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Posted on 05/22/2004 12:03:23 AM PDT by snippy_about_it
The Regular Army and Reserves are too small. We have been keeping a very small standing Army for quite a while. The Guard now makes up around half of our Military. AFAIK, this has been the "plan" for quite a while.
Good Morning Mayor.
My apologies people - its because dumbsh** me put the wrong link in. It should be .htm and not .com - http://www.gimemories.com/usallvet.htm and I just double-checked it and they work.
Hi Ya Sam
Because I'm a USAF retiree and I'm old as dirt, would you allow me to go just ever so slightly off subject? Dang, the last time I wore Air Force blue was 1 July 1979. Well, enough of that for the moment. One of my passions since I retired and had more time and free brain cell space to study it, has been the Constitution and our rapidly eroding rights. I put out a Monday through Friday newsletter across the country called 'Liberty Watch' which is not composed of commentary by me or any feedback - simply links to legitimate news articles of the day that people should be aware of. Education means being forewarned. Of course I do nothing for cash, just for the love of this grand republic. If you are interested, please send an e-mail to millennium@mail2webmaster.com , 'Liberty Watch' in the subject line and your state or country in the body of the message. That fact is used for tally purposes only and not tied to the e-mail addresses. I'm trying to reach a goal of 1,000 'patriotic' people in every state who are interested in the cause of Liberte' and are willing to light a fire under the arses of professional politicans, no matter what governmental level.
Even if you weren't old as dirt you're welcome to go off subject anytime you like here. We do it all the time. :-)
Thanks Hardhead. I've messed up links before.
Sam
My son is doing a project for school and needs some info on
Democracy in Japan, or Japan after the war. I did a search
and not much came up, any ideas.
Go to your library and borrow a copy of "American Caesar," a book about MacArthur's establishment of democracy in Japan. That book will no doubt have reference pages that will be of value to your young scholar. My high school US History book contained a political cartoon from that period depicting MacArthur as a baseball coach standing behind a Japanese batter and to the side of the Japanese catcher. The caption read "The object of the game is to hit the ball, not the players." If he could scan that cartoon into his project it would add value.
You're hired! LOL. The problem is we have to do this for free. :-)
Thanks feather. Very cool!
I'm in.
Good evening to you Darksheare.
great info, Thank You!
You can view the abstracts of each chapter for free
These may provide some info other wise like KiloWhiskey said "American Ceasar" is an excellent resource.
Hey Darksheare. I've been AWOL, Helping my son replace his readiator and going through "U-Pull-it" lots for parts.
Evening.
Sam, radiator replacement?
*shudder*
Had to do that twice myself.
Don't like it, won't do it if I don't have to.
Remember this one?
The SS Columbia Eagle incident occurred during the Vietnam War when sailors aboard an American merchant ship mutinied and hijacked the ship to Cambodia.
Two American merchant marine sailors, Clyde McKay and Alvin Glatkowski, using guns they had smuggled aboard, seized control of their ship, SS Columbia Eagle, in the first armed mutiny aboard an American ship in 150 years. The ship was carrying napalm to the US Air Force bases in Thailand for use in the Vietnam War.
The mutineers claimed that there was a live bomb on board the ship, and forced the captain to order 24 of the crewmen to abandon ship in the lifeboats. The ship's cargo, 3500 500-pound bombs and 1225 750-pound bombs, gave this threat credibility.
The merchant ship Rappahanock picked up the lifeboats and crew members and broadcast the news of the mutiny. The amphibious transport dock USS Denver was diverted to intercept Columbia Eagle.
With only 13 crewmen remaining onboard besides themselves, the mutineers sailed into Cambodian waters, where they assumed they would be welcomed as heroes. They anchored within the 12-mile territorial limit claimed by Cambodia on the afternoon of 15 March. Denver anchored 15.6 miles from the coast in the Gulf of Thailand, remaining outside Cambodian waters. The US Coast Guard cutter Mellon joined shortly thereafter with Commander, Amphibious Squadron Seven, as senior officer present. Two CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters landed on Denver from bases in Vietnam to assist in visual surveillance. Meanwhile, the mutineers had turned the ship over to Prince Norodom Sihanouk government, declared themselves anti-war revolutionaries, and were granted asylum.
On 17 March, the helicopters were detached and Denver, with Commander, Amphibious Squadron Seven, departed for Singapore , passing on-scene command to Mellon.
On 18 March at 0636 Denver reversed her course; Prince Sihanouk had been deposed by a coup led by the pro-Western Sirik Matak and Lon Nol. If the Cambodians could be persuaded to release Columbia Eagle, Denver's flight deck could help the rescued crew members rejoin their ship. The coup was unfortunate for McKay and Glatkowski; they had hoped to find asylum in a Communist country; instead, they became prisoners of the Phnom Penh. At 2359 on 18 March, Denver anchored in the Gulf of Siam 17.0 miles from the coast of Cambodia.
Sihanouk, now in exile, charged that the CIA had masterminded the mutiny to deliver weapons to Lon Nol. Both the mutineers and U.S. officials denied his charges, but the damage was done; no Communist forces would shelter them now that the suspicion that they were CIA stooges had been created.
When it became clear that Columbia Eagle's release was not imminent, Denver was detached to proceed to Da Nang.
Almost three weeks elapsed before Columbia Eagle was allowed to leave. She was taken to Subic Bay where her crew was reunited and her cargo was delivered to Thailand by another vessel.
After months of imprisonment, Glatkowski was extradited to the United States to face trial. He was charged with mutiny, kidnapping, assault and neglect of duty, convicted, and served his sentence.
McKay escaped from his captors along with a U.S. Army deserter, Larry Humphrey, and sought out the Khmer Rouge. He was officially declared missing on 4 November 1970 and has never been located.
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/SS%20Columbia%20Eagle%20incident
Thanks Gator Navy. I never heard of this incident.
Almost sounds like a spy novel. Too bad the mutineer's plans didn't quite work the way the hoped. (NOT!)
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