An Officer.......

An officer never complains.
An officer never explains.
And an officer never allows himself to be put on the defensive.


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

Officers in today's military, have a real education now.

"ArtKramr" wrote

An officer never complains.
An officer never explains.
And an officer never allows himself to be put on the defensive.

"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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An officer never complains.

So we can assume you won't be voting for Kerry, who was still on the roles
as a reserve officer when he did all of his complaining.

An officer never explains.

Ridiculous. Check out the difference between task-based orders and
mission-based orders; no modern officer worth his salt would deny the value
of the "commander's intent" statement and its explanation of the underlying
philosophy of successfully concluding the operation.

And an officer never allows himself to be put on the defensive.

What in the hell is *that* supposed to mean?

Brooks



Arthur Kramer

I remember eading this one Art;
"There are old pilots,
and there are bold pilots;
but there are NO old, bold pilots".
I'll bet you've seen this one before eh?!
"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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An officer never complains.
An officer never explains.
And an officer never allows himself to be put on the defensive.


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

ArtKramr wrote:

An officer never complains.
An officer never explains.
And an officer never allows himself to be put on the defensive.


Sounds like something from the Soviet Army

Dave

"Dave Holford" wrote in message
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ArtKramr wrote:

An officer never complains.
An officer never explains.
And an officer never allows himself to be put on the defensive.


Sounds like something from the Soviet Army

You have a good point there.

Brooks


Dave

From: (ArtKramr)
Date: 2/22/04 2:22 PM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id:

An officer never complains.
An officer never explains.
And an officer never allows himself to be put on the defensive.
Arthur Kramer

Of course, there are exceptions to every rule: Those Nazis at Nuremberg had a
little explaining to do. And they probably would have had a few complaints
about the short ropes that they were hung on....if they could have choked out a
few last words. And most of the officers on the Eastern Front were on the
defensive ever since Stalingrad.
Dave

Art, did you know Al Briggs in the 344th? I am wondering if he is still with
us or not. We had a conversation once about a "Flak Hotel" and he gave me some
photos of the place - he said his crew was sent there for a short rest after a
particularly difficult mission but never gave me any details. Wondering if you
are in contact with him?

v/r
Gordon
====(A+C====
USN SAR

Donate your memories - write a note on the back and send your old photos to a
reputable museum, don't take them with you when you're gone.

Subject: An Officer.......
From: nt (Krztalizer)
Date: 2/22/04 7:46 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

Art, did you know Al Briggs in the 344th? I am wondering if he is still with
us or not. We had a conversation once about a "Flak Hotel" and he gave me
some
photos of the place - he said his crew was sent there for a short rest after
a
particularly difficult mission but never gave me any details. Wondering if
you
are in contact with him?

v/r
Gordon
====(A+C====
USN SAR

The name does have a very familiar ring. First I will check the casualty
list.If he isn't on it I will then go to the Membership list of the 344th Bomb
Group association. If he's not on it I'll cal the headquarters of the 344th
and make inquiries there.. BTW, do you know what squadron he was in or who he
flew with? Was it the flak hotel in Stansted, Pontoise or Florennes? That info
can be useful. At any rate I'll get back to you as soon as I know anything We
must never forget absent friends. I get nervous when somone aske me a question
about a familiar name that I can't quite place. I am always afraid I'll find
it one the casualty list. So I look there last. (sigh)



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

Subject: An Officer.......
From: nt (Krztalizer)
Date: 2/22/04 7:46 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

Art, did you know Al Briggs in the 344th? I am wondering if he is still with
us or not. We had a conversation once about a "Flak Hotel" and he gave me
some
photos of the place - he said his crew was sent there for a short rest after
a
particularly difficult mission but never gave me any details. Wondering if
you
are in contact with him?

v/r
Gordon
====(A+C====
USN SAR


BINGO. Got a hit. There is an I.E. Biggs listed (496 squadron) of Silbee
Texas. Now I gota check where and how he is now. Get back to you. I dont want
post his address but if you want it lemme know and I will e-mail it to you.




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