Category: American Heritage
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Uncle Tom in Germany
“As soon as I got to the states they said everybody’s orders have been flagged. So you go home and about 2 weeks later almost time up for my leave time and I had received a package with my new orders. They sent me to Fort Riley Kansas which was still close to home and…
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Uncle Tom’s Last Night in Vietnam
“Well enough of Vietnam I left Vietnam-well I have one more to tell about Vietnam. My last night in country very last night in country I was on radio watch I was communications chief they had me as (tactical communications chief) and I had 3 radios to watch. I had… our troops radio, our squadron…
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Cards Given with Love
Besides interviewing I also sent out some cards for Veterans Day. I have even gotten a ‘Thank You’ from a cousin who served in the Marine Corps who actually typed out a 3-4 page letter. I haven’t done any of this to receive compliments or even a ‘Thank You’ it has been a blessing just…
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Today is Veterans Day!
Earlier I watched an interview with Gary Sinise. The movie Forrest Gump is a rated R movie so my parents had the movie, but they kept it up out of our hands. This movie has always been an emotional, thought-provoking and poignant, American classic. Tom Hanks was initially my favorite actor of the movie through…
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Physical Troubles Overseas
“There was one time we was set up in after the Cambodian invasion we came back and stood down for 60 days-paned up vehicles and everything. Oh… before that the 60 days I had to go to Cam Rhon Bay, the convalescence center in Vietnam with a hotel on the beach and that was like…
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A Prayer for Our Veterans
Gracious Heavenly Father, Thank You for our Veterans! Knowing we have them standing guard has been a sufficient sweetness for our families. God has seen them through many nights on guard duty for us Americans over the years. Thank You Lord, for the sacrifices they have made and their families in order to give the…
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Uncle Tom In Vietnam
Let me warn you some of this is graphic. This all comes from his words I am not changing his words although I did use a less harsh word after using the original one. The brackets show what I have added. Uncle Tom did not participate in those atrocities; but American personnel did. “In Edwards…
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Thoughts On Uncle Tom’s Interview
When I sat down on the swing that day I was unsure how long I could take this interview. I was still new at this and each man was different. I think he asked me how we should start and I said simply start with your name and when you started your service. Literally that…
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Elections Matter Once Again
Again Republicans did not do as well as they were supposed to do. It seems to be a trend. Why? Why were there not long lines like they were in 2016 and 2020. Granted this was not a Presidential Election, but does it take Trump to get the Republican base to really show up in…
Jewells of Thought 