Welcome to Veterans' Highway! (4 Viewers)

[Chungas Revenge]

Just wanted to give everyone a heads up on a worthwhile program. The Special Operations Warrior Foundation and 5 Hour Energy are teaming up for a good cause. For every 5 Hour Energy sold, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the foundation. I use a a Whole Lotta' "5 hour" worken' on the hunting mule (76 TLC fj40). If you have a chance check them out at http://www.specialops.org/. Doing great things for the families of SOF soldiers/sailors/marines/airmen.....It is also a four star rated charity...

 

[JohnnyC]

My grandfathers side of the family had an interesting fella ...he had lived in whats now the soho area of lower Manhattan ( in the 1860's) ... next to the 5 points at the time of the movie setting of "Gangs of NY" (NOT a nice place to live)

He was a mechanic/boiler maker ... upon joining the Union Army his first battle was at Bull Run 1861 (Civil War) ... he served 3 tours of duty during the summer all as an infantryman never higher than private ... a few years before his death in the early 1890's he unsuccessfully applied for pension benefits for injury during his first tour at the enganement near centreville va (Bull Run)

pic circa 1887... approx 3 years before he died of kidney failure

 

[Chungas Revenge]

pon joining the Union Army his first battle was at Bull Run 1861 (Civil War) ... he served 3 tours of duty during the summer all as an infantryman never higher than private ...

JohnnyC - Amazing pic and story! I am going to dig around for some of the "Clan" memorabilia and post up a pic or two later.........See if I can't find my old shield and sandals from my 1st tour of duty !!

Thanks for supporting this thread!!

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

I thought this thread would see more action than this..........


Must be all the "Quiet Professionals"

 

[Chungas Revenge]

LoL - I reckon so....I woulda' bet the farm this was going to take off. Maybe the location..?"Chit Chat"..? Well, this is our operational environment...Gotta' keep the "G chief happy".. Are we going to commiserate over a cold frosty beverage one of these evenings? Hope to have our mutual mules operational..Fall trout season in WV is the best...I have about 90 acres down here...I started a "Lord of the Flies Night" about three years ago..Grand time! Wild game feed, telling of lies, reliving past exploits, telling more lies (mostly fishing lies).....Preston Co is a great place to camp as well. Very close to some of WV's best fishing, camping and scenic byways.. Let me get "feet and knees together" over the next few weeks and I'll try and resurrect a TLC "Club" of sorts....I'll keep you posted...Oh, by the way, VERY NICE TLC...I enjoyed the pics!!!!! Post up some "Military Pics" if you have some...

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

My rig is running strong now, Saturday I am getting back in and torqueing the head bolts again, and double checking the valves. Then Sunday I am off to PA to hit up some trout streams, I will be up near the Altoona area, I am definitely going to have to take a trip out your way soon to check out your rig, and knock back some brew.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Well depending what I do with my tub, I should be up within the next month or so...I've got to back away from the light, catch a dose of reality and "repair" (operative term) what I have. I don't want to do a nut and bolt resto....A patch or two here and there, a few seals, tune-up and start enjoying it again....I'm afraid to "purdy it up" to much...

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

I like to drive mine too much! I do repairs now that allow me to get it back on the road relatively quickly, most of the time........

 

[Chungas Revenge]

LoL, yep I know exactly what you mean..Some of the coooooolest rigs I have ever seen, had a certain used, well worn patina...When I started to spiff mine up, I got caught up in the vortex...Clean one thing, something else looks bad.....It's fun (in a weird demented way) to rip it apart and put it back together, but I hate the down time!!!

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Today is VE DA- Victory in Europe Day...

I think this is an appropriate venue to thank the men and women of the WWII generation for their monumental and selfless contribution to the free world. I hope we, our generation, will not squander their sacrifice...

(Boosted from Wikipedia) Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day, VE Day or simply V Day was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 (7 May in Commonwealth realms) to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.[1] It thus marked the end of World War II in Europe.

(Boosted from Shakespeare)
What’s he that wishes so?
My cousin, Westmoreland? No, my fair cousin;
If we are mark’d to die, we are enow
To do our country loss; and if to live,
The fewer men, the greater share of honour.
God’s will! I pray thee, wish not one man more.
By Jove, I am not covetous for gold,
Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost;
It yearns me not if men my garments wear;
Such outward things dwell not in my desires.
But if it be a sin to covet honour,
I am the most offending soul alive.
No, faith, my coz, wish not a man from England.
God’s peace! I would not lose so great an honour
As one man more methinks would share from me
For the best hope I have. O, do not wish one more!
Rather proclaim it, Westmoreland, through my host,
That he which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart; his passport shall be made,
And crowns for convoy put into his purse;
We would not die in that man’s company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.
This day is call’d the feast of Crispian.
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam’d,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say “To-morrow is Saint Crispian.”
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars,
And say “These wounds I had on Crispin's day.”
Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,
But he’ll remember, with advantages,
What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,
Familiar in his mouth as household words-
Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester-
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb’red.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne’er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs’d they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day.

 

[UltraFJ40]

I thought this thread would see more action than this..........
Must be all the "Quiet Professionals"

These girls, err guys are Lawyers, interweb developers, photographers, bank tellers, sales women, GP fluffers and a few marketing types. The real honest, get your hands dirty, stand up and pee fellas are all over on Pirate.






*Yes, I'm kidding, IH8Pirate with a passion.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

These girls, err guys are Lawyers, interweb developers, photographers, bank tellers, sales women, GP fluffers and a few marketing types. The real honest, get your hands dirty, stand up and pee fellas are all over on Pirate.

Now that was funny!!! I reckon that'll garner a response or two!! Well to you my friend. What say we hoist a tankard later in honor of that generation..?

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

maybe they haven't turned on the sat phones and checked in from the mountains in the Stan.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

HMMMMM - I think were going to need another plan...Howz' about this.."FREE BEER IF YOU CHECK OUT THE VETERANS HIGHWAY THREAD"???

Caught my eye and I wrote the damn thing!

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

I'm in.

 

[krzyabncanuck]

Quiet Professionals.

 

[dieseldog]

Quiet Professionals.

And a big "thank you", sir--for all you did quietly.

 

[krzyabncanuck]

And a big "thank you", sir--for all you did quietly.

Loved it compared to out here in the " real " world. Miss it greatly.

How the heck are " you " doing now man. Have not seen an update for awhile. Hope all is still going forward. You my friend have been thru Hell and back. I just visited there shortly. You have been there for too long.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

May 9th 1785 - British inventor Joseph Bramah patents beer-pump handle..Just say'en!

 

[sggoat]

I certainly will celebrate this date!!!!

Checking in:
Father was crew chief for 4 P-38 Lightnings in Aleutian Islands during WWII-His primary Plane was "Stinky" This Group was responsible for shooting down Yamamoto's aircraft.(BTW this group's members were also part of the reparations for Japan that included US requests for the Military "Jeep" we all call today an FJ-40).
No records exist that I have found for the fate of the 4 P-38s he was crew Chief for. I have two pics of crashes of these planes coming home, but none were the ones he crewed for.
Fast forward to 1965--I graduated HS, started Junior College, but ended up enlisting in the Air Force in 68, as I thought the Vietnam Draft was going to get me, and I wanted to choose the Service Branch, rather than having it forced on me.--Ammarillo, Tx., Denver, Co., Panama City, Fl., Utapao, Thailand, back to the US at Panama City.( a brief stint somewhere in the Northern Latitudes of the US when a Cuban flew a Russian MIG into Homestead AFB undetected--we scrambled all the F101s, F102s, and F-106s)
Airbourne Weapons Specialist--AIM 4D, Nucs, WESMs, and such---it was nasty over there--
University of South Florida- Florida Power And Light Co.--now retired, and trying to keep the rust at bay on my 77 FJ40