http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/vetscor-vetscor/ en-us Sun, 5 Jul 2009 01:46:28 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2285716/posts Arthur Pryor, born in 1870 in St. Joseph, Missouri, became a virtuoso trombonist, a trombone soloist in Sousa's Band, Sousa's assistant conductor, and beginning in 1903, the conductor of Pryor's Band. In 1917, when America entered World War I, Pryor composed a "patriotic march song" titled "We'll Be There, Uncle Sammy". Here are the lyrics by William Devereux with a MIDI sequence of the music by Arthur Pryor.We'll Be There, Uncle Sammy JScholarship http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2285716/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 01:46:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2285355/posts I have received two different scam letters, supposedly from our troops in Iraq, one regarding so-called hidden buried loot from Sadam, and one regarding large sums of cash. I believe that I was targeted because I am a relative of an aviator killed during Operation Desert Strike. Has anyone else received similar letters? Is there a way to apprehend the perpetrators? The letter writers pretended to be U.S. troops, but the idiomatic expressions and general tenor of the letters were clearly written by those not steeped in American speech. I fear older recipients might be gullible enough to "help" the... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2285355/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:52:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2282731/posts I want to start a defense contracting company. I have expertise in education and training, in addition, I am a former US Marine and a former magazine editor. I want to help the armed forces produce high quality curriculums for both officers and enlisted. I have a few questions about going about this. A) Do I need security clearance just to place a bid to do contract work with the military? B) Some companies check out your finances to get a picture of your competence as a potential business manager. I know that they check your finances for the security... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2282731/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:10:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2276017/posts The National Infantry Museum at Fort Benning has officially opened, with retired Gen. Colin Powell speaking at the grand opening. The four-star general and former secretary of state joined other dignitaries Friday at the $107 million, 190,000-square-foot museum honoring the 234-year history of the U.S. Army Infantry. The building contains a 13,000-square-foot hall with six galleries covering battles from the Revolutionary War to Iraq. Outside, Gen. George Patton's original office and sleeping quarters are found on World War II Street, which also displays 1940s barracks, mess hall and other buildings moved from their original locations on Fort Benning. NBC Augusta http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2276017/posts#comment Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:36:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2275925/posts For the past month, Emma Ramirez has been sleeping with her late husband. Each night, she tucks the urn full of his ashes into the bed they shared and talks to him in her dreams. Saying goodbye is harder than she imagined. But when her grief wanes, the Tucson woman plans to have her mate buried at sea as a tribute to his years of Navy service. "I know he would be honored," Ramirez, 58, said of her husband, Francisco M. Ramirez, a retired chief petty officer who died on May 15 at age 99. The Ramirezes are among a... Arizona Daily Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2275925/posts#comment Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:19:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2264883/posts Okay, the professional civilian here, again. While reading more about D-Day and its aftermath, I'm finding that it was policy to constantly infuse already-existing Army units with new people, the units having been worn down by "attrition." I had always assumed that it was policy, once a unit was all torn up, battered up, decimated, that it was pulled back, and an entirely new unit was sent in. And while being pulled out of action, two purposes were served; that of giving the survivors a chance to catch their breath, and giving commanders time to build them back up to... conservativecave.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2264883/posts#comment Thu, 4 Jun 2009 20:13:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2264831/posts This is not disputed at snoopes...... Subject: Fw: Fwd: From my brother Dave This e-mail is from the father of a young man that left a very lucrative position to join the USMC . He was a Lieutenant who sustained life threatening , and permanently disabling injuries from IED in Iraq . It will fill you with emotion . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Joan and Red, Since Dave Jr. has been injured he has met and been overwhelmed by many, many political and military "celebs". The list includes Bob Gates, Sec. of Defense, who came into his room and told him 3... e-mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2264831/posts#comment Thu, 4 Jun 2009 19:05:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2263608/posts I just heard from my daughter, Rebecca (his wife). They are trying to remove fragments from the spinal cord. He still has no feelings in the lower legs or feet. He will be coming into Walter Reid next week. Thank you for all your prayers. Dusty was among the 10th Mountain Division soldiers wounded or killed last week in the IED attack. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2263608/posts#comment Wed, 3 Jun 2009 11:15:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2263076/posts at first which are various quotes from a book, concerning tanks; that part not copied-and-pasted to hereOkay, a whole lot of questions, from a professional civilian. (a) What were the significant differences between a Sherman tank and a Soviet T-34; one has the impression they were very much alike? (b) A by-then-antique British Centurion tank has been the only tank I myself have ever seen up close, and operating (although not in combat, of course); how did that tank compare with the Shermans and T-34s? (c) One gets the impression the Allies did in fact have some heavy tanks, comparable... conservativecave.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2263076/posts#comment Tue, 2 Jun 2009 18:14:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2258254/posts In all descriptions of landings on Normandy, especially those on the Omaha front, one encounters cases of men being separated from their units. Of course; especially on the Omaha front, they all seemed to have landed--those who succeeded--in scattered fragments, bits-and-pieces strewn here and there. Cohesion with those whom one knows, I suppose, is important for military morale and success. Suppose one is a 19-year-old infantryman, suddenly in the hedgerows of Normandy, all alone. He is in a world he has probably never seen before, and one assumes his first instinct would be to find others like himself, who might... conservativecave http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2258254/posts#comment Tue, 26 May 2009 12:27:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2258053/posts Recently I found out that a man I knew, a Viet Nam vet, had died. Homeless. Under an overpass in Redwood City, California. He was an Army Ranger, and a highly-trained sniper. He and a team of four or five guys would disappear into the Viet Nam jungle for a month at a time and take out various strongholds, and strategic members of the Viet Cong. Through this work, he saved thousands of American lives, as well as thousands of South Viet Namese lives. He did a job no one wanted to do and not many could do. When he... Hubpages http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2258053/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 23:34:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2258049/posts Okay, now remember, this is a professional civilian writing this. I've been to Normandy, and saw a lot of things, but as I was young and green, I really had no idea what I was seeing; just the vague notion that I was standing in the presence of something pleasing to God. I have a whole lot of questions about D-Day, and guess I'll ask them one each day, until June 6. The first one is the beaches on Normandy. There were five of them, Sword, Juno, Gold, Omaha, and Utah. The British and Canadians dealt with the first three,... conservativecave http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2258049/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 23:30:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2257751/posts I'm reading D-Day (Stephen Ambrose, 1994, Simon & Shuster), a book that's been around a while, but which I hadn't read before. Two questions, possibly stupid ones, pop up. In a description of getting men ashore on Omaha Beach, apparently the toughest nut to crack, there's a story about how some boat pilots (coxswains, skippers, captains, whatever) refused to proceed because they were afraid of the heavy enemy fire. Apparently at Normandy, the Navy transported the Army. The writer fails to explain what happened next; only that the boats withdrew, or headed to the beaches held by the British (in... conservativecave http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2257751/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 12:51:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2255296/posts Doyle Dykes is perhaps the BEST guitarist you've never heard of. He is truly a national treasure. He is as great & patriotic a human being as he is a musician. Chet Atkins once said Doyle was his favorite guitarist. You'll soon see why. The sound quality is not the greatest, but this performance more than compensates! GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS!!! Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIHFmaFGxsw&feature=PlayList&p=4B52A1294496B817&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=15 YouTube.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2255296/posts#comment Thu, 21 May 2009 07:57:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2253996/posts I was reading some badly-photocopied financial records earlier today, those kept by the U.S. Army at Fort McPherson, near North Platte, Nebraska, in 1869. I came across some most curious entries that made me wonder about something. In this instance, back in 1869, in Nebraska, the U.S. Army had washerwomen on the payroll, one for every nineteen "enlisted men" (no mention of how many for officers). Such laundrywomen were paid, fed, and housed, although housed far segregated away from quarters for "enlisted men." One assumes they had to be out of necessity pretty rough women. Which got me to thinking--who... conservativecave.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2253996/posts#comment Tue, 19 May 2009 16:18:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2252233/posts chgcc043.mid The New Church Choir (1899) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2252233/posts#comment Sat, 16 May 2009 15:08:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2251047/posts This is the bio for Jamie Morin, who has been selected to the the new Air Force SAF/FM (Assistant Secretary, Financial Management and Comptroller) Education: Yale University, (2003), Ph. D. in Political Science, Dissertation “Squaring the Pentagon: The Politics of Post-Cold War Defense Retrenchment.”** Advisers: Bruce Russett, Paul Bracken, Stephen Skowronek, David Mayhew, Alton Frye (Council on Foreign Relations). Completed coursework in with honors grades (3.93 GPA). Passed field exams in American Politics, Comparative Politics, and International Relations (with distinction). Received M.A. and M.Phil. degrees in 2001. Recognized in student evaluations and the campus press as a top teacher. Organized... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2251047/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2009 20:32:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2248245/posts IN MEMORY OF MY COMRADES IN COS. KILO AND LIMA, 3RD BATT. 5TH MARINES WHO FELL IN COMBAT MOTHERS’ DAY, 11MAY 1969, IN THE ARIZONA, QUANG NAM PROVINCE, I CORPS, RVN Kilo Company, 3/5 SSgt Ervin Emrick, Jr. LCpl Robert Martinez Fuentes LCpl Michael Green Pfc Stephen Ray Lopeman Pfc Robert Nelson Newman Pvt Samuel Bruce Schwartz Pfc Robert B. Starkes, Jr. Lima Company, 3/5 Cpl Terry Lee Adkins LCpl Roy Lee Baldwin Pfc Charles Wayne Ford LCpl Arturo B. Gutierrez Pfc Robert Lloyd Kleinsmith HM/3 Jerome Menter LCpl Richard Thomas Miller Pfc Carl Edward Parker, Jr. Pfc Ernest... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2248245/posts#comment Mon, 11 May 2009 00:28:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2246367/posts Patriots, Can you help?? Contact Elyse at USMCdaughter1@aol.com That's right folks - Operation Hug In is just about ready to launch! Just what is Operation Hug In? The homecoming of our men and women from Iraq will be broken into two phases - the first of which involves welcoming them as their planes arrive at McGuire/Ft. Dix. The greeting of the planes has been broken out according to dates as they will be coming home by unit at different days and times. Keep in mind, we are running on military times with this ;) We have been accorded the honor... Eagles Up! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2246367/posts#comment Thu, 7 May 2009 20:29:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2242859/posts WASHINGTON - The name of an American serviceman who died as a result of wounds suffered in combat in the Vietnam War will be inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial next week, the founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund announced. Jan C. Scruggs said Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Enrique Valdez's name will be added to Panel 17W, Row 51 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on May 5 at 9 a.m. Valdez's four children are expected to be on hand to watch their father's name being added to The Wall. Digital Video & Imagery Distibution System http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2242859/posts#comment Sat, 2 May 2009 20:19:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2242404/posts WASHINGTON, May 1, 2009 – The name of an American serviceman who died as a result of wounds suffered in combat in the Vietnam War will be inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial next week, the founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund announced. Jan C. Scruggs said Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Enrique Valdez's name will be added to Panel 17W, Row 51 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial May 5 at 9 a.m. Valdez’s four children are expected to be on hand to watch their father’s name being added to The Wall. “We will add Gunnery Sergeant... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2242404/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2009 23:07:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2239430/posts The following is an account of the retunr of SSgt Jimmie Doyle's remians to the United States after 65 years. Feel free to spread it around. http://www.no-libs.com/index.php?/2009042658375/welcome-home-staff-sgt-jimmie-doyle.html http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2239430/posts#comment Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:49:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2236839/posts Keeping the Military Free Written by John Horvat II    Thursday, April 23 2009 If anyone should know how to run the military, it is those who have years of experience at leading men at every echelon in both peace and war. It is these proud Americans who have served our country with honor who are now petitioning the President and members of Congress to keep our military free of the politically-motivated agenda of homosexual right activists and their allies. Among the 1,115 signatures can be found a former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, several Service Chiefs,... Tradition Family and Property http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2236839/posts#comment Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:56:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2236679/posts http://home.comcast.net/~bzee1b/Travis/Travis.html e mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2236679/posts#comment Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:36:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2236678/posts 5/16/05 | Guard Dog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1404128/posts I just read a post on conservative blog that stated few freepers were veterans (implication was that we were chicken hawks). Having conversed with many of you and met a few, I do not believe that is the case. But it did get me wondering, who among us is active or prior service veterans? Awright you freeper vets SOUND OFF! Freerepublic.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2236678/posts#comment Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:35:25 GMT