The FReeper Foxhole Remembers Harold Campbell & the USS MISSOURI - (4/11/1945) - May 5th, 2004

humboldt.cox.net ^ | 4-28-2004 | B.J. REYES

[SAMWolf]

Nice replacement for wakeup coffee this morning. :-)

[Valin]

Flag-o-gram, special edition. Good morning gents.

HELLO!!!
It's nice to be reminded of what we're fighting for.

[Valin]

Navy carrier planes fly in formation over the U.S. and British fleets in Tokyo Bay during surrender ceremonies. USS Missouri (BB-63), where the ceremonies took place, is at left. USS Detroit (CL-8) is in the right distance. Aircraft include TBM, F6F, SB2C and F4U types.


The Dogs of War
Lessons of the 20th century.

By Victor Davis Hanson
November 6, 2001 8:20 a.m.
http://www.nationalreview.com/hanson/hanson110601.shtml
(snip)
"I would not wish to fight the United States — either militarily, politically, or culturally. For every threat, our history teaches us that Americans offer not just a rejoinder, but the specter of a devastating answer of a magnitude almost inconceivable to those now chanting and threatening in the streets of the Middle East. Do they have any idea of what sort of dangerous people we really are? Do they understand the history of the names of those ships now off their coasts, like the USS Peleliu or Enterprise, or the pedigree of the 82nd or 101st Airborne?"

[snippy_about_it]

Oh sure. The guys get the close-up. That's okay. I think I can see that soldier's mind from here. :-)

[snippy_about_it]

The collection included his father's handwritten journal, a letter opener made from the kamikaze debris and more than 200 pictures. Dan Campbell scanned some of the photos and sent them to Weidenbach on a CD.

This is great. I hope some of this gets published. I'll bet there are a lot of pictures and stories still put away in boxes we haven't heard yet about WWII.

[snippy_about_it]

Morning Aeronaut.

[snippy_about_it]

Glad that the Mighty Mo didn't fall prey to the scrap metal heap.

Amen for that. Too many of our ships saw that fate.

Good to see you Dave.

[snippy_about_it]

Good morning Gator Navy.

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks for the reminder and good morning.

[snippy_about_it]

That's pretty, thanks Mayor. We've got a mix of sun and clouds this morning.

[snippy_about_it]

Mornin' Gail. I'll take two. ;-)

[snippy_about_it]

Good morning feather. It's homemade regular coffee this morning with waffles. How 'bout you?

[snippy_about_it]

Good morning Valin.

[SAMWolf]

Do they understand the history of the names of those ships now off their coasts, like the USS Peleliu or Enterprise, or the pedigree of the 82nd or 101st Airborne?"

I find it a shame that many Americans don't know the history of those ships' names.

[Valin]

So far it is...but you never know when THEY will strike.

[Valin]

I just love that quote.
Back tonight.

[snippy_about_it]

"God was busy. He sent me."

...And in the heaven's you could hear him say Ooh-Rah!

[snippy_about_it]

I hope the West is agreeing with you, Snippy!

It is indeed! I hope your day is a good one. No more train wrecks.

[Soaring Feather]

Ummmm sounds good. I had coffee, Yogurt and apple sauce.

You are eating richer than me. :-)

[colorado tanker]

Great flag-o-gram! Is this the official flag of the bicyclespankentruppen?