tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post9107274338600483296..comments2024-03-28T13:23:25.055-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: This WeekendOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51063550333461115362016-05-30T15:13:48.993-07:002016-05-30T15:13:48.993-07:00Roger that Virgil.
I think of them both, every si...Roger that Virgil.<br /><br />I think of them both, every single day.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3435817414621299662016-05-30T12:42:41.158-07:002016-05-30T12:42:41.158-07:00Buck and Lex--hard for me to think of one w.o. the...Buck and Lex--hard for me to think of one w.o. the other as I spent so much time on their blogs. Two very real, special and unique people who are dearly missed..virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-7259228233319817792016-05-28T16:11:59.513-07:002016-05-28T16:11:59.513-07:00Damn.Damn.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14764535731485257502016-05-28T15:45:54.107-07:002016-05-28T15:45:54.107-07:00Francis' loss was incredibly ironic. Towards ...Francis' loss was incredibly ironic. Towards the end of the War, the IJN was laying mines deep, to get our subs. The USN developed a FM mine hunting sonar for subs. It was ALBACORE's last war patrol, before having the sonar installed, and Francis' last patrol, as he was going to Pensacola, to be a Naval Aviator. ALBACORE hit a mine off of Hokkaido.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57042179145391771012016-05-28T13:06:55.170-07:002016-05-28T13:06:55.170-07:00No, they have not, Shaun.
They died so that we mi...No, they have not, Shaun.<br /><br />They died so that we might live free. So LIVE I say!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51058141810045084412016-05-28T12:06:15.818-07:002016-05-28T12:06:15.818-07:00Hoist one or more and keep faith with the fallen. ...Hoist one or more and keep faith with the fallen. Watch some children at play (the ones I'm watching are catching tadpoles just now) and smile. The dead have not died in vain.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51112617863760832762016-05-28T10:34:01.081-07:002016-05-28T10:34:01.081-07:00Saluto omnes.Saluto omnes.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91486292381172224402016-05-28T08:54:45.735-07:002016-05-28T08:54:45.735-07:00Coming from a military family, Memorial Day has al...Coming from a military family, Memorial Day has always been special for us.<br />Yes, we always had a big family reunion each year on Memorial Day weekend <br />and my step-dad would usually cook a side of beef for the gathering but we<br />also gathered at Woodland Cemetery on Memorial Day to honor all those lost <br />serving the U.S. Even though he wasn't killed during WWII we would also <br />honor my Dad who died in '53 from Leukemia contracted from his battlefield <br />injuries in the war. <br /><br />And now I go each year to the services at the Veterans Memorial in Warrensburg <br />to honor 3 very close friends whose names are on that granite Wall in Washington. <br /><br />Ave Fortis Proeliators. Saluto Vos!!rkinionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432551832152096206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12720788546111662442016-05-28T08:36:47.016-07:002016-05-28T08:36:47.016-07:00Thanks Bill. It's very important.Thanks Bill. It's very important.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67594328598305195542016-05-28T08:13:20.650-07:002016-05-28T08:13:20.650-07:00Thank you for doing this ... It's importantThank you for doing this ... It's importantBill in CSpringshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221168104205818093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29633492146232492162016-05-28T08:02:00.550-07:002016-05-28T08:02:00.550-07:00It just got real dusty in here.
Thanks for sharin...It just got real dusty in here.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing that, STxAR.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47191887680715844302016-05-28T07:55:19.367-07:002016-05-28T07:55:19.367-07:00Thank you for your service, and for your kid's...Thank you for your service, and for your kid's as well. <br /><br />This was my uncle...<br />PFC Christopher S. Bryant USMC<br />KIA 17 May 1968<br />Operation Allen Brook<br />Panel 61E, Line 24<br /><br />He was really a nice guy, my favorite unlce. He dropped out of college to join up. Felt it was his duty to fight.STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1148931588487994392016-05-28T07:52:45.970-07:002016-05-28T07:52:45.970-07:00Other than my Great-great uncle Robert Bain, my fa...Other than my Great-great uncle Robert Bain, my family has not lost anyone in war.<br /><br />Too many friends have gone, so many families whose loved ones paid the ultimate price. I never forget them.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12261347637249972822016-05-28T07:51:05.900-07:002016-05-28T07:51:05.900-07:00Remember him, it's important.Remember him, it's important.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55507253511408149802016-05-28T07:49:47.875-07:002016-05-28T07:49:47.875-07:00Always.Always.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72747885800020507732016-05-28T07:44:45.528-07:002016-05-28T07:44:45.528-07:00Scores of my relatives have served and are still s...Scores of my relatives have served and are still serving. We are most fortunate that none have died in the line of duty since the Civil War. There are names I remember from families not so fortunate. Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3031533884697200172016-05-28T06:52:59.446-07:002016-05-28T06:52:59.446-07:00I think of my Dad's cousin, who died with the ...I think of my Dad's cousin, who died with the ALBACORE. I think about how much he looked like the BadgerDad, and how much I would have liked to have known him. http://www.oneternalpatrol.com/riley-f-a.htm<br />SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3160730491369654602016-05-28T06:50:22.430-07:002016-05-28T06:50:22.430-07:00...and Buck...and Buck(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.com