tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post472263767133277073..comments2024-03-28T06:39:55.821-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: A Birthday...OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49567471859059145762015-06-08T05:10:00.474-07:002015-06-08T05:10:00.474-07:00That is a good idea. My nephew is working hard to ...That is a good idea. My nephew is working hard to gather up all the old family rumors / facts / legends and it's amazing what he's discovered.<br /><br />As my Mom said the other day, "It's too bad your Grandmother isn't around, she knew a lot of this stuff."<br /><br />Too true.<br /><br />Preserving the family history is very important.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-997975977719859862015-06-07T22:43:08.394-07:002015-06-07T22:43:08.394-07:00On my last visit home I scooped up all the photos ...On my last visit home I scooped up all the photos of my parents lifetime and their parents plus all of those taken of we kids and using the photo scanner I bought for my folks I scanned them all. On my previous visit I bought them the scanner/printer/fax machine and scanned all the Civil War letters from one of my ancestors. I can't believe it took one of us this long to get this all down and sit down with both parents and get the who is, when/where was this taken etc so that more than memory remains.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47598305270154300552015-06-06T20:26:11.995-07:002015-06-06T20:26:11.995-07:00That they are Jim, that they are.That they are Jim, that they are.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16271094508545902772015-06-06T20:25:52.737-07:002015-06-06T20:25:52.737-07:00Great photo Snuffy.Great photo Snuffy.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43908504937960005842015-06-06T20:25:50.403-07:002015-06-06T20:25:50.403-07:00Our fathers are always with us.
Our fathers are always with us.<br />Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19971176909238755372015-06-06T20:25:39.534-07:002015-06-06T20:25:39.534-07:00He was and he was a good man.He was and he was a good man.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-27658068537505289702015-06-06T20:12:08.726-07:002015-06-06T20:12:08.726-07:00My step-dad, Don Vermilye, passed back in 1987. He...My step-dad, Don Vermilye, passed back in 1987. He'd been a Marine during WWII. Fought in the battle for Okinawa with the 1st Marine Division. <br />https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151012227813521&set=a.10151006602683521.427023.542333520&type=3&theatersnuffynyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12843569994073955970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54209537629546216712015-06-06T19:14:53.998-07:002015-06-06T19:14:53.998-07:00Next week on the 12th my dad would have been 87 al...Next week on the 12th my dad would have been 87 also. He will have been gone ten years in Dec. Yep, I still miss him. Your dad looked to be a handsome man. Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15648849096927747522015-06-06T17:25:57.821-07:002015-06-06T17:25:57.821-07:00Thanks Shaun.Thanks Shaun.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15653612593304065472015-06-06T17:25:34.305-07:002015-06-06T17:25:34.305-07:00A thing to be proud of Dave.A thing to be proud of Dave.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80485984977885099512015-06-06T15:23:44.106-07:002015-06-06T15:23:44.106-07:00Great picture Sarge. Judging by his expression, ha...Great picture Sarge. Judging by his expression, had the world by the @$$ on that day. Which is the way it's supposed to be.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48566137128787952112015-06-06T14:49:18.066-07:002015-06-06T14:49:18.066-07:00It appears that the profession of arms seems to ru...It appears that the profession of arms seems to run in your family. I can claim four generations of Navy and Marines. In fact, I guess I am government issue, born at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Mare Island, CaliforniaDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482185271178889753noreply@blogger.com