The FReeper Foxhole Remembers the Po Valley Campaign - Italy 1945 - Jan. 8th, 2004

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[Professional Engineer]

the 15th Army Group's main effort, Operation CRAFTSMAN,

I like the name. American ingenuity fixes a problem again.

[Professional Engineer]

Howdy ma'am

[snippy_about_it]

Howdy PE.

[Professional Engineer]

"I took charge of the horse."

So that's where the idea for Col. Sherman T. Potter comes from. Great story you have.

[SAMWolf]

Operation Craftsman - American ingenuity fixes a problem again.

Never thought of that one.

[Professional Engineer]

Attempts at wit free of charge.

[AnAmericanMother]

I never followed M.A.S.H. (we didn't have a TV at the time), so what's up with Col. Potter and the horse?

[SAMWolf]

Attempts at wit free of charge.

Yours are better than most of mine.

[SAMWolf]

If I remember correctly Col. Potter was an old Cavalry Officer and Radar gets him a horse from somewhere that the Colonel "adopts"

[Professional Engineer]

When he first reported to the unit, he had a saddle and other riding gear, but no horse. In the meantime a chopper pilot reported seeing an injured NK cavalry horse. Radar persuaded BJ and Hawkeye to become veterinarians, and together they rescued the horse.

Radar gave the horse to Col Potter, who promptly named her Sophie.

[Professional Engineer]

Thanks sir.

[SAMWolf]

You're more than welcome. I love the wit that the posters here show everyday.

[AnAmericanMother]

Thank you for the information! (Things I don't know because we didn't have a TV in my formative years . . . I still don't watch much.)

I must say that my dad has passed on his fondness for the ponies . . . and I can state from personal experience that the saddles, riding gear, etc. do tend to accumulate. I wound up having to build a "tack closet" to store all my stuff in the garage. But I don't complain about the amateur radio gear that is literally everywhere (not to mention 6 antennas in the back yard counting the 180m wire), and my DH doesn't complain about the horsie stuff!

I'm doing my best to pass it on, took my daughter on her first fox hunt last weekend, and now my son is all on fire to go too . . . :-D

[SAMWolf]

Growing up in Chicago I never had much chance to get into horses. I like the spirit they show though. My mom spent time on a farm when she was a kid and aquired a fondness for horses. Unfortunately, all the kids had were the stories she shared.

[Professional Engineer]

But I don't complain about the amateur radio gear that is literally everywhere (not to mention 6 antennas in the back yard counting the 180m wire), and my DH doesn't complain about the horsie stuff!

He He He

[AnAmericanMother]

. . . or, "Why We Can't Live In A Planned Community With Homeowners' Agreements." LOL!

Fortunately, our neighbors are all very tolerant and DH is careful never to be on the air with megawatts during big sports events . . .

The burglar alarm system unfortunately is perfectly tuned to 20 meters, and occasionally when he's working a 20m pileup at 3 a.m. I'm jarred from a sound sleep by the keypad on my side of the bed blaring "NOVEMBER 4 . . . YOU'RE FIVE BY NINE, GEORGIA!" Wow! That'll get your attention!

But he's very tolerant of the rest of the family riding although he's allergic to horses, and he not only welcomed my cats, he has welcomed their replacements over the years as they went to Kittie Heaven . . .

[Professional Engineer]

. . . or, "Why We Can't Live In A Planned Community With Homeowners' Agreements." LOL!

Ah HOA Nazis. I knowe them well. Mine aren't tooo bad.

"NOVEMBER 4 . . . YOU'RE FIVE BY NINE, GEORGIA!" Wow! That'll get your attention!

ROF(and rolling and rolling)LMAO

[AnAmericanMother]

It is Never Too Late to start riding. I know a lady that started doing dressage at age 68. I have started several of my friends as grownups.

Look around for a trainer who knows how to teach adult beginners. I would recommend starting with a combined training rider (like my trainer - too bad you're so far away!) because you will be more secure and stable riding with the "deep seat" that they use, but you'll still get to jump over stuff when you're ready! (I love jumping over stuff. So does my regular ride Gracie, real name Full of Grace. We were out last night taking our regular weekly lesson, and it was C-O-L-D cold! Gracie was complaining until she figured out that cantering and jumping warmed her up - then she didn't particularly want to stop . . . )

[colorado tanker]

I sure hope nobody congratulates those soldiers from the Screaming Eagles on a mission accomplished. We don't want to be "triumphalist" now do we? </sarcasm

[SAMWolf]

He sounds like a keeper. Better hang on to him.