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“An eighteen year old boy is carried into the shock ward, and he looks up at me trustingly asking, “How am I doing, nurse?” I just kiss his forehead and say, “You are doing just fine soldier.” He smiles sweetly and says, “I was just checking,” Then he dies. We all cry in private. But not in front of the boys. Never in front of the boys.” - June Wandrey June Wandrey Mann (1920–2005) was a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps from Wautoma, Wisconsin. She was the author of Bedpan Commando, an account of her military service in Africa, Sicily, Italy, France and Germany from 1942 to 1946, during which she was awarded eight battle stars. America's military history

Well, I got volunteered ... Drove the length of the state and met with my younger brother in the anteroom of our Masonic Lodge, where the plastic tableclothes were still spread out, where I had windows on two sides (read "I had good light to work by") and I got volunteered to use my calligraphic skills on five presentation aprons, and on a Scroll of the Fellow Craft. This is a quick-and-dirty, terribly crude worksheet -- one of several of these grid-paper pracice sheets I used -- to get an idea of spacing, height, general proportions and lettering styles. I wish I'd taken a shot of the scroll itself. Tan, parchment-looking, heavy (hemp?) paper, rolled up on two decorative dowels to make an actual scroll, with "Roll of the Fellow Craft" -- I tried to send Blackwater a shot of this via PM but couldn't get the confuser to cooperate, he suggested I just post it. I was two days down near the Ohio River, laboring as a scribe and visiting with family, and delighted to have done so!

Mine have zippers or buttons, but I am skilled in the rest of of your list.

On the morning of December 24th, 1944, Brigadier General Frederick W. Castle (s/n 0-319375), woke to the greet the day, and like most pilots facing perilous missions, he probably wondered if it would be his last. Frederick W. Castle was born on October 14th, 1908 at Fort McKinley in Manila, the Philippines. He came from an active military family and was the son of Col. Benjamin Frederick Castle. Following the end of World War 1, he was to settle in the United States in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey. His first service was with the New Jersey National Guard, where he stayed for two years transferring to the Air Corps, March Field, California, then onto Kelly Field in Texas. Castle gaining his wings in October 1931. Serving as a pilot with the 17th Pursuit Squadron for 3 years, he eventually left the forces returning to civilian life but holding a reserve status. With the entry of the United States into the Second World War, Castle would be called upon by his good Friend Ira Eaker, returning to the fold in January 1942, and being promoted within two months to Major. By the following September, Castle had been promoted yet again, he was now a Lieutenant Colonel and was sent overseas to the United Kingdom. Castle went on to fly in many combat missions including numerous high prestige targets, a role that took him on to Brigadier General and command of 4th Combat Wing. On Christmas Eve 1944, following a week of poor weather, orders came though for a maximum effort mission, involving every available B-17 and B-24 in support of the troops in the Ardennes. Airfields, supply lines and troop movements were to be attacked, and following weeks of poor weather, a break was at last predicted. As a joint effort, this would be the largest single attack to date involving 500 RAF and Ninth Air force bombers, 800 fighters and just short of 2,050 Eighth Air Force bombers. Such was the demand for aircraft, that even ‘war weary’ examples, were hastily armed and prepared, many unfit for more than assembly or training duties. Truly an armada of incredible proportions. A veteran of 29 missions, Castle was a more than a competent leader. They set off, the weather was as predicted but with a haze that restricted ground level visibility. It was this haze prevented the fighters from leaving causing an all important delay in the escorts. This delay was not considered a major problem at the time however, as the escorts being faster, would soon catchup and overtake the heavily laden bombers. The Luftwaffe, in an unprecedented move, brought forward fighters into the Liege area to meet the oncoming bombers before any escorts could reach them. In the first few minutes of the battle, four of the 487th BG’s aircraft were downed and a further five forced to land in Belgium. Castle’s lead plane, suffering problems with one of its engines (possibly due to previous battle damage) was attacked by the first wave of fighters, action was taken to leave the flight and join a formation further back. It was then attacked again, the aircraft catching fire, and the navigator being wounded. Castle took control, and even though still being attacked, refused to jettison the bombs for fear of killing civilians or allied troops below. Further attacks led to both engines on the starboard wing catching fire, which ultimately led to the fuel tank exploding sending the aircraft into an uncontrollable spin. Through Castle’s actions, seven of the crewmen were able to leave the aircraft, sadly though not all survived. Frederick Castle died in the crash, his body is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium. Castle was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. 5

An Ohio woman expelled from high school just weeks before graduation after it was discovered she was married finally got her diploma—on her 93rd birthday. Dorothy Louise Liggett secretly married her husband after he was drafted into the Army in 1942. But when she accidentally let that fact slip during gym class, North High School in Akron followed school policy and kicked her out. She lived the rest of her life regretting not graduating. Then Liggett's 73-year-old daughter wrote a letter to Akron Public Schools superintendent David James. “To have invested 13 years in school, to have been a good student and still not receive a diploma…was simply wrong," said James. James surprised Liggett with a diploma for her 93rd birthday on Wednesday. “I always felt bad not having this,” Liggett says. “Even though I’m 93 years old, I still like having it.” Her son says it was a "special birthday gift" for his mother. “I’m really thrilled that she is finally getting the one thing she always told us she wished she had gotten," he says. "It gives credence to her entire life.”

Use iron sights. Load magazines without a loading device. Be stealthy. Write in cursive.

1. Drive a stick shift. 2. Calculate change in my head. 3. Tie my own flies. 4. Sharpen knives on a whetstone. 5. Iron my clothes. 6. Tie a full Windsor knot in my tie. 7. Spit shine my shoes. Yeah, I know, everyone else on this forum can do these things too. I just figured I could summarize for the group!!

There's a rumor that the usual side matches are being replaced with a "Cicada Shoot". Bonus points if you knock them out of the air. Ten bonus points if you kill them. Ten Gauge recommended.

Thanks for the thoughts and prayers. Surgeon just let us know that everything went smoothly. He will be in ICU until tomorrow. Should be awake and able to talk tomorrow afternoon.

A brilliant man with many contributions to Aviation. Fair skies, sir.

no i did not - thats most likely my problem , i will get it back out and do that before i do something else , thanks , never thought to resize new brass but that makes sense now that you bring it up , ill be gone for a week fishing our opener here but when i get back ill do that and report back , thank you ,

That’s more than Biden has to show.

A 6-year-old little girl comes to a pet shop and asks in a childish voice: - Good mowning sir, do you sell wittle wabbits? - Why, of course, my princess! What color would like the rabbit? Black or white? - Actuwally, my python doesn’t give a f..k what color his dinner is.

Delivery by diesel powered truck.

May 4, 2024, RUFF JUSTICE was presented with his REGULATOR badge. It came as a complete surprise to him, but cowboys and cowgirls of Ruff's Regulators of Cornwall, The Wild Turkey Posse of Grenville and the Square Circle Wranglers of Ottawa, have appreciated his efforts as a prop builder, painter host and all around promoter of the Cowboy Way.

Lions and Tigers - Oh My! Entire serial:

The Queen's Scarf, which was awarded to Private Alfred Henry Du Frayer of the NSW Mounted Rifles, for bravery in South Africa during the Boer War. During the last years of Queen Victoria's life, she undertook to personally crochet six scarves from deep gold Berlin wool, upon which she embroidered in silk the Royal Cipher 'VRI' above one of the fringed ends. T he scarf when presented was to be worn from the right shoulder to the left side, in the same manner as a Colour Sergeant's red sash.

Egads! I snorked coffee at that! ^

84, he'll be 85 on the 28th.

Martha Coston (1826-1904) of Philadelphia became a widow at the young age of 21. Faced with the responsibility of providing for her four children, she rose to the challenge by developing a revolutionary system of maritime signal flares, which would later play a crucial role in the North's victory during the Civil War. Inspiration struck Martha when she stumbled upon her late husband's notebooks, which contained his failed attempts at creating a signaling flare system. Undeterred, she believed she could improve upon his ideas. Her task was to devise flares that were not only bright and long-lasting enough to facilitate communication between ships or from ship to land over vast distances but also easy to use in a coded combination of colors. After years of leading a team of chemists, Martha realized that she could adapt the technology used in fireworks for her purpose. Eventually, she successfully invented and obtained a patent for a system of "Pyrotechnic Night Signals" in red, white, and green colors (patent #23,536, granted in 1859). The U.S. Navy recognized the value of her invention and acquired the rights to the technology. During the Civil War, Coston's flares proved instrumental in winning battles and saving the lives of numerous shipwreck victims. Continuing to refine her system, Martha patented a twist-ignition device in 1871. She expanded her business by selling her signals to navies, shippers, maritime insurance firms, and yacht clubs worldwide. Nevertheless, she faced constant challenges due to prevailing chauvinistic attitudes. Despite being dismissed and under compensated because of her gender, Martha tenaciously fought against these obstacles

rightfully so and way overdue , the self righteous often ruled when they should have been put in their place , i hope they got what they deserved and im glad she got her piloma , when i was in high scool in the 60s there was a young guy that it was found had impregnated his girlfriend and married before graduation - he had a job to pay the bills and was continuing his education to get his diploma , most turned away from him , but because i was also on a work permit early release we left school everyday at the same time , struck up an acquaintance and walked together most days to our cars , he gave me a ride to work once when i had to walk , not sure what became of him but he had a good attitude i suspect he made good , i was well ahead in my studies and while working i graduated in December enrolled in college and was a student at the university when my class graduated and i finally got my diploma , i continued to work and go to school ...............till i transfered to another university .............never saw him again

One was presented to Pvt. Richard Rowland Thompson of the Royal Canadian Regiment for his actions, February 1900, at Paardeberg, SA, in the Boer War. It is in our Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa.

team work , makes the dream work

Husband no longer has to go outside.

Sufferin’ from the DUMBASS!!

Too bad. That and the Impala were nice cars.

Armored Cable (Type AC) makes your hands, and anything else it touches, the same way. Got a new helper fresh out of Vo-Tec on the job one morning while working on a bank. We had him working with the AC cable all day. By the end of the day, he looked like the old pictures of coal miners...and didn't have a clue that he looked that way.

The bottom picture in my last post has to be two images merged into one. I hope, I hope, I hope

Yep...must be his fault!

Just the other day, I was speaking fondly of Manatee and how he use to 'josh'l with me at matches. And I remember the very first time I met Manatee. We were at the KY State. I had lost my front brass sight off my Marlin and someone suggested I let Manatee look at it. He took the rifle, put me a nice new big front brass bead on it at NO COST. Another memorable moment was at the Regional in Ohio a few years back. Manatee tried to put the pressure on me by betting me a $1 (one dollar) that he would whoop me during the match. Luckily, I got the best of him and I still have that $1 that he inscribed..... "Widder Dun Whupped Me Lak a Rinted Mule! Guns of August 009" and he signed it.....'Manatee' I might add that Manatee was the very FIRST........ 'JEDI GF of the YEAR..... 2008' due to his efforts in getting a particular GF category accepted into some big matches during that year. I think it was either BP Gunfighter or Frontiersman GF. His memory should be better than mine. Thanks everyone for the wishes and funny thoughts. For the record, I turned a young 73. ..........Widder

Or one can place the hex locking ring of the die in the jaws of the vise and not have any contact on the threads of the die body by the vise jaws.... GJ

Yea. Its come from being associated with TN Williams. ..........Widder