tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post7345056556476831979..comments2024-03-28T13:23:25.055-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Now What?OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64070126699068658652021-05-12T05:45:57.784-07:002021-05-12T05:45:57.784-07:00Oh I understand BG, I just like to let y'all k...Oh I understand BG, I just like to let y'all know where I'm at on the readers' suggestions. All are good.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56423507194165910832021-05-11T17:46:13.094-07:002021-05-11T17:46:13.094-07:00Gotcha! Please don't mistake our enthusiasm as...Gotcha! Please don't mistake our enthusiasm as anything but.<br />Boat GuyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56390535790046827172021-05-11T07:52:57.652-07:002021-05-11T07:52:57.652-07:00The men on both sides will have a sequel to their ...The men on both sides will have a sequel to their story, probably a prequel as well.<br /><br />Just not right away.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82253063680659007102021-05-11T00:52:12.871-07:002021-05-11T00:52:12.871-07:00The prequel would give us more Stump. All that nee...The prequel would give us more Stump. All that needs be said.<br />Boat GuyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8862190165613289932021-05-11T00:48:53.801-07:002021-05-11T00:48:53.801-07:00I may be late but I'm in!
Boat GuyI may be late but I'm in!<br />Boat GuyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42692120299357707992021-05-10T19:41:47.907-07:002021-05-10T19:41:47.907-07:00(Don McCollor)...Nicholas Monsarrat also published...(Don McCollor)...Nicholas Monsarrat also published three nonfiction books about his experiences in corvettes, later combined into one book as "Three Corvettes" . The fictional "The Cruel Sea" reflects a lot of his experiences...Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10092126743091903622021-05-10T14:33:08.270-07:002021-05-10T14:33:08.270-07:00You guys...You guys...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80912413812494567742021-05-10T13:02:47.439-07:002021-05-10T13:02:47.439-07:00I'll echo an endorsement of the idea of keepin...I'll echo an endorsement of the idea of keeping up with our guys a little longer; you've done the character development here. I think this is one reason literary sequels ( if well done) are popular.<br />Even if you didn't the prospects of Hernandez, Paddock et al being recalled for Korea (one of my uncles was). So few people know/think of that war.<br />T'any rate, take some time; you've certainly earned it!<br />Thanks once more,<br />Boat GuyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66816594355806643062021-05-10T08:14:00.558-07:002021-05-10T08:14:00.558-07:00Thanks Rick!Thanks Rick!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70388778904569347522021-05-10T08:12:57.525-07:002021-05-10T08:12:57.525-07:00Indeed.Indeed.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69475560396518568242021-05-10T08:07:02.225-07:002021-05-10T08:07:02.225-07:00We sigh together. The wealth of knowledge at our ...We sigh together. The wealth of knowledge at our fingertips and so many actively seek to learn less, not more...Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36320908329979454482021-05-10T06:55:49.490-07:002021-05-10T06:55:49.490-07:00Phenomenal, Sarge. Thanks again for making this my...Phenomenal, Sarge. Thanks again for making this my first online score of each day. Take a pause as you will; whatever comes next will be worth watching for!rickrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958694594689562855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67936926173105201702021-05-10T06:55:35.199-07:002021-05-10T06:55:35.199-07:00Henry Knox is one of my heroes. Heavy-set guy who ...Henry Knox is one of my heroes. Heavy-set guy who reads a lot...<br /><br />What's not to like?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33000802561594443392021-05-10T06:53:35.758-07:002021-05-10T06:53:35.758-07:00Peut-être...
J'ai plus de sang français que d...Peut-être...<br /><br />J'ai plus de sang français que d'anglais. (Not to mention Scots and Irish, so les Anglais have been the "bad guys" since I was young.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2170727574920331322021-05-10T06:50:50.313-07:002021-05-10T06:50:50.313-07:00Bought it right after watching the HBO series The ...Bought it right after watching the HBO series <i>The Pacific</i>.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48350882297381816002021-05-10T06:50:02.750-07:002021-05-10T06:50:02.750-07:00I did like that movie, a lot.
There are lots of s...I did like that movie, a lot.<br /><br />There are lots of stories in history that few in the West know of, Hell, the ways things are going most people in the West know damned little history to begin with.<br /><br />Sigh...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77376511335977672872021-05-10T06:27:52.186-07:002021-05-10T06:27:52.186-07:00Master and Commander still remains one of the fine...Master and Commander still remains one of the finest movies I have seen (conscious of the fact the movie was a compilation of three books, I believe).<br /><br />Also - The Siege and Relief of Vienna, or even a history of Poland during Jan Sobieski's reign (so many amazing things that are virtually unknown in the West).Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78011937163994010162021-05-10T06:25:37.791-07:002021-05-10T06:25:37.791-07:00Also yes.Also yes.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65000029121405865292021-05-09T20:11:29.442-07:002021-05-09T20:11:29.442-07:00I’m there.I’m there.LtFuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284607259168159651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35725263383786653612021-05-09T20:10:29.916-07:002021-05-09T20:10:29.916-07:00serons-nous les gentils?serons-nous les gentils?LtFuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284607259168159651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52794728331131138542021-05-09T19:45:13.433-07:002021-05-09T19:45:13.433-07:00Building on a couple of notes above: The Destroy...Building on a couple of notes above: The Destroy Escort Navy was vital and little recognized. You MUST get over the Albany, NY and visit USS SLATER (DE-766), the BEST RESTORED ship in the entire historic ship fleet. Tim Rizutto runs the show and is a history lover, and formerly ran USS KidD in Baton Rouge. Much of the restoration and maintenance has been by vets who served on DEs, but increasingly their kids or sailors from newer ships. Living conditions are a bit "primitive" compared to those you saw underway on the phantom contributor's bird farm.<br /><br />https://ussslater.org/<br />https://www.facebook.com/USS.Slater<br />their facebook page is filled with a variety of DE incidents to provide story lines.<br /><br />Perhaps some DE sailors related to characters in the 26th series could compare their experiences at BBQs etc?<br /><br />Those poor upstate NY folks circa 1750-1783 got their share of fighting. One vital, underappreciated, story with a diverse cast, features a 25 year old Boston bookseller, Henry Knox, self taught artillerist, and the heroic efforts he and the mostly local population to move 60 tons of captured artillery from Ft. Ticonderoga to enforce Washington's siege of Boston. <br />Henry Knox is a character worthy of Phib's Full Bore Friday, and Paul Harvey's "Rest of the Story." Of course, he did not achieve this alone, and your ability to create the supporting characters could draw out a lot of that event.<br />By all means, EVERYONE should at least read his Wikipedia entry- since schools don't teach history any more.<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Knox<br /><br />John Blackshoe<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56179150744055121902021-05-09T19:43:03.408-07:002021-05-09T19:43:03.408-07:00I am sure you have read EB Sledge’s Account of the...I am sure you have read EB Sledge’s Account of the Pacific war as a marine. It was brutal and I think he wrote it in the 80s as sort of a cathartic experienceWilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720206407574457665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54511863756116770652021-05-09T19:25:23.546-07:002021-05-09T19:25:23.546-07:00Wow!Wow!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56941877006902107052021-05-09T18:47:58.220-07:002021-05-09T18:47:58.220-07:00Ok, I'll repeat that I will pony up a C-note t...Ok, I'll repeat that I will pony up a C-note to help sponsor the book to be published. I'd be happy to be listed as one of the REMF's. Who's with me?<br /><br />SpinSpinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15458754627927552519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40144044402477576012021-05-09T18:38:02.720-07:002021-05-09T18:38:02.720-07:00Those were all tough campaigns!Those were all tough campaigns!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com