tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post2301281775787316814..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Memorial DayRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-16486032966584934062009-05-25T22:11:57.304-04:002009-05-25T22:11:57.304-04:00Grandpa used to brag about how the officers liked ...Grandpa used to brag about how the officers liked his cakes and pies so much that they removed alcohol from the officers' mess just to have his teetotaling self cook there.<br /><br />When I got older, I realized that a sergeant must bake a mighty mean pie to make a bunch of field grade officers hide the booze while he was in the kitchen.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-84918266827824703692009-05-25T14:54:20.816-04:002009-05-25T14:54:20.816-04:00Yes, bless them all. They've blessed us with thei...Yes, bless them all. They've blessed us with their service.phlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-4895465546807943622009-05-25T13:21:54.324-04:002009-05-25T13:21:54.324-04:00Their really should be a day for family of militar...Their really should be a day for family of military personnel. Mrs. Drang never had any interest in the T-Shirt that said "Toughest Job In The Army: WIFE", but she certainly doesn't argue with it; in fact, few do, and fewer of them will do so in front of a married colleague. (Unless one or both of them have been drinking.) <br /><br />One of the best things about the Mel Gibson movie <I>We Were Soldiers</I> was the depiction of the Officers' Wives Club developing into a nascent Family Support Group, as it is now called. The book didn't really show that much, as it was Hal Moore's memoirs, not his wife's. But it was real: The command at that time was simply not prepared to deal with the realities of picking up an entire division and send them off to war, including things like taking care of their "dependents" back home, and dealing with casualty notices.Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-19167767236393780712009-05-25T11:29:37.235-04:002009-05-25T11:29:37.235-04:00Remembering my father, who was in the Navy onboard...Remembering my father, who was in the Navy onboard a carrier during the Korean conflict, albeit on the Atlantic.<br /><br />Also remembering my stepfather, who was in the Army Air Corps stateside during, training gunners and bombardiers during WWII, and was recalled to serve in SAC, just before Korea.<br /><br />He's why I went Air Force.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266828722290789801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-15264991007976767452009-05-25T08:54:12.872-04:002009-05-25T08:54:12.872-04:00The quiet are often bigger heroes than those storm...The quiet are often bigger heroes than those storming the hill. It takes a special kind of man or woman to serve. We benefited both from having fathers that did.<br /><br />I know he would be very proud of you now.Home on the Rangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836315423040719919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-42095776551509859022009-05-25T04:54:53.280-04:002009-05-25T04:54:53.280-04:00From an old vet, thanks for remembering us.
BRBFrom an old vet, thanks for remembering us.<br /><br />BRBbrbiswritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238551308132973791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-24601134228172608402009-05-24T23:37:24.792-04:002009-05-24T23:37:24.792-04:00I think you've done a good thing pointing out the ...I think you've done a good thing pointing out the service of those who serve through what might be loosely considered peacetime; even if a person serves an entire career without a chance at the two-way range, they and their family have been through all the separations and everything else that comes with that decision.<br /><br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com