tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post7681638257725361573..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The 60sOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65127576497062286432017-08-27T12:21:11.581-07:002017-08-27T12:21:11.581-07:00I know. Your post reminded me of what a great chil...I know. Your post reminded me of what a great childhood I had.<br /><br />Then as I was reading something, the darkness rolled in and I was reminded of what others had to go through in the 60s.<br /><br />That happens more often as I get older.<br />OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3842367895059472672017-08-27T12:05:08.441-07:002017-08-27T12:05:08.441-07:00Nothing in the world is exclusively one thing or a...Nothing in the world is exclusively one thing or another.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5107166396241869352017-08-26T19:04:23.285-07:002017-08-26T19:04:23.285-07:00Roger that.Roger that.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78739279723359625092017-08-26T17:22:52.894-07:002017-08-26T17:22:52.894-07:00You didn't miss much OAFS, SEA wasn't all ...You didn't miss much OAFS, SEA wasn't all it was cracked up to be. regards, AlemasterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4129314132052931762017-08-26T17:11:42.236-07:002017-08-26T17:11:42.236-07:00My first visit to the Korean War Memorial was in t...My first visit to the Korean War Memorial was in the spring. To me it's a very moving place.<br /><br />I can't imagine what it's like in winter.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66289624037857341172017-08-26T17:10:47.300-07:002017-08-26T17:10:47.300-07:00Fickle indeed, mostly from being misinformed.Fickle indeed, mostly from being misinformed.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10001226276380360292017-08-26T17:10:19.889-07:002017-08-26T17:10:19.889-07:00I know...I know...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49102883256884232242017-08-26T17:10:09.629-07:002017-08-26T17:10:09.629-07:00Indeed.Indeed.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58283998555763094682017-08-26T17:09:55.375-07:002017-08-26T17:09:55.375-07:00I was in the next to last...I was in the next to last...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53840895447326964662017-08-26T17:09:34.486-07:002017-08-26T17:09:34.486-07:00Yup.Yup.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22848159776897770042017-08-26T17:09:22.039-07:002017-08-26T17:09:22.039-07:00Oh I am. I know better now.Oh I am. I know better now.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90356772881040211032017-08-26T17:09:04.258-07:002017-08-26T17:09:04.258-07:00Sitting in my parents' living room, looking at...Sitting in my parents' living room, looking at the faces of the week's casualties in either Life or Look magazine. That has always stayed with me.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84220171122637697972017-08-26T17:08:02.262-07:002017-08-26T17:08:02.262-07:00Hopefully we'll regain our sanity. Soon.Hopefully we'll regain our sanity. Soon.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9357236796952208362017-08-26T17:07:40.160-07:002017-08-26T17:07:40.160-07:00You are most welcome Flugelman, it's an honor ...You are most welcome Flugelman, it's an honor to have you here.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43629146372660528052017-08-26T16:44:16.564-07:002017-08-26T16:44:16.564-07:00The photo of the Three Servicemen Statue drew me b...The photo of the Three Servicemen Statue drew me back. While the Wall is the most emotional for me, it is a toss up between the Three Servicemen Statue and the Korean War Statues that I enjoy looking at the most. I was in D.C. last winter for my semi-annual visit to honor those we've lost, it was snowing and the effect of the Korean War Statues was breath-taking: that image came to my mind many times when I recently read Shaara's "The Frozen Hours".Ron Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217389199007968254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-73190718540805316002017-08-26T13:11:04.657-07:002017-08-26T13:11:04.657-07:00I volunteered in '71, the closest I came to SE...I volunteered in '71, the closest I came to SEA was Okinawa. No regrets about not being sent to VN. Late 60's and early 70's were crazy times. Still have negative memories of how many times those in uniform were poorly treated in U.S. Fickle publicRon Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217389199007968254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39493674178769921522017-08-26T12:09:12.883-07:002017-08-26T12:09:12.883-07:00After the radical left have polished off all the C...After the radical left have polished off all the Confederate generals and slave owning Founders, can these tributes to "warmongers" be far behind?Mike aka Proofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74683808444596482902017-08-26T11:07:06.468-07:002017-08-26T11:07:06.468-07:00That era was the first time that I wore the unifor...That era was the first time that I wore the uniform of the United States military. I've commented before what I was doing, so no need to repeat. My hat is always off to those who served in a combat zone, especially those who were under enemy fire.<br /><br />Paul L. QuandtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31174445137921273852017-08-26T09:22:53.489-07:002017-08-26T09:22:53.489-07:00I started high school(freshman year) in 68. I turn...I started high school(freshman year) in 68. I turned 18 in time to have to play the last lottery........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20968303537268114702017-08-26T08:15:46.145-07:002017-08-26T08:15:46.145-07:00I started them in high school, went into the Navy,...I started them in high school, went into the Navy, then to college (and work) in the SF Bay Area mostly observing and disagreeing with the movement.<br />Finished up thinking nobody was 100% right or wrong, except for assasins.<br />I still don't understand how someone can get so angry that they have to commit violence. (not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5221581556636294772017-08-26T08:15:22.516-07:002017-08-26T08:15:22.516-07:00Two tours with Navy Seabees. Sarge, you didn't...Two tours with Navy Seabees. Sarge, you didn't miss much. Be glad you didn't go.<br />Shamannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50089963492552282272017-08-26T06:47:35.226-07:002017-08-26T06:47:35.226-07:00Ouch. Just remembered sitting in a mess hall in Ha...Ouch. Just remembered sitting in a mess hall in Hanau reading the casualty list in the 'Stars and Stripes'.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-61130521063834916562017-08-26T06:32:48.671-07:002017-08-26T06:32:48.671-07:00Much of the 50's sucked, the war was horrible ...Much of the 50's sucked, the war was horrible and much of the divisiveness in the country today had its start with the protests of Viet Nam. I wonder when there will be people that want those statues torn down...I suspect it won't be long, the world is crazy!joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58439015768369293442017-08-26T05:06:56.832-07:002017-08-26T05:06:56.832-07:00Thanks, Sarge. I was lucky that I was in a job tha...Thanks, Sarge. I was lucky that I was in a job that kept me out of the bad stuff, just flying up and down the coast looking for infiltrating trawlers. We (my crew) caught a couple that were eventually blown out of the water. I like to think that we kept some bad stuff from happening. When I visited the Memorial in 1999 it took me some time before I was able to walk up to it. To see so many names in one place and to realize how and why they were put there was staggering.Flugelmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00158548139451148587noreply@blogger.com