tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post7601476509756387170..comments2024-02-11T14:15:58.105-06:00Comments on The Conservative Kitchen Table: Lest We Forgetlady redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618584698591777253noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-53288042913964234812011-11-13T20:04:58.055-06:002011-11-13T20:04:58.055-06:00Sorry, florrie. But I got carried away, suffice to...Sorry, florrie. But I got carried away, suffice to say you didn't miss a thing.Lutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901441364329385474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-14933812865994380482011-11-13T19:56:49.780-06:002011-11-13T19:56:49.780-06:00I didn't get to see your pictures, Luther :-( ...I didn't get to see your pictures, Luther :-( We just got home from an all day trip, I miss everything.floranistanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-3540752716694265212011-11-13T19:45:17.278-06:002011-11-13T19:45:17.278-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901441364329385474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-7156817041518855162011-11-13T19:42:40.636-06:002011-11-13T19:42:40.636-06:00Luther, That's why I didn't just go ahead ...Luther, That's why I didn't just go ahead and do it. Thanks for giving us the link, though. I am glad to see the photos.<br /><br />Earl, a salute to your family as well. It would be nice if we could offer more than our humble words to honor the fine people who served to protect us (present company most definitely included), but I hope the words do convey a sense of gratitude.RadioMattMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04279791190310394287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-7445490782444588552011-11-13T19:31:44.856-06:002011-11-13T19:31:44.856-06:00You look very handsome in your uniform Luther! ;)
...You look very handsome in your uniform Luther! ;)<br /><br />Can I put a link to your blog in the sidebar?lady redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618584698591777253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-43940336769808424542011-11-13T19:11:53.947-06:002011-11-13T19:11:53.947-06:00Matt, thanks for the offer, but no, I'll leave...Matt, thanks for the offer, but no, I'll leave them up for a day or two over there and then take them down.<br /><br />Earl, my salute to your family. The freedom loving countries have sacrificed much to bring the world to its present state. I suppose we'll hold fast or piss it away. It's 50/50 now the way I see it.Lutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901441364329385474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-58932692333267709352011-11-13T17:52:53.416-06:002011-11-13T17:52:53.416-06:00A timely and necessary thread. Thanks.
My father...A timely and necessary thread. Thanks. <br /><br />My father was RCN (Korea), my great-uncles were RCAF; CDN Army (1st Cdn. Artillery- awarded the MC- Sicily, etc.) and CDN Army (87th Btn, buried in france). <br /><br />RIP, all. Hard, driven men who got the job done as part of the Greatest Generation, and my namesake among those that won the Great War.Earlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-54673783643146866352011-11-13T14:24:48.537-06:002011-11-13T14:24:48.537-06:00Thanks, Luther.
Want me to post the pic for you?...Thanks, Luther. <br /><br />Want me to post the pic for you?RadioMattMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04279791190310394287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-57472543876685436832011-11-13T13:52:41.437-06:002011-11-13T13:52:41.437-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901441364329385474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-4048727665553729722011-11-13T13:43:42.361-06:002011-11-13T13:43:42.361-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901441364329385474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-89545412198910209472011-11-13T11:43:04.322-06:002011-11-13T11:43:04.322-06:00Yes, we sure do miss them florrie.
Neither of my...Yes, we sure do miss them florrie. <br /><br />Neither of my grandpas served during the war. My maternal grandpa had health issues, and they wouldn't let him enlist, although he tried repeatedly. I think he always carried a sense of shame that he didn't march off with the other men in the family. He spent the war working in the shipyards, painting ships.<br /><br />My paternal grandfather wasn't allowed to enlist. He was a railroad man, and the government uprooted the family from Oregon to California, where he spent the war doing something railroad-y for the war effort. He had many uncles, and most of them served.<br /><br />My dad wasn't born until 1937, that magical spot that missed both Korea and Vietnam. He had a wife and three children by the time he was in his mid-twenties. I don't know why he never served; I never got the chance to ask him.<br /><br />Noah is an Air Force vet. My BIL is also an AF guy. We have two nephs and one niece currently serving in the Navy. And that's my family roll call, unless we go back more generations! :)lady redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618584698591777253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-52031024873584293852011-11-13T11:17:45.515-06:002011-11-13T11:17:45.515-06:00Great pics, Matt and lady red. Gosh how we miss t...Great pics, Matt and lady red. Gosh how we miss them...floranistanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-37548034695197210602011-11-13T06:54:04.533-06:002011-11-13T06:54:04.533-06:00Thank you Matt. I always loved this picture of my ...Thank you Matt. I always loved this picture of my uncle; he looks like he was on a heckuva bender the night before his picture was taken! He joined the Navy at age 17.<br /><br />Your mom is lovely, and your father is dashing in his dress blues! <br /><br />All the dads are dashing. Thank you Fay, florrie, and Matt.lady redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618584698591777253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-29634792847037956232011-11-13T01:25:51.833-06:002011-11-13T01:25:51.833-06:00And from what you can see, you can rest assured th...And from what you can see, you can rest assured that my mother is dressed just as Florie described.RadioMattMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04279791190310394287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-81358435319050640722011-11-13T01:19:34.331-06:002011-11-13T01:19:34.331-06:00Here are some more pictures of fine men in uniform...Here are some more pictures of fine men in uniform.<br /><br />First we have Lady Red's beloved Uncle Arnie, who passed away in 1964. He is missed and appreciated still.<br /><br />img:"http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e147/RadioMattM/UncleArnie.jpg"<br /><br />Next we have the photo of my parents in December, 1967. This photo shows my father in his dress blues and, just as did Florie's father, he cut a fine figure.<br /><br />img:"http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e147/RadioMattM/DressBlues.jpg"<br /><br />And one more photo of my father, circa 1957, in his "pink pants." This is a color photo, but it is quite faded by this point. I am not adept enough in Photoshop to fix the colors.<br /><br />img:"http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e147/RadioMattM/PinkPants.jpg"RadioMattMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04279791190310394287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-35591158544849636472011-11-12T20:51:43.892-06:002011-11-12T20:51:43.892-06:00Thanks Matt, the photo is coming your way!
Florri...Thanks Matt, the photo is coming your way!<br /><br />Florrie, your dad does look like a cuddly bear. :Xlady redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618584698591777253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-39950133512910117262011-11-12T20:37:51.630-06:002011-11-12T20:37:51.630-06:00Thank you, guys.
Yes, we kids always loved it whe...Thank you, guys.<br /><br />Yes, we kids always loved it when the folks "dressed up" for an event.<br /><br />Of course, back in those days, the ladies always wore heels, nylons, slips, hats, etc. Not much fun for them in tropical Panama but we kids lived like little savages and loved it!<br /><br />I'd like to see your dad's pic in his dress uniform, Matt.floranistanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-74492985522333096392011-11-12T20:25:02.236-06:002011-11-12T20:25:02.236-06:00Lady Red, email it to me and I will post it if you...Lady Red, email it to me and I will post it if you would like. I know the rest of us would like to see it.<br /><br />Florie, I don't have a formal photo of my father in his dress blues, but I do have a picture of my parents ready to go out to some function and he is wearing them. I'll scan that real quick and post it. As we can see from the photo of your father, men just look so impressive in their dress blues.RadioMattMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04279791190310394287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-87739563566144918022011-11-12T20:21:35.265-06:002011-11-12T20:21:35.265-06:00Aww, he looks like a big cuddly teddy bear florrie...Aww, he looks like a big cuddly teddy bear florrie. He has a very warm, kind face.Faynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-53625439115412212942011-11-12T19:24:15.476-06:002011-11-12T19:24:15.476-06:00Thanks to everyone for sharing your photographs an...Thanks to everyone for sharing your photographs and stories. :X<br /><br />This is a wonderful thread Fay. Lyana and AFW, there are no words to express my gratitude for remarkable service of so many members of your respective clans.<br /><br />I was going to post a pic of my uncle, but it seems photobucket doesn't like the fact that I haven't been there in eons. Go figure.lady redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618584698591777253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-35927453547576815852011-11-12T18:16:44.825-06:002011-11-12T18:16:44.825-06:00My dad.
img:"http://i4.photobucket.com/album...My dad.<br /><br />img:"http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/floranista/dad.jpg"floranistanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-73646122688246763252011-11-11T23:11:07.749-06:002011-11-11T23:11:07.749-06:00In answer to your question, though, he became a de...In answer to your question, though, he became a devout Christian. I had many interests in common with him. We both loved oldies music. We both loved old time radio. IHe (officially) died on my 46th birthday. It took me a couple of years before I came to terms with his death. I kept thinking, "Oh, I should tell Larry about this." Then I would realize that I could not, at least in mere mortal terms.<br /><br />As an interesting side note: My brother's first Yarzeit and Fay's mother's tenth Yaezezeit were on the same day.RadioMattMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04279791190310394287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-25246726166202198182011-11-11T23:05:23.374-06:002011-11-11T23:05:23.374-06:00Luther, LOL.
The point behind those photos is tha...Luther, LOL.<br /><br />The point behind those photos is that the US knew that the enemy had access to them. Consequently, they wanted the soldiers to appear to be really pissed off SOBs.<br /><br />Really.<br /><br />Thanks for the chuckle.RadioMattMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04279791190310394287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-43673979897407980832011-11-11T20:38:53.640-06:002011-11-11T20:38:53.640-06:00Matt, I think Larry may have won the cold war all ...Matt, I think Larry may have won the cold war all by himself. Not sure I've ever seen a more serious demeanor. Has he lightened up any? Joking, of course... well, maybe not completely. But seriously, a big thank you to Larry for his service, and his seriousness.<br /><br />AFW, that's a damn fine list too, and you should be proud.<br /><br />The only list I know for sure is my paternal grandmother's. Her five daughters all served either during WWII or shortly thereafter. One son did Korea, and was never the same after. My father, however, managed to enlist in the CCC. He was always a chickenshit bastard anyway. Oh, my maternal grandmother did rewind aircraft generators and starters at Jacksonville NAS during the war, and after.<br /><br />Fay. the Colonel was a fine man, loved his children and his children loved him. His wife is a strong woman, and will overcome.<br /><br />War is a pitiless bastard. Strikes the lifeless laggard the same as it does the paragons of virtue. The thing to remember is that it will always be with us. And the stronger and smarter you (we) are the less you (we) suffer.Lutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901441364329385474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-45946793532034824572011-11-11T13:27:52.809-06:002011-11-11T13:27:52.809-06:00Wonderful post, Fay, TY.Wonderful post, Fay, TY.floranistanoreply@blogger.com