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The FReeper Foxhole Profiles Combat Medic SP4 Donald W. Evans, Jr. - March 5th, 2004
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Posted on 03/05/2004 4:19:52 AM PST by snippy_about_it



Lord,

Keep our Troops forever in Your care

Give them victory over the enemy...

Grant them a safe and swift return...

Bless those who mourn the lost.
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for all those serving their country at this time.



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Actions at Operation Cedar Falls



OPERATION CEDAR FALLS was an encirclement of the IRON TRIANGLE, North of Saigon. It was determined that the area should be neutralized before another venture into War Zone C. To accomplish this, it was decided to completely depopulate the Iron Triangle area and turn it into a Free Fire Zone. In particular, MACV was determined to destroy the village of Ben Suc, long a VC stronghold north of the Hobo Woods. After the village was secured, a captured VC platoon leader confirmed that no less than 4 companies operated out of the village. The village also had an extensive underground tunnel complex. The entire population of the village was evacuated, the tunnels filled with acetylene, and detonated, collapsing the network. All structures above ground were also leveled. Ben Suc was given up to the surrounding jungle and remained so for the duration of the war.




The 3rd Brigade of the 4th Division served as a support and diversionary force, working out of Dau Tieng during most of this campaign. Its mission was to fan out in company size formations and generally confuse the enemy into thinking a new probe into War Zone C was imminent. This allowed the units in the south to move without compromising their real intention.

During this campaign, on January 27, at an action that occurred near Tri Tam, A company, 2/12 of the Third Brigade stumbled into a reinforced bunker complex. The lead point man was immediately put down by small arms fire and a ferocious battle ensued.



Spec 4 Donald Evans Jr., a Company Medic, braved enemy fire to administer life saving treatment to two downed soldiers, dragging a third to safety through a savage hail storm of enemy fire. Returning to treat additional fallen comrades, he was wounded by grenade fragments himself. In spite of his painful injuries he successfully evacuated another fallen comrade. Told to report to the rear, he refused and successfully moved another wounded person across another dangerous open area. He once more returned to the hostilities, where finally he was felled by small arms fire. Donald had made the supreme sacrifice and was awarded the first Medal Of Honor, posthumously, that the 4th Division earned in Vietnam.



CEDAR FALLS succeeded in killing over 700 insurgents, seizing 200 prisoners and 500 ralliers , making it the first operation in III Corps during which the enemy who surrendered equaled the number killed. Evacuating the Iron Triangle resulted in 5, 987 refugees who were relocated to Phu Cuong. Eventually, after 5 long months, they were moved to a government resettlement area ten kilometers to the south. The entire Iron Triangle now was vacant of civilians. Enemy equipment losses totaled 23 crew served weapons, 590 individual weapons, and over 2800 explosives such as mines, grenades, etc., 60,000 rounds of small arms ammunition and 7500 uniforms.



SP4 Donald Evans was a member of Alpha Company, 2d Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment (A/2/12), which was part of the 3d Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division. 3d Brigade/4th ID embarked at Seattle, Washington, on the troop ship General Nelson M. Walker in September 1966. After a stop in Okinawa, the ship arrived at Vung Tau on 8 October 1966, and the troops went ashore in landing craft.



The brigade was assigned to III Corps Region in the 25th ID Area of Operations, just north of Saigon. The rest of 4th ID was at Pleiku in the Central Highlands.



On Tuesday, 1 November 1966, A/2/12 was in Saigon and marched in the National Day Parade, the commemoration of the establishment of the Republic of South Vietnam. Here is a picture of Alpha Company after the parade, which shows LT Allyn Palmer and guidon bearer PFC Larry Savage leading the company back to the assembly area.

In January 1967, 3d Brigade/4th ID was involved in Operation Cedar Falls. It served as a support and diversionary force working out of Dau Tieng, while the 1st and 25th Infantry Divisions performed a Search and Destroy Mission in the Iron Triangle to the south. Operation Cedar Falls officially ended on 26 January 1967, but A/2/12 encountered a Viet Cong strong point north of Dau Tieng the next day.



On Friday, 27 January 1967, SP4 Donald W. Evans, Jr., MOS 91B20, was killed in action while giving aid to wounded soldiers under fire. This occurred north of the Michelin rubber plantation at Dau Tieng, in the Tri Tam District of Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam. Specialist Evans was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Here is his Medal of Honor Citation:

"For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty.

He left his position of relative safety with his platoon which had not yet been committed to the battle to answer the calls for medical aid from the wounded men of another platoon which was heavily engaged with the enemy force. Dashing across 100 meters of open area through a withering hail of enemy fire and exploding grenades, he administered lifesaving treatment to 1 individual and continued to expose himself to the deadly enemy fire as he moved to treat each of the other wounded men and to offer them encouragement. Realizing that the wounds of 1 man required immediate attention, Sp4c. Evans dragged the injured soldier back across the dangerous fire-swept area, to a secure position from which he could be further evacuated. Miraculously escaping the enemy fusillade, Sp4c. Evans returned to the forward location. As he continued the treatment of the wounded, he was struck by fragments from an enemy grenade.

Despite his serious and painful injury he succeeded in evacuating another wounded comrade, rejoined his platoon as it was committed to battle and was soon treating other wounded soldiers. As he evacuated another wounded man across the fire covered field, he was severely wounded. Continuing to refuse medical attention and ignoring advice to remain behind, he managed with his waning strength to move yet another wounded comrade across the dangerous open area to safety. Disregarding his painful wounds and seriously weakened from profuse bleeding, he continued his lifesaving medical aid and was killed while treating another wounded comrade. Sp4c. Evan's extraordinary valor, dedication and indomitable spirit saved the lives of several of his fellow soldiers, served as an inspiration to the men of his company, were instrumental in the success of their mission, and reflect great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of his country."


Secretary of the Army Stanley R. Resor presented the Congressional Medal of Honor to Donald's wife and parents at a special ceremony at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., on 4 June 1968. The Republic of South Vietnam also awarded him the Military Merit Medal and the Gallantry Cross with Palm.



Donald was survived by his wife, Bonnie Jean Evans, his parents, Donald and Elsie Evans, and his brothers Richard and Harvey. His father died in 1974. His mother died on Thursday, 28 June 2001, at the age of 88. Donald is buried next to his father in Oakdale Memorial Park, Glendora, California.


Combat Medic Memorial AMEDD Museum Ft. Sam Houston, Texas


On Thursday, 5 June 1986, Evans U.S. Army Hospital was dedicated to the memory of Specialist Fourth Class Donald Ward Evans, Jr, Soldier - Medic. Like all medics, he was known as 'Doc' to his friends. His name is inscribed on Panel 14E, Line 85, of the Vietnam War Memorial.

Paul M. Webber, M.D.
August 2001





Donald came from Covina, California. Covina is located twenty miles east of Los Angeles. Thirty miles to the west of his home was Riverside International Raceway. The raceway was a hotbed of racing in the 60's and 70's. Nascar raced there as did the Can-Am and Trans Am series. Donald spoke fondly of days racing at that track and vowed to return there someday.

He was twenty one when he was inducted into the Army and after basic training he was selected to be trained as a Medical Aidman. After his training he was attached to A/2/12 of the 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division while the unit was still training at Fort Lewis Washington. Just before the unit shipped overseas he got married to the love of his life, Bonnie.



He arrived in Vietnam in mid October, 1966 and the unit did not engage the enemy in any high intensity action until January 27th, 1967. On that day, while it was sweeping an area in Bihn Duong Province, in the Iron Triangle, the Company came up on an enemy bunker complex. As a result of Donald's heroic actions during this engagement he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. He was the first 4th Infantry Division soldier to receive the CMH in Vietnam. Doc Evans was sorely missed by his Brothers in the Company. All who came to know Donald understood Doc's unselfish nature and putting other people's safety above his own.

For thirty years most of the men from the Company were unaware of his honor as a CMH recipient. It was not the only honor that was accorded the man. A base camp was named after him near Pleiku, called Camp Evans. The highest honor occurred stateside in 1986 when Evans Medical Center was named after him at Fort Carson, Colorado



It was recently discovered that in addition to Evans Medical Center, Donald was also honored with the naming of an auditorium in Fort Sam Houston, where Donald trained to be a medic before he joined us in A/2/12. The building was originally dedicated as Evans Theatre in 1972. It was renovated in 1997 and is now used as auditorium, where graduation exercises for new Medics are held . Donald's brother, Richard attended both dedications, along with Donald's nieces, nephews and of course his Mom.



There is still one more Honor bestowed on Donald Evans. A hospital in Okinawa, Japan was also named after him. Ironically, Okinawa was the only stop that Donald and the rest of the original deployment made on their way to Vietnam in September, 1966. Our ship was refueled there and we were allowed to leave the ship and do PT on the dock.

Elsie Evans, Donald's mom dedicated her life to the disadvantaged veterans of her community working as a veteran's advocate. She passed on in May, 2001 . Donald's wife, Bonnie never remarried after the loss of Donald.


This photo of the presentation of the Congressional Medal Of Honor to Bonnie Evans, Donald's wife, and his Mom and Dad was acquired through the courtesy of Charles G. Langham.

Charles was a staff officer in the Army Surgeon General's Office and had their 1968 Annual Report where on page 87 this photo was included.




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To: The Mayor
Heh heh glad you liked it.
41 posted on 03/05/2004 7:47:57 AM PST by Professional Engineer (I used to wear an IT hat. I got tired of the tinfoil attracting lightning strikes.)
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To: GailA

 

 

SENATOR KERRY FOUGHT TO SLASH INTELLIGENCE FUNDING BY AT LEAST $2.5 BILLION

1995: Proposed Bill Cutting $1.5 Billion From Intelligence Budget. Kerry
introduced a bill that would “reduce the Intelligence budget by $300 million in
each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.” There were no
cosponsors of Kerry’s bill, which never made it to the floor for a vote.
(S.1290, Introduced 9/29/95)

1995: Voted To Slash FBI Funding By $80 Million.

(H.R. 2076, CQ Vote #480:
Adopted 49-41: R 9-40; D 40-1, 9/29/95, Kerry Voted Yea)

1994: Proposed Bill To Gut $1 Billion From Intelligence And Freeze Spending For
Two Major Intelligence Programs.
Kerry proposed a bill cutting $1 billion from
the budgets of the National Foreign Intelligence Program and from Tactical
Intelligence, and freezing their budgets.

The bill did not make it to a vote,but the language was later submitted (and defeated – see below) as S. Amdt. 1452 to H.R. 3759.
(S. 1826, Introduced 2/3/94)

1997: Kerry Questioned Growth Of Intelligence Community After Cold War. “Now
that that [Cold War] struggle is over, why is it that our vast intelligence
apparatus continues to grow even as Government resources for new and essential
priorities fall far short of what is necessary?

…” (Senator John Kerry Agreeing
That Critic's Concerns Be Addressed, Congressional Record, 5/1/97, p. S3891)

When His Bill Stalled In Committee, Kerry Proposed $1 Billion Cut As
Amendment Instead.
Kerry proposed cutting $1 billion from the National Foreign
Intelligence Program and Tactical Intelligence budgets, and freezing their
budgets.
The amendment was defeated, with even Graham, Lieberman and Braun
voting against Kerry.
(Amdt.. To H.R. 3759, CQ Vote #39:
Rejected 20-75: R 3-37; D 17-38, 2/10/94, Kerry Voted Yea;
Graham, Lieberman And Braun Voted Nay)
 

After all the above, he has the nerve to say this, after 9/11

12 Days After 9/11: Kerry Questioned Quality Of Intelligence.
“And the tragedy
is, at the moment, that the single most important weapon for the United States
of America is intelligence. … And we are weakest, frankly, in that particular
area. So it’s going to take us time to be able to build up here to do this
properly.”
(CBS’s “Face The Nation,” 9/23/01)

SEN. KERRY’S DEFENSE STRATEGY: CUT CRITICAL WEAPONS SYSTEMS

In 1996, Introduced Bill To Slash Defense Department Funding By $6.5 Billion.
Kerry’s bill had no co-sponsors and never came to a floor vote.
S. 1580, Introduced 2/29/96;

In 1995, Voted To Freeze Defense Spending For 7 Years, Slashing Over $34 Billion
From Defense. Only 27 other Senators voted with Kerry.

Fiscal 1996 Budget Resolution – Defense Freeze. “Harkin, D-Iowa,
amendment to freeze defense spending for the next seven years and transfer the
$34.8 billion in savings to education and job training.”

S. Con. Res. 13, CQ Vote #181:
Rejected 28-71: R 2-51; D 26-20, 5/24/95, Kerry Voted Yea

In 1993, Introduced Plan To Cut Numerous Defense Programs, Including:

 Cut the number of Navy submarines and their crews
 Reduce the number of light infantry units in the Army down to one
 Reduce tactical fighter wings in the Air Force
 Terminate the Navy’s coastal mine-hunting ship program
 Force the retirement of no less than 60,000 members of the Armed Forces in one year.
S.1163, Introduced 6/24/93

Has Voted Repeatedly To Cut Defense Spending, Including:

 In 1993, Voted Against Increased Defense Spending For Military Pay
Raise. Kerry voted to kill an increase in military pay over five years.

S. Con.Res. 18, CQ Vote #73:
Motion Agreed To 55-42: R 2-39; D 53-3, 3/24/93, Kerry Voted Yea

 In 1992, Voted To Cut $6 Billion From Defense. Republicans and Democrats
successfully blocked the attempt to cut defense spending.

S.Con. Res. 106, CQ Vote #73:
Motion Agreed To 53-40: R 38-1; D 15-39, 4/9/92, Kerry Voted Nay

 In 1991, Voted To Slash Over $3 Billion From Defense, Shift Money To
Social Programs. Only 27 Senators joined Kerry in voting for the defense cut.

H.R. 2707, CQ Vote #182:
Motion Rejected 28-69: R 3-39; D 25-30, 9/10/91, Kerry Voted Yea

 In 1991, Voted To Cut Defense Spending By 2%. Only 21 other Senators voted with Kerry, and the defense cut was defeated.

S. Con. Res. 29, CQ Vote #49:
Motion Rejected 22-73: R 1-39; D 21-34, 4/25/91, Kerry Voted Yea

Has Voted Repeatedly To Cut Or Eliminate Funding For B-2 Stealth Bomber.

H.R. 3072, CQ Vote #203:
Rejected 29-71: R 2-43; D 27-28, 9/26/89, Kerry Voted Yea;

H.R. 3072, CQ Vote #310:
Rejected 29-68: R 3-41; D 26-27, 11/18/89, Kerry Voted Yea;

S. 2884, CQ Vote #208:
Rejected 43-56: R 8-36; D 35-20, 8/2/90, Kerry Voted Yea;

S. 2884, CQ Vote #209:
Rejected 45-53: R 9-34; D 36-19, 8/2/90, Kerry Voted Yea;

S. 1507, CQ Vote #174:
Rejected 42-57: R 7-36; D 35-21, 8/1/91, Kerry Voted Yea;

H.R. 2521, CQ Vote #206:
Motion Agreed To 51-48: R 36-7; D 15-41, 9/25/91, Kerry Voted Nay;

S. 2403, CQ Vote #85:
Adopted 61-38: R 7-36; D 54-2, 5/6/92, Kerry Voted Yea;

S. 3114, CQ Vote #216:
Rejected 45-53: R 8-35; D 37-18, 9/18/92, Kerry Voted Yea;

S. 2182, CQ Vote #179:
Rejected 45-55: R 8-36; D 37-19, 7/1/94, Kerry Voted Yea

Has Voted Repeatedly Against Missile Defense.

S. 1507, CQ Vote #171:
Motion Agreed To 60-38: R 40-3; D 20-35, 8/1/91, Kerry Voted Nay;

S. 1507, CQ Vote #173:
Rejected 46-52: R 5-38; D 41-14, 8/1/91, Kerry Voted Yea;

H.R. 2521, CQ Vote #207:
Motion Agreed To 50-49: R 38-5; D 12-44, 9/25/91, Kerry Voted Nay;

S.2403, CQ Vote #85:
Adopted 61-38: R 7-36; D 54-2, 5/6/92, Kerry Voted Yea;

S.3114, CQ Vote #182:
Rejected 43-49: R 34-5; D 9-44, 8/7/92, Kerry Voted Nay;

S.3114, CQ Vote #214:
Rejected 48-50: R 5-38; D 43-12, 9/17/92, Kerry Voted Yea;

S. 3114, CQ Vote #215:
Adopted 52-46: R 39-4; D 13-42, 9/17/92, Kerry Voted Nay;

S. 1298, CQ Vote #251:
Adopted 50-48: R 6-36; D 44-12, 10/9/93, Kerry Voted Yea;

S. Con. Res. 63, CQ Vote #64:
Rejected 40-59: R 2-42; D 38-17, 3/22/94, Kerry Voted Yea;

S. 1026, CQ Vote #354:
Motion Agreed To 51-48: R 47-6; D 4-42, 8/3/95, Kerry Voted Nay;

S. 1087, CQ Vote #384:
Rejected 45-54: R 5-49; D 40-5, 8/10/95, Kerry Voted Yea;

S. 1745, CQ Vote #160:
Rejected 44-53: R 4-49; D 40-4, 6/19/96, Kerry Voted Yea;

S. 1507, CQ Vote #168:
Rejected 39-60: R 4-39; D 35-21, 7/31/91, Kerry Voted Yea;

S. 1507, CQ Vote #172:
Motion Agreed To 64-34: R 39-4; D 25-30, 8/1/91, Kerry Voted Nay;

S. 1873, CQ Vote #131:
Rejected 59-41: R 55-0; D 4-41; I 0-0, 5/13/98, Kerry Voted Nay;

S. 1873, CQ Vote #262:
Rejected 59-41: R 55-0; D 4-41, 9/9/98, Kerry Voted Nay;

S 1635, CQ Vote #157:
Rejected 53-46: R 52-0; D 1-46, 6/4/96, Kerry Voted Nay;

S. 2549, CQ Vote #178:
Motion Agreed To 52-48: R 52-3; D 0-45, 7/13/00, Kerry Voted Nay

KERRY OPPOSED WEAPONS CRITICAL TO RECENT MILITARY SUCCESSES

Running For Senate In 1984, Kerry Promised Massive Defense Cuts. “Kerry in 1984
said he would have voted to cancel … the B-1 bomber, B-2 stealth bomber, AH-64
Apache helicopter, Patriot missile, the F-15, F-14A and F-14D jets, the AV-8B
Harrier jet, the Aegis air-defense cruiser, and the Trident missile system. He
also advocated reductions in many other systems, such as the M1 Abrams tank, the
Bradley Fighting Vehicle, the Tomahawk cruise missile, and the F-16 jet.”
(Brian C. Mooney, “Taking One Prize, Then A Bigger One,” The Boston Globe, 6/19/03)

Weapons Kerry Sought To Phase Out Were Vital In Iraq. “[K]erry supported
cancellation of a host of weapons systems that have become the basis of US
military might -- the high-tech munitions and delivery systems on display to the
world as they leveled the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein in a matter of weeks.”
(Brian C. Mooney, “Taking One Prize, Then A Bigger One,” The Boston Globe,
6/19/03)

 F-16 Fighting Falcons. “The Air Force would also play an important role
in strikes against high-ranking officials of the Ba’ath regime. On April 4, two
Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons dropped laser-guided munitions on the house of
Ali Hassan al-Majid, a.k.a. ‘Chemical Ali,’ in Basra.”
(Abraham Genauer,“Technology And Volume Of Sorties Overwhelmed The Iraqis’ Defenses,” The Hill, 5/21/03)

 B-1Bs B-2As F-15 And F-16s. “On the night of March 21 alone, the first
of ‘shock and awe,’ coalition air forces flew nearly 2,000 missions. … Involved
were Air Force B-1B Lancers, B-2A Spirits, … F-15E Strike Eagles and F-16
Fighting Falcons…”
(Abraham Genauer, “Technology And Volume Of Sorties Overwhelmed The Iraqis’ Defenses,” The Hill, 5/21/03)

 M1 Abrams. “‘[M1 Abrams] tanks were the sledgehammer in this war,’ added
Pat Garrett, an associate analyst with GlobalSecurity.org. ‘The tank was the
tool that allowed [the ground forces] to progress as fast as they did.’”
(Patrick O’Connor, “Revolutionary Tank Tactics Alter Iraqi Conflict, Future Of Urban Warfare,” The Hill, 5/21/03)

 Patriot Missile. “U.S. Central Command says the Patriots … have improved
to the point where they intercepted nine of the Iraqis’ short-range al-Samoud 2
and Ababil-100 missiles in this conflict.”
(Andrea Stone, “Patriot Missile: Friend Or Foe To Allied Troops?” USA Today, 4/15/03)

 AH-64 Apache Helicopter. “Recently, Apaches in Afghanistan achieved
success directly supporting ground troops. … Whether in shaping the battle in a
combined arms Warfighter-type fight where intelligence of the enemy is known, or
by conducting close combat attacks in direct support of a ground commander, the
Longbow Apache provides significantly increased flexibility and firepower for
U.S. Army forces …”
(Maj. David J. Rude and Lt. Col. Daniel E. Williams, “The ‘Warfighter Mindset’ and the War in Iraq,” Army Magazine, 7/03)

 Tomahawk Cruise Missile. “The first operational use [of Tomahawk cruise
missiles] was in Operation Desert Storm, 1991, with immense success. The missile
has since been used successfully in several other conflicts … include[ing]
Bosnia … in 1995 and in Iraq again … in 1996 … [and in] strikes against training
camps run by Osama Bin Laden’s al-Qaeda network in Afghanistan in 1998. Cruise
missiles were also fired during the air campaign over Kosovo in 1999.”
(Vivek Rai, “Cruise Missiles, By Air And Sea,” MSNBC.com, Accessed 7/17/03)

 Aegis Air-Defense Cruiser. “During Operation Iraqi Freedom, [the Aegis
cruiser] Bunker Hill … was one of the first warships to conduct Tomahawk strikes
against leadership targets in Iraq. The ship launched a total of 31 missiles
during the war. Its embarked … helicopter detachment … supported the rescue of
United Nations workers being forcibly removed from oil platforms in the Northern
Arabian Gulf and provided medical evacuations from the Iraqi city of Umm Qasr.”
(S.A. Thornbloom, “USS Bunker Hill Makes Revolutionary Return,” NavyDispatch.com, Accessed 7/17/03)

During 1980s, Kerry And Michael Dukakis Joined Forces With Liberal Group
Dedicated To Slashing Defense. Kerry sat on the board of “Jobs With Peace
Campaign,” which sought to “develop public support for cutting the defense budget…”
(“Pentagon Demonstrators Call For Home-Building, Not Bombs,” The Associated Press, 6/3/88)

Running For Congress In 1972, Kerry Promised To Cut Defense Spending. “On what
he’ll do if he’s elected to Congress, Kerry said he would ‘bring a different
kind of message to the president.’ He said he would vote against military
appropriations.”
(“Candidate’s For Congress Capture Campus In Andover,” Lawrence [MA] Eagle-Tribune, 4/21/72)
 


42 posted on 03/05/2004 7:48:06 AM PST by SAMWolf (Wedding: A funeral where you get to smell your own flowers.)
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To: SAMWolf
I can only imagine.
43 posted on 03/05/2004 7:48:31 AM PST by Professional Engineer (I used to wear an IT hat. I got tired of the tinfoil attracting lightning strikes.)
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To: snippy_about_it
"Hey Doc!" -words always said when the medic walks by.
44 posted on 03/05/2004 7:48:51 AM PST by Darksheare (Fortune for today: No, I don't think it's terrible to tell mimes to be quiet.)
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To: Professional Engineer

Great plane.

45 posted on 03/05/2004 7:49:58 AM PST by SAMWolf (Wedding: A funeral where you get to smell your own flowers.)
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To: Professional Engineer
LOL! Bet he needed a clean pair of shorts after that.
46 posted on 03/05/2004 7:52:00 AM PST by SAMWolf (Wedding: A funeral where you get to smell your own flowers.)
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To: Darksheare
Morning Darksheare.
47 posted on 03/05/2004 7:53:00 AM PST by SAMWolf (Wedding: A funeral where you get to smell your own flowers.)
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To: Johnny Gage
Look at the bright side, you won't be seeing any of those 10,000,000,000 mosquitoes today. :-)
48 posted on 03/05/2004 7:54:14 AM PST by SAMWolf (Wedding: A funeral where you get to smell your own flowers.)
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To: SAMWolf
Morning.
In his younger pics, Specialist Evans looked like a guy I knew by the name of Jenson.
Jenson was one of two people who trained me up on some of my tasks in Artillery.
49 posted on 03/05/2004 7:54:33 AM PST by Darksheare (Fortune for today: No, I don't think it's terrible to tell mimes to be quiet.)
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To: Darksheare
Sp/4 Evans has that "Any American" look. He reminds me some of a Sp/4 Filitsky who was in my squad when I was in Germany.
50 posted on 03/05/2004 7:58:34 AM PST by SAMWolf (Wedding: A funeral where you get to smell your own flowers.)
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To: SAMWolf
ROFL I bet he did!
51 posted on 03/05/2004 8:00:49 AM PST by Professional Engineer (I used to wear an IT hat. I got tired of the tinfoil attracting lightning strikes.)
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To: Professional Engineer
Actually, As long as I knew it was coming I think it'd be cool.
52 posted on 03/05/2004 8:03:48 AM PST by SAMWolf (Wedding: A funeral where you get to smell your own flowers.)
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To: Professional Engineer
This place sucks.

Well gee other than it being hot humid full of poisonous critter dirty smelly with a large number of people who want to kill you. What was wrong with it?

From what I understand there is a growing tourist industry there catering to ex vets.
53 posted on 03/05/2004 8:12:18 AM PST by Valin (America is the land mine between barbarism and civilization.)
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To: SAMWolf
Bookmark. Thanks.
54 posted on 03/05/2004 8:15:33 AM PST by Valin (America is the land mine between barbarism and civilization.)
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To: Valin
From what I understand there is a growing tourist industry there catering to ex vets.

I've read this as well. I don't know if I could go back if it'd been me there.

55 posted on 03/05/2004 8:32:34 AM PST by Professional Engineer (I used to wear an IT hat. I got tired of the tinfoil attracting lightning strikes.)
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To: Valin
This is one ex-vet who has no desire to go back.
56 posted on 03/05/2004 8:45:51 AM PST by SAMWolf (Wedding: A funeral where you get to smell your own flowers.)
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To: Valin; GailA
I couldn't remember what thread I originally posted it on so it was easier to repost it here.
57 posted on 03/05/2004 8:46:38 AM PST by SAMWolf (Wedding: A funeral where you get to smell your own flowers.)
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To: StarCMC
ping
58 posted on 03/05/2004 8:49:18 AM PST by Valin (America is the land mine between barbarism and civilization.)
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To: snippy_about_it; Valin
Thank you for the ping Valin!

Snippy, this is an outstanding post! Thank God there have been heroes in our country willing to give all! They are truly our finest!!

(Typing thru watery eyes)
59 posted on 03/05/2004 9:06:12 AM PST by StarCMC (God protect the 969th in Iraq and their Captain, my brother...God protect them all!)
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To: SAMWolf
This is one ex-vet who has no desire to go back.

I can't blame you there!

60 posted on 03/05/2004 9:13:09 AM PST by snippy_about_it (Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
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