY COMMUNITY
From: Tommie Spencer <tspencer@hire-quality.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 12:24:57 -0600
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18.) MEDAL OF HONOR
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ed.: WWII, August 1944/France. A young Sergeant shows immeasurable
courage, drawn from a desperate situation and earns his battlefield commission.
If you know of any MOH recipient who is hospitalized or has passed
recently, please write James H. Also, if you would like more info
on MOH recipients and their stories, please email James H at bulldogleader@mindspring.com.
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GREGG, STEPHEN R.
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 143d Infantry, 36th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Montelimar, France, 27 August 1944. Entered service at: Bayonne, N.J. Birth: New York, N.Y. G.O. No.: 31, 17 April 1945.
Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty on 27 August 1944, in the vicinity of Montelimar, France. As his platoon advanced upon the enemy positions; the leading scout was fired upon and 2d Lt. Gregg (then a Tech. Sgt.) immediately put his machineguns into action to cover the advance of the riflemen.
The Germans, who were at close range, threw hand grenades at the riflemen,
killing some and wounding 7. Each time a medical aid man attempted to reach
the wounded, the Germans fired at him.
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, 2d Lt. Gregg took 1 of
the light .30-caliber machineguns, and firing from the hip, started boldly
up the hill with the medical aid man following him. Although the enemy
was throwing hand grenades at him, 2d Lt. Gregg remained and fired into
the enemy positions while the medical aid man removed the 7 wounded men
to safety. When 2d Lt. Gregg had expended all his ammunition, he was covered
by 4 Germans who ordered him to surrender. Since the attention of most
of the Germans had been diverted by watching this action, friendly riflemen
were able to maneuver into firing positions. One, seeing 2d Lt. Gregg's
situation, opened fire on his captors. The 4 Germans hit the ground and
thereupon 2d Lt. Gregg recovered a machine pistol from one of the Germans
and managed to escape to his other machinegun positions.
He manned a gun, firing at his captors, killed 1 of them and wounded
the other. This action so discouraged the Germans that the platoon was
able to continue its advance up the hill to achieve its objective. The
following morning, just prior to daybreak, the Germans launched a strong
attack, supported by tanks, in an attempt to drive Company L from the hill.
As these tanks moved along the valley and their foot troops advanced up
the hill, 2d Lt. Gregg immediately ordered his mortars into action. During
the day by careful observation, he was able to direct effective fire on
the enemy, inflicting heavy casualties.
By late afternoon he had directed 600 rounds when his communication
to the mortars was knocked out. Without hesitation he started checking
his wires, although the area was under heavy enemy small arms and artillery
fire. When he was within 100 yards of his mortar position, 1 of his men
informed him that the section had been captured and the Germans were using
the mortars to fire on the company. 2d Lt. Gregg with this man and another
nearby rifleman started for the gun position where he could see 5 Germans
firing his mortars. He ordered the 2 men to cover him, crawled up, threw
a hand grenade into the position, and then charged it. The hand grenade
killed 1, injured 2, 2d Lt. Gregg took the other 2 prisoners, and put his
mortars back into action.
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19.) GI HUMOR
- Rules of the Air
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Ed.: Common sense rules that should be posted in any flight training
center.
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1. Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.
2. If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick back, they get smaller. That is, unless you keep pulling the stick all the way back, then they get bigger again.
3. Flying isn't dangerous. Crashing is what's dangerous.
4. It's always better to be down here wishing you were up there than up there wishing you were down here.
5. The ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.
6. The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot cool. When it stops, you can actually watch the pilot start sweating.
7. When in doubt, hold on to your altitude. No one has ever collided with the sky.
8. A 'good' landing is one from which you can walk away. A 'great' landing is one after which they can use the plane again.
9. Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself.
10. You know you've landed with the wheels up if it takes full power to taxi to the ramp.
11. The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival. Large angle of arrival, small probability of survival and vice versa.
12. Never let an aircraft take you somewhere your brain didn't get to five minutes earlier.
13. Stay out of clouds. The silver lining everyone keeps talking about might be another airplane going in the opposite direction. Reliable sources also report that mountains have been known to hide out in clouds.
14. Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal to the number of take offs you've made.
15. There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately no one knows what they are.
16. You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.
17. Helicopters can't fly; they're just so ugly the earth repels them.
18. If all you can see out of the window is ground that's going round and round and all you can hear is commotion coming from the passenger compartment, things are not at all as they should be.
19. In the ongoing battle between objects made of aluminum going hundreds of miles per hour and the ground going zero miles per hour, the ground has yet to lose.
20. Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgment.
21. It's always a good idea to keep the pointy end going forward as much as possible.
22. Keep looking around. There's always something you've missed.
23. Remember, gravity is not just a good idea. It's the law. And it's not subject to repeal.
24. The three most useless things to a pilot are the altitude above
you, runway behind you, and a tenth of a second ago.
GI HUMOR - Try this Tom Cruise!
Ed.: Maybe those bomber drivers have more brains?
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A young guy in a two-engine fighter was flying escort for a B-52 and
generally being a nuisance, acting like a hotdog, flying rolls around the
lumbering old bomber.
The hotdog said over the air, "Anything you can do, I can do better."
The veteran bomber pilot answered, "Try this hot-shot."
The B-52 continued its flight, straight and level.
Perplexed, the hotdog asked, "So? What did you do?"
"I just shut down two engines, kid."
GI HUMOR - Top ten signs the Army is not doing well
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ed.: Hmmm. Author was probably a Navy guy. Any Army
insider would have been executed by now.
10. The Secretary of Defense assures the Chief of Staff that the Army will be able to staff and equip all TWO active divisions simultaneously in five Theaters of Operation.
9. The Army demonstrates theater missile defense by having a squad of infantry surround a crowd during the July Fourth fireworks.
8. Texas Congressman Dick Armey changes his name to Dick Navey.
7. The Army announces a new theme called "Be a lot you can be".
6. The new G.I. Bill is the amount of money you will have to pay in the future for benefits that are now free.
5. Your entitlement to "space-available health care" reinterpreted to mean health care that is only available in space.
4. The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy is replaced with the "Your Secret is Safe With Me" policy.
3. The Army decides to organize a contest entitled "Guess Our Mission".
2. The Army's "Guess Our Mission" contest ends after a year with no winner.
And the number one is:
1. To show its level of support for the retired Army population, the
Defense Dept. names as the new Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs:
Dr. Jack Kevorkian.
GI HUMOR - You might be a Soldier, if.
Ed.: Designed as a self-test.how many do you relate to?
The day after payday you realize that you've spent half your pay on
"champagne" for a woman who speaks broken English and pretends to be interested
in your war stories...
Instead of a gold chain around your neck, you've got a stainless steel
beaded chain with a P38 threaded on it...
Your street addresses have been Infantry Boulevard, Howitzer Lane,
and Helmet Drive...
Your wife responds to "hooah" and understands exactly what it means
regardless of the context you put it in...
When in a strange place and needing a restroom, you ask where the latrine
is...
When you go camping, you first check for avenues of approach and good
fields of fire before setting up your tent...
You ridicule other campers for setting up down wind and down slope
from the latrine....
You're the only one at a party who doesn't complain about standing
and eating at the same time...
When you're stopped by the police for speeding, you give the excuse
that you just returned from Germany where there are no speed limits...
You're always conscious of your Per Diem spending limit when in a nightclub
on TDY..
You have a bottle of Tabasco sauce ready for every meal...
You have the urge to line up you shoes under your bed...
Either you or your spouse has at least one set of camouflage underwear...
The only time you and your spouse eat without the kids at the table
is at the unit "Dining Out"...
You always back into parking spaces...
Each page of your vacation atlas has two routes marked...
When your kids are too noisy, you announce "AT EASE!"...
You do not own any blue ball point pens...
You keep a case of field rations at your quarters and in the trunk
of your car in case of emergencies...
When talking on the phone, you end the conversation with "Out Here"...
You refer to your spouse as "Household Six" or "CINC House"...
You call Post Locator instead of Information to find your friends...
The only suit you own is your dress uniform...
Your vehicle is registered on post and in two different states...
You convince your wife that all ten of your guns are necessary for
home defense...
You tell your kids to go to bed at 2100 and they complain that its
only nine o'clock...
The Allotment column of your pay voucher has more entries than the
entitlement column...
No one understands the stories you tell except your friends because
of all the acronyms...
The phone book lists your rank instead of Mr, Mrs, or Ms...
You ruin the movie for those around you by pointing out unrealistic
military scenes...
You live on post so you can hear reveille every morning...
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GI HUMOR - Security Crackdown at Los Alamos
Ed.: Finally, action in Los Alamos! We knew we could trust
Bill R. to come up with a sensible solution, after all 'he didn't start
the fire'.
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MEMO TO ALL EMPLOYEES (Foreign and Domestic..)
To: All staff, Los Alamos National Laboratory
From: Bill Richardson, Secretary of Energy
Dear staff members:
Due to an unfortunate overreaction by the American people to our minor
difficulties in the security area, we're being forced to tighten up just
a wee bit.
Effective Monday:
The brown paper bag in which we store the computer disk drives that
contain the nation's nuclear secrets will no longer be left on the picnic
table at the staff commissary during lunch hour. It will be stored in "the
vault." I know this is an inconvenience to many of you, but it's a sad
sign of the times.
The three-letter security code for accessing "the vault" will no longer
be "B-O-B." To confuse would-be spies, that security code will be reversed.
Please don't tell anybody.
Visiting scientists and graduate students from Libya, North Korea and mainland China will no longer be allowed to wander the hallways without proper identification. Beginning Monday, they will be required to wear a stick on lapel tag that clearly states, "Hello, My Name Is . . . ." The stickers will be available at the front desk.
The computer network used for scientific calculations will no longer be hyperlinked via the Internet to such Web sites as sweedchicks.com or hackers-r-us.com, etc. Links to all Disney sites will be maintained, however.
Researchers bearing a security clearance of Level 5 and higher will no longer be permitted to exchange updates on their work by posting advanced-physics formulas on the men's room walls.
On "Bowling Night," please check your briefcases and laptop computers at the front counter of the Bowl-a-Drome instead of leaving them in the cloakroom. Mr. Badonov, the front-counter supervisor, has promised to "keep uneye on zem" for us.
Staff members will no longer be allowed to take home small amounts of plutonium, iridium or uranium for use in those "little weekend projects around the house." That includes you parents who are helping the kids with their science fair projects.
Thermonuclear devices may no longer be checked out for "recreational use." We've not yet decided if exceptions will be made for Halloween, the Fourth of July or New Year's Eve. We'll keep you posted.
Employees may no longer "borrow" the AA batteries from the burglar alarm system to power their Game Boys and compact-disc players during working hours.
And, finally, when reporting for work each day, all employees must enter
through the front door. Raoul, the janitor, will no longer admit employees
who tap three times on the side door to avoid clocking in late.
I know this crackdown might seem punitive and oppressive to many of
you, but it is our sworn duty to protect the valuable national secrets
that have been entrusted to our care. Remember: Security isn't a
part-time job--it's an imperative, all 37 1/2 hours of the week!
Sincerely,
Bill
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From: "Joseph Karr" <167thsig@email.msn.com>
RE: Humor
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 23:41:43 -0400
Hi Rolf,
Just a bit of humor that might give you and Anke a laugh.
A friend and I were playing golf with two other gentlemen this weekend and there was this twosome of women teeing off right behind us. Well, the first woman teed off and watched in horror as the ball headed directly toward us on the next hole.
Sure enough, true to form, the ball hit me, and I immediately clasped my hands together at my crotch, fell to the ground, and proceeded to roll around in agony. The woman rushed over and immediately began to apologize.
She then explained that she was a physical therapist and offered to help ease my pain. Ummph, ooh, nnooo, I'll be alright... I'll be fine in a few minutes", I replied as I remained in the fetal position still clasping my hands together at my crotch. But she persisted, and I finally allowed her to help me. She gently took my hands away and laid them to the side, loosened my pants and put her hands inside, beginning to massage me.
"Does that feel better?", she asked.
"Ohhh, Yeah....It feels REALLY great", I replied,
"But my thumb still hurts like hell!"
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