tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post3384507521576991053..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Veteran's Day TriviaOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10175529951351082552015-11-13T12:48:01.716-08:002015-11-13T12:48:01.716-08:00"Side note- The Pansy is the symbol of Consc..."Side note- The Pansy is the symbol of Conscientious Objectors Day"<br /><br />Just....perfect.....Captain Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297301009511642108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31848153658132426722015-11-12T08:09:39.746-08:002015-11-12T08:09:39.746-08:00Who better to guard a tomb?
Who better to guard a tomb?<br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4849412091761706652015-11-10T14:05:19.168-08:002015-11-10T14:05:19.168-08:00About the Tomb? REALLY funny true story. Had a cou...About the Tomb? REALLY funny true story. Had a couple of fraternity brothers who went out one night during the week, got drunk and somehow ended up in a graveyard wherein upon they decided for NO LOGICAL REASON WHATSOEVER ('cept for the logic of drunks) to remove a civil-war era headstone, transport it (w.o. breaking the slab, no mean feat when two guys are manhandling it into the trunk of a car with no padding) to the LSU Campus and plant it on the steps of the entrance to the library. Of course made both the school and local newspapers. Plus they were never caught! Fast forward4 yrs and, as I'm passing back thru Baton Rouge on leave on my way to my PCS assignment in the UK I stop by the fraternity house. I still knew a few guys who were now in grad school and we started the old "where is xxx and what is he doing? " conversation. When the names of the two aforementioned tomb raiders came up it is mentioned that one joined the Army and is now part of the Old Guard assigned to guard the Tomb of the Unknowns. "I wonder if the Army knows it has a grave-robber guarding the Tomb of the Unknowns" one brother said slyly with a big grin. LOL!virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1166778549949859162015-11-10T13:52:23.555-08:002015-11-10T13:52:23.555-08:00Is it just me, but iirc when growing up in small-t...Is it just me, but iirc when growing up in small-town central Illinois in the 50s EVERYONE wore a poppy. Today, not so much..virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45187839005303748272015-11-10T12:12:57.384-08:002015-11-10T12:12:57.384-08:00One minor point on #17- There is always a Sergeant...One minor point on #17- There is always a Sergeant of the Guard at the Tomb. He/she can and will march the beat if required. They also do the COG inspections.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18463710522131003862015-11-10T10:31:56.889-08:002015-11-10T10:31:56.889-08:00I hate tests where dates... or any numbers for tha...I hate tests where dates... or any numbers for that matter... are involved.<br />I knew the 11 - 11 - 11, but you didn't ask that directly.<br />It's called Remembrance Day in Britain and didn't they do the poppy first?<br /><br />Somebody asked me if I marched in the Veterans Parade we held the other day.<br />I responded, "March?"(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71723504537656682082015-11-10T07:18:26.596-08:002015-11-10T07:18:26.596-08:00Good quiz. (And, like OldAFSarge, I didn't kno...Good quiz. (And, like OldAFSarge, I didn't know about #17 and I still consider my oath to be in effect . . . though to what end I can't say. Age doncha know?)snuffynyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12843569994073955970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86556703429932533162015-11-10T05:39:52.920-08:002015-11-10T05:39:52.920-08:00Great trivia test Tuna!
#17, I had no clue, gives...Great trivia test Tuna!<br /><br />#17, I had no clue, gives me an even greater respect for the Guards at the Tomb.<br /><br />I started to get spun up over #7 then realized that it was probably a trick question. I liked the way you formed the answer. Though I would quibble that "B" is only partially correct. But your heart is in the right place. :-)<br /><br />Yup, the Oath still holds. Until the day I die.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com