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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Mike Keohane Message: Belated thanks to Owen & Mark Jordan for the seasoning tips. My two cast iron skillets are now ready for the holidays. |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Bob Williams Message: Monthly USMRA meeting Thursday, December 7, at 7:00 pm at the Overhang at Camp Merrill. |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Joe Mattison Message: Second Note to Mr Rice: You mentioned MSG Columbo in your posting. He of course went on to form up the "Mountaineering" group of the ROTC program at North Georgia College, and it was later renamed the "Order of Columbo"......in honor of him. He and his wife resided on Camp Road for many years after his retirement and up to his death (I believe in the early 90s). It's my understanding that he is buried in his wife's family plot, in a cemetary in Austria, per his request. |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Al Parten Message: All, One of the survivors of the crash at Akin was Shaun Patterson, when I was the API or the 64 FTX, he assisted on several occasions as he was the S-3 NCO. He told several of us about the crash but would never go into details. Joe, I graduated Class 8-80 and at Rudder we did the " elevators " with skids and red or orange doors, the rappeling deaths occured because the altimeter in the Huey indicated the bird was lower that it actually was and the guts just came to the end of the ropes and fell to their deaths. I do recall leaving Mosby in the Fog as Joe says and goin' straight up till it cleared, then going balls to the walls to Cavender. Sometimes during RI changeover the fog was still there and you'd look out and wonder where is this guy landing? The rotor wash would blow the fog away to reviel a LZ the size of deer feed and set down, only to dissapear straight up back into the fog. Always got my hair standing up. Wow ! |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Cathy Beck Message: Hey Roy, Fluffy is doing great, he ask about you from time to time. I will tell him you ask about him. Rangers, I realize I had no right to say anything since I am not a Ranger but I just felt like in my heart that this matter of the critter cook out was getting out of hand more so than usual. You know as people that you can not please everyone all of the time but as Ranger's you know that you will always be brothers, no matter what. It really shouldn't have gotten so out of hand that people are wanted not to show up now. Since I have been called "mom" by many of the guys there this is what I want to say to you as a friend and Ranger "mom". Your wives and better halves already know your stories, your actions when you drink a few beers or a little moonshine, your friends know you and still respect you. What difference is it going to make if your spouses or significant other is there, you are who you are and you earned your tab and so did your spouse. You may forget sometimes just what your spouse does for you as a Ranger wife. Your also might not realize how wonderful it is too have true, true friends that have supported all of you thru out all these years and all of these cook outs. I agree, the free loaders are out there and always have been. They usally are people in passing saying "aw, free food and drinks". You do have the what I called the "groupies" and each and everyone of you know what I mean by that. I think you could have a better time by having you free for all cookout and then close the party down to the public and just have you guys and your wives, girlfriends or friends that you want there. The thing is that all of you are kind hearted and will not refuse anyone a bite to eat or a gush of beer to wash it down, however you can close the freebie imaginary door and have only you guys to do you thing. By the photo's I have seen in the past cookout's there are too many children there that doesn't need to hear some of your stories anyway. I would say when the open house shuts down, then the freebies shut down. You can also ask for donation and that will run alot of them off. You all are too good of people to let this ruin your fellowship and brotherhood. You guys can put your heads together and figure this out without having any hard feelings. Heck move the "real party" somewhere else after open house. You have all those back roads that you guys have ran, and ran and many places to move it to with driving on the highway. You could move the "adult party" on top of the mountain just above the church at the old dump. The crowd will be gone and you will have the whole area to yourself. It is just a suggestion and none of my business but your brotherhood is mine. I didn't work for you guys because I could, I do it because I care. You can figure this out and good luck of satisfying everyone. You don't want Ross's next book to say the year brotherhood crashed over dead critters now do you? LOL...I love all you guys and don't get mad at me for my input. If I didn't care about you I would read this site everyday three or four times. The answer is simple, you all just have to agree to it. Love you all, spouses and significant others also. God bless you! Good luck! Rangers will always lead the way! |
