The FReeper Foxhole Remembers Remarks at George C. Marshall Awards Dinner(10/27/2004)-Oct. 2, 2005

www.army.mil ^ | 10/27/2004 | SMA Kenneth O. Preston

[snippy_about_it]

She has previously managed to carry a 25 kilo bucket of water with her mouth, and also a bicycle.

Bicyclespankentruppen recruit?

[SAMWolf]

I'm no one special, just consider myself an American and appreciate it more than a lot of people do today.

I know what it cost those before us to start this Country and keep it Free, Snippy and I just wanted to share their stories with others.

[SAMWolf]

LOL! "Soldier" in this sense is the generic "American Military" ;-)

[snippy_about_it]

Good morning EGC.

[snippy_about_it]

Good morning Gail.

[snippy_about_it]

Thank you Mayor.

[SAMWolf]

1959 Rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" premieres on CBS

Sam Serling and his son, Rod

Rod Serling Was A Seasoned WWII Veteran And Was Awarded The Purple Heart

Joined the United States Army on January 16th, 1943

Was a paratrooper and served in the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Pacific theater

Was disappointed at being sent to the Pacific [Being Jewish, he wanted to fight the Germans instead]

Was wounded by a Japanese anti-aircraft artillery weapon while on the ground

The weapon was converted by the enemy for close quarters city fighting

Experienced ghastly and bizarre incidents during combat in WWII

Shot and killed a Japanese soldier who was standing on third base in a baseball stadium
The incident occurred at the Rizal Baseball Stadium in Manila, Philippines

Manila was the 2nd worst city, behind Warsaw, Poland, in all of WWII for civilian mortality

Removed thousands of pounds of dynamite from elaborate underground tunnels constructed by the Japanese

Saw his best friend decapitated by a food crate dropped on him from a U.S. resupply plane

Returned home from active duty January 13th, 1946 with the following decorations:

Purple Heart
Philippines Liberation Medal [w/battle star]
Asiatic Pacific Theater Medal [w/battle star]
American Campaign Medal
National Defense Medal
Overseas Service Bar

After WWII, he tested experimental parachutes for the U.S. Army at $500 per jump!

[Valin]

This side out.

[snippy_about_it]

This side out.

ooh, that would be good to know.

[snippy_about_it]

he tested experimental parachutes for the U.S. Army at $500 per jump!

Geez Louise. You'd have to pay me a million and I'd still have to think about it.

[E.G.C.]

Good morning, folks. Just got back from shopping. Took our black lab out to the lake. He had a great time.

[Professional Engineer]

Thanks for serving Bump!

[snippy_about_it]

I've got to get our yellow lab to behave better or find a deserted lake. LOL. I know he'd love it but at only 13 weeks old he just isn't taking to behaving yet.

[Professional Engineer]

1656 Connecticut colony bans Quakers

Oatmeal? We don't need no stinkin' oatmeal!

[snippy_about_it]

LOL. And all they were doing was sowing their oats.

[Professional Engineer]

1942 1st self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction demonstrated, Chicago

Ya' let folks put a pile of stuff on a tennis court, and see what happens? Gotta be Darksheare's fault.

[Professional Engineer]

I've been trying to read any of the markings, without luck.

[Professional Engineer]

Bicyclespankentruppen recruit?

Dunno, what're the military applications?

[Professional Engineer]

LOL

[Valin]

Gotta be Darksheare's fault.


Well?
/troublemaking :-)