U$ Military Medals meaningless junk ...!

mighty cool thing to say Art. Maybe someday I can.

v/r
Gordon

"Gordon" wrote

mighty cool thing to say Art. Maybe someday I can.

Maybe not. Until then hold your duct-tape close.

Subject: U$ Military Medals meaningless junk ...!
From: "Joey Bishop"
Date: 8/31/03 11:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time
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"Gordon" wrote

mighty cool thing to say Art. Maybe someday I can.

Maybe not. Until then hold your duct-tape close.



I don't think that you are quit in Gordo's class Dumbo. Or anywhere close for
that matter,

Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

Hi Joey

I think Art's question is fair. What is your military experience?

Cheers...Chris

PAO 722nd SUS
DSN: 628-2663

BRAVO ZULU Gord!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers...Chris

Subject: U$ Military Medals meaningless junk ...!
From: nt (Gordon)
Date: 8/31/03 11:54 AM Pacific Daylight Time
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Maybe not. Until then hold your duct-tape close.



I don't think that you are quit in Gordo's class Dumbo.

I have to confess I have no idea what he meant, Art! Usually, I am not so
thick that I can't figure it out, but in this case, he's got me stumped.

G


I think he has everyone stumped. Well bored at any rate.

Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

BRAVO ZULU Gord!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


****, man, sure didnt seem like a BZ at the time! Danny and I recently met
again (he's a trooper in El Paso now) and we were able to joke about it....
but... still... :x lol

yfG

In message , David Lentz
writes
Joey Bishop wrote:
A Lt at the back of the platoon with a pistol, who was told to shoot those
who refused to jump. That'd be my standard :-)

Wrong role.
The Lieutenant is the first of out of the airplane. The top
sergeant is the guy at the end of the line with the big boot.

That's the way it works for infantry. The platoon commander is up front
leading the assault group and really hoping that his troops will follow
him.

The platoon _sergeant_ is either at the back of the assault group,
motivating men to follow their officer, or else with the fire-support
section (with the 51mm mortar and lots of automatic weapons) shooting
the assault group into the objective. In either case, a large part of
his job role is "being ready to jump into his commander's smoking
boots".

(British officer casualty rates for WW2: one in four. Other Ranks: one
in nine. Being in front, head up, shouting orders, gets you shot a
_lot_. Why did I try for it? Why was I so disappointed to be turned
down?)

--
When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.
W S Churchill

Paul J. Adam MainBoxatjrwlynch[dot]demon{dot}co(.)uk

In message , Joey Bishop
writes
"Gordon" wrote
mighty cool thing to say Art. Maybe someday I can.

Maybe not. Until then hold your duct-tape close.

Your mother was a hedgehog and your father smelled of elderberries.

Now go away, or I shall taunt you again.

--
When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.
W S Churchill

Paul J. Adam MainBoxatjrwlynch[dot]demon{dot}co(.)uk

In message , Mike Marron
writes
(ArtKramr) wrote:
Only meaningless junk to those who have none.

Dad generously handed his out to my brothers and me to
play with when he returned from 'Nam. We'd pin 'em on our
t-shirts, break off the delicate little parts or simply end up
losing 'em while horsing around outside with our young
playmates. In other words, they weren't "meaningless junk"
to my brothers and me who had none.

My grandfather left me his medals when he died.

Meant a lot to me. And he sure as hell earned his. (Polish Air Force,
then RAF, then Guinea Pig)

--
When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.
W S Churchill

Paul J. Adam MainBoxatjrwlynch[dot]demon{dot}co(.)uk