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12-26-2005, 01:28 AM
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| Harry "Gunner" Kenton, USMC - American hero snafu |
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12-26-2005, 02:04 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA
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| Great story!
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12-26-2005, 06:52 AM
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| "World Traveller"   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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12-26-2005, 08:56 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
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| And again, great stuff!  Thanks for posting the pics too. |
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12-26-2005, 09:28 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2003
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| that must be great actually being able to say to visitors "see that, i carried that into battle with me" how much is $25 in 1954 in todays money?
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12-26-2005, 10:07 AM
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12-26-2005, 10:32 AM
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| Minister of Whoopass   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| Great stuff JP... Its good to see Harry up and running around in his yard like that...
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12-26-2005, 11:06 AM
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12-26-2005, 12:27 PM
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| "Shooter"   Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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 | Interesting stuff!
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12-26-2005, 02:07 PM
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| Der Crewchief  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| Great stuff, and I again I render a salute.
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12-29-2005, 11:11 PM
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| Kinda wierd for an Army Brat to say this but: Semper Fi to him!
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12-30-2005, 10:09 AM
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| how are you an army guy?
__________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy." |
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12-30-2005, 10:15 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
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| I think he means his dad or brother is (or was, I forget already) in the Army. |
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12-30-2005, 10:39 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Auburn,Alabama; USA
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| No. Im going to join the Army sooner or later. To be honest, i dont what that truly stands for. I just like saying it.
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12-30-2005, 01:12 PM
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| "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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| You really should know what something means before you say it. Semper fi is short for semper fidelis, latin for always faithful. It is typically what Marines say to each other.
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