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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: sharon hall Message: CATHY BECK - Are you related to or do you know Lucille Beck who lives on Wahsega Road? I am trying to get in touch with her to do an interview about livng through the LAST Great Depression! Anyone else out there who knows of someone who lived during that time here in Lumpkin County, please let me know. I am interested in doing an article for The Nugget on what it was like back then, and what tips they may have for the present economic crunch. Thanks! Sharon Hall The Nugget |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Ross Hall Message: Rangers, the history of the Mountain Camp, titled Mountain Ranger, is finally ready to go. Three-quarters of this book is interviews with past and present RIs and commanders. It's real purty, too. I'll have some for the Cookout and some more for Open House, but anyone who can't make those dates can email me at pageone@windstream.net or send $15 plus $3 s&h to me at 2557 Jay Bridge Road, Dahlonega, Ga 30533. It turned out all right. Some great stories and photos, too. It's your history, and you told the stories, all the way back to 1952. |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Ross Hall Message: Becky, I will send a book to you today. There will be no charge. My best to Pat. I think of him every day. |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Joe Mattison Message: Joe: He got hurt in Afghanistan. He was near the suicide bomber that took out several CIA folks. I'm getting the updates from different venues, but word is....he's going to be ok. Shrapnel on the left side, got up and renedered aid and assistance to those who were also wounded in the attack. Again, preliminary reports indicate that he will be ok. Shaken, but not stirred! You take care of yourself as well. Joe |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: ~C Message: OMG guys - this is NOT good! via AJC online: Three soldiers are under arrest in Dawson County after they allegedly threw military explosives into a crowd at a parking lot, Channel 2 Action News reported Sunday. No one was injured in the early morning incident, in which the soldiers allegedly tossed two ground burst simulators at people at a grocery store parking lot, the TV station reported. The explosives are used in place of hand grenades in training exercises. According to the website globalsecurity.org, the ground burst simulator is used "to create battle noises and flash effects during training. It produces a high-pitched whistle that lasts two to four seconds. The detonation produces a flash and loud report." The men are based at Camp Merrill near Dahlonega, Channel 2 reported. They fled north on Ga. 400, and when police drew near they tossed 11 of the explosives beside the road, WSB reported. Camp Frank D. Merrill, about 12 miles northwest of Dahlonega, is the home of the 5th Ranger Training Battalion, where soldiers are trained in planning and executing small unit combat missions in mountainous terrain, according to globalsecurity.org. The training includes "mountaineering skills, small unit tactics, patrol infiltration and exfiltration, raids, ambushes, and other skills required for close combat and direct fire missions," according to the website. The soldiers face numerous counts of aggravated assault |
