tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post5512228003487472650..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Interesting Facts and FiguresOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72576160391586512762018-07-10T11:00:33.819-07:002018-07-10T11:00:33.819-07:00ThanksThanksjuvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68678680744164179602018-07-10T10:59:54.565-07:002018-07-10T10:59:54.565-07:00Yeah, it would be interesting to be a fly on the w...Yeah, it would be interesting to be a fly on the wall in those meetings, wouldn't it?juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5212567075932633742018-07-10T10:58:50.396-07:002018-07-10T10:58:50.396-07:00So the wikipedia didn't say anything. Is he r...So the wikipedia didn't say anything. Is he related to George?juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40441864414651648392018-07-10T10:56:56.547-07:002018-07-10T10:56:56.547-07:00Thanks CW. I appreciate it.Thanks CW. I appreciate it.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72618713534757585142018-07-10T10:56:20.325-07:002018-07-10T10:56:20.325-07:00Yes.....Monday......Sleep! Must have Sleep!Yes.....Monday......Sleep! Must have Sleep!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51868945590540278532018-07-09T20:47:49.094-07:002018-07-09T20:47:49.094-07:00"And said movie is funny as all heck."
..."And said movie is funny as all heck."<br /><br />Well of course it is; it's Buster Keaton.<br /><br />PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14110441420103584292018-07-09T18:50:44.087-07:002018-07-09T18:50:44.087-07:00Really great post. Super interestingReally great post. Super interestingc w swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13724700333897164422018-07-09T17:20:10.351-07:002018-07-09T17:20:10.351-07:00And said movie is funny as all heck. Also worth w...And said movie is funny as all heck. Also worth watching. I am sure Buster Keaton chose the name for a reason, you know, back when they actually taught real American History in American History classes, everyone could get the 'joke' right off the bat.<br /><br />As to 'The General,' the locomotive involved in the Anderson Raid, lots of good old Southern Pride used to be associated with that locomotive. I'm surprised some durf-brained idjit hasn't taken a blowtorch to the old lady, or had her removed from the 'public view' for oppression or something even more stupid.Beansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32675537077094341452018-07-09T15:23:50.997-07:002018-07-09T15:23:50.997-07:00The is a Buster Keaton movie about a locomotive in...The is a Buster Keaton movie about a locomotive in which the engine is named ' The General '.<br /><br />Thanks for the post.<br />Paul L. QuandtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14608295962397049702018-07-09T14:26:02.888-07:002018-07-09T14:26:02.888-07:00The un-civility of the Civil War definitely showed...The un-civility of the Civil War definitely showed that the days of rank amateurs and fraternal bands (at least those not formed, taught or led by competent professionals) was over, at least on a conventional warfare level. Though we kept trying for years afterwards.<br /><br /><br /><br />Beansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20519077835958540882018-07-09T14:20:46.947-07:002018-07-09T14:20:46.947-07:00I like petards. The original door-knocker!
And...I like petards. The original door-knocker! <br /><br />And to make matters worse/better, I love expounding on what the petard is and what the meaning of being hoisted by it to unsuspecting students/victims. If I had a military rank and title, it would be 'Captain Tangent!' (Which is a much nicer way of saying 'Mr. Wizard.')<br /><br />But I'll cut Sir juvat some slack. His last nerve must be befrazzled to an extreme amount right now. Why, I suspect next Monday's post to be full of 'bu-bu-bu-bu-bu...' (Makes me think traditional weddings are actually designed to kill off the daughter's father so the incumbent son-in-law can take over the family business. Or at least that's what it seems to have morphed into these days.)Beansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65819289393170652942018-07-09T12:51:47.289-07:002018-07-09T12:51:47.289-07:00There are many Custers. I worked with this one (a...There are many Custers. I worked with this one (a descendent), and later found him next to me at Mass here in San Diego. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Custer_III Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88780023393597563742018-07-09T12:17:22.757-07:002018-07-09T12:17:22.757-07:00Ah, hoist upon his own petard!
;)Ah, hoist upon his own petard!<br /><br />;)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57775168379033928342018-07-09T12:08:52.448-07:002018-07-09T12:08:52.448-07:00It does seem like there's been a spate of past...It does seem like there's been a spate of past-due recognitions and awardings of the MOH since the administration change-over. <br /><br />Not tired yet.<br /><br />As to Dr. Walker, yes, Carter definitely got that one right.<br />Beansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65734910433935032922018-07-09T12:04:59.271-07:002018-07-09T12:04:59.271-07:00Bad case of Portuguesishness?
Fbingers not workin...Bad case of Portuguesishness?<br /><br />Fbingers not working right?<br /><br />;)<br />Beansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90374174003299483572018-07-09T12:01:52.888-07:002018-07-09T12:01:52.888-07:00juvat, see above
(snerk) :)juvat, see above <br /><br />(snerk) :)Beansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36019752584494817622018-07-09T11:40:19.673-07:002018-07-09T11:40:19.673-07:00My wife and I visited the National Museum of Medic...My wife and I visited the National Museum of Medicine when it was in Bethesda.<br />While there I remember seeing an exhibit about Dr. Walker and my memory says that her medal was in the exhibit, but I can't find proof either way.<br /><br />YouTube has a making of film about the Disney film, The Great Locomotive Chase. <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akc_bq8BIm4<br /><br />Great post.<br /><br /> John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17817710479234970802018-07-09T11:02:32.681-07:002018-07-09T11:02:32.681-07:00Beans, See Below.Beans, See Below.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17304504188774900372018-07-09T10:56:55.679-07:002018-07-09T10:56:55.679-07:00Se below.Se below.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-924745683613609602018-07-09T10:56:32.998-07:002018-07-09T10:56:32.998-07:00Yep, planning on renting it tonight. Yep, planning on renting it tonight. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69519364244884988332018-07-09T10:56:09.067-07:002018-07-09T10:56:09.067-07:00Popularity has been, still is and always will be, ...Popularity has been, still is and always will be, a poor form of choosing leaders, especially in combat. Unfortunately, there seems to be a predilection for using that method in the current AF.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44606580854510333102018-07-09T10:28:19.770-07:002018-07-09T10:28:19.770-07:00Geez, if I had just waited a few minutes to commen...Geez, if I had just waited a few minutes to comment, I woulda hit this section. <br /><br />Yes, it is as good a locomotive movie as some of the flying movies mentioned yesterday are towards planes.<br /><br />Costuming is mostly right, weapons are right, dialects are right. Action, lots of action.<br /><br />Good one to show the kids and grandkids, too. Back when Disney made movies, not political screes. (Hate the bull droppings they did to the 'Star Wars' franchise.)(And in the real Little Mermaid, the fish dies!)Beansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23091653608649502842018-07-09T10:24:51.035-07:002018-07-09T10:24:51.035-07:00Or many small towns during the 'Great Unpleasa...Or many small towns during the 'Great Unpleasantness of 1861-186' here in the States. Some of those 'formed' units, that were assembled by a town or business or fraternal organization, where the officers were elected by the group, suffered pretty badly.Beansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75694624589053009922018-07-09T10:21:59.672-07:002018-07-09T10:21:59.672-07:00It used to be so famous that Disney made a movie a...It used to be so famous that Disney made a movie about it. The Andrews Raid, or The Great Locomotive Chase, was something I learned in school, in actual history books bought by the school district. <br /><br />From some blurb somewhere ( https://obscuretrainmovies.wordpress.com/2016/01/03/the-great-locomotive-chase-1956/ ) Walt Disney Productions. Based on the true story of the famous Andrews Raid during the American Civil War, Fess Parker and Jeff Hunter star in Disney's colorful adaptation using authentic Civil War era equipment borrowed from the B&O Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. And it goes on.<br /><br />Surprisingly, Disney didn't 'Disney' the movie too much (The names are the same, the plot has been changed to protect the innocent.) I guess this was back when Disney, run by Disney himself, was into making patriotic, non-commie, movies, like his series on the Revolutionary War.<br /><br />Love that movie. Wish it was played more often. Good acting, good action, real steam locomotives.Beansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78305514170610130442018-07-09T08:29:43.242-07:002018-07-09T08:29:43.242-07:00Yeah, Amazon has it available for rental. Maybe t...Yeah, Amazon has it available for rental. Maybe tonight.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.com