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Hanging with a litrtle bit of the Irish - here's a twist with a little Reggae:
Ziggy & The Chieftains
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Edited by rskoo at 11/20/2009 7:59 PM PST
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Opening & Closing song to Stargate Universe tonight:
Flogging Molly
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> No, he wasn't an officer. He was a tail gunner and
> radio operator.
tail gunner....holy crap !!!!! that & ball turret gunner where not nice jobs to have. Glad he made it thru all that .
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Thanks to all the vets in my family:
My Dad - parachute rigger, US Navy served on carriers in the North Atlantic, the Med and the Caribbean in the late 50's - early 60's. His father was a Fireman on a ship in the U.S. Navy in WWI. My Mom's father was a cook at a German prisoner of war camp in Tyler, TX during WWII.
I also had many great uncles, and grandfathers in other wars.
Thanks to all the vets that have or will serve us and keep us safe.
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> > >
> > > Wow! Was your dad career Air Force ?
> That's a
> > lot
> > > of ribbons & all he has there.
> >
> > 25 years, he took a few years off after WWII
> but
> > joined back up right before Korea. He
> participated in
> > the Berlin Airlift and served in Thailand during
> the
> > Vietnam War.
>
> So was he a pilot? How cool that he was part of the
> Airlift !
>
No, he wasn't an officer. He was a tail gunner and radio operator.
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>
> > >
> > > My dad had a good conduct medal. After
> seeing
> > photos
> > > of him & his buds on leave in NYC & hearing
> some
> > of
> > > his stories about life on base, I told him
> I
> > was
> > > surprised he got that.
> >
> > My brother has all my fathers medals mounted
> and
> > displayed in his den. He was awarded the Silver
> Star,
> > our nation's 3rd highest award and I'm proud of
> his
> > service to our country.
>
>
> As well you should be. He sounds like he was a
> terrific guy. Did your family do a lot of moving
> due to his job?
Illinois, Oregon, Germany, Florida, Massachusetts and Connecticut twice.
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> >
> > Wow! Was your dad career Air Force ? That's a
> lot
> > of ribbons & all he has there.
>
> 25 years, he took a few years off after WWII but
> joined back up right before Korea. He participated in
> the Berlin Airlift and served in Thailand during the
> Vietnam War.
So was he a pilot? How cool that he was part of the Airlift !
> >
> > My dad had a good conduct medal. After seeing
> photos
> > of him & his buds on leave in NYC & hearing some
> of
> > his stories about life on base, I told him I
> was
> > surprised he got that.
>
> My brother has all my fathers medals mounted and
> displayed in his den. He was awarded the Silver Star,
> our nation's 3rd highest award and I'm proud of his
> service to our country.
As well you should be. He sounds like he was a terrific guy. Did your family do a lot of moving due to his job?
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> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43CMUBEmEO0&feature=fvw
>
> > " target="_blank">Veterans Day
> >
> > Thanks [url
> >
> http://home.comcast.net/~donaldlawson/dad.jpg]Dad[/url
>
> > ], and all you other veterans!
>
> Wow! Was your dad career Air Force ? That's a lot
> of ribbons & all he has there.
25 years, he took a few years off after WWII but joined back up right before Korea. He participated in the Berlin Airlift and served in Thailand during the Vietnam War.
>
> My dad had a good conduct medal. After seeing photos
> of him & his buds on leave in NYC & hearing some of
> his stories about life on base, I told him I was
> surprised he got that.
My brother has all my fathers medals mounted and displayed in his den. He was awarded the Silver Star, our nation's 3rd highest award and I'm proud of his service to our country.
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> Veterans Day
>
> Thanks [url
> http://home.comcast.net/~donaldlawson/dad.jpg]Dad[/url
> ], and all you other veterans!
Wow! Was your dad career Air Force ? That's a lot of ribbons & all he has there.
My dad had a good conduct medal. After seeing photos of him & his buds on leave in NYC & hearing some of his stories about life on base, I told him I was surprised he got that.
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Nov 11, 2009 3:40 PM
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Veterans Day
Thanks Dad, and all you other veterans!
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> I'd bring some Rare
> Earth.
A welcome addition to the desert island collection.....
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> Robbie Robertson and the great Levon Helm:
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> The
> Night They Drove Old Dixie Down from The Last
> Waltz
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> Can I take this one with me to the island too?
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> --
> Edited by rskoo at 11/07/2009 6:44 PM PST
I'd bring some Rare Earth.
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