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Greetings ta ever one in western Illinois and all readers of "The Quill".
Well, over the weekend we had lots of wind and rain with cricks outa their banks and water on some pavements. I guess March is truly upon us.
World War Eleven
Young people cannot learn from history any more because history is no longer taught as a required subject in public high schools.
Theodore "Dutch" J. Van Kirk was the navigator on the "Enola Gay" when it dropped the bomb at Hiroshima, Japan and is the last surviving member of the crew. This really happened.
Dutch was asked to speak at a grammar school this past month. The young teacher introduced him by saying the speaker was a veteran of World War Eleven (as in WWII). Dutch stood up and walked out of the school without saying a word. End of story.
God Help Us
For those who understand, no explanation is needed.
For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible.
History On The Vietnam Wall
A little history most people will never know. Interesting veterans statistics from the Vietnam Memorial Wall.
There are 58,267 names now listed on that polished black wall, including those added in 2010.
The names are arranged in the order in which they were taken from us by date and within each date the names are alphabetized. It is hard to believe it is 63 years since the first casualty.
The first known casualty was Richard B. Fitzgibbon, of North Weymouth, Mass. Listed by the U. S. Department of Defense as having been killed on June 8, 1956. His name is listed on the wall with that of his son, Marine Corps LCpl Richard B. Fitzgibbon III, who was killed on September 7, 1965.
There are three sets of fathers and sons on the wall.
39,996 on the wall were just 22 or younger.
8,283 were just 19 years old.
The largest age group, 33,103 were 18 years old.
12 soldiers on the wall were 17 years old.
5 soldiers on the wall were 16 years old.
One soldier, PFC Dan Bullock was 15 years old.
997 soldiers were killed on their first day in Vietnam.
1,448 soldiers were killed on their last day in Vietnam.
31 sets of brothers are on the wall.
Thirty one sets of parents lost two of their sons.
54 soldiers attended Thomas Edison High School inn Philadelphia. I wonder why so many from one school.
8 women are on the wall, nursing the wounded.
244 soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War; 153 of them are on the wall.
Beallsville, Ohio with a population of 475 lost 6 of her sons.
West Virginia had the highest casualty rate per capita in the nation. There are 711 West Virginians on the wall.
The Marines of Morenci - They led some of the scrappiest high school football and basketball teams that the little Arizona copper town of Morenci (pop. 5,058) had ever known and cheered. They enjoyed roaring beer busts. In quieter moments, they rode horses along the Coronado Trail, stalked deer in the Apache National Forest. And in the patriotic camaraderie typical of Morenci's mining families, the nine graduates of Morenci High enlisted as a group in the Marine Corps. Their service began on Independence Day 1966. Only 3 returned home.
The Buddies of Midvale - LeRoy Tafoya, Jimmy Martinez, Tom Gonzales were all boyhood friends and lived on three consecutive streets in Midvale, Utah on Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Avenues. They lived only a few yards apart. They played ball at the adjacent sandlot ball field and they all went to Vietnam. In a span of 16 dark days in late 1967, all three would be killed.
LeRoy was killed on Wednesday, November 22, the fourth anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination.
Jimmy died less than 24 hours later on Thanksgiving Day.
Tom was shot dead assaulting the enemy on December 7, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
The most casualty deaths for a single day was on January 31, 1968 - 245 deaths.
The most casualty deaths for a single month was May 1968 - 2,415 casualties were incurred.
For most Americans who read this they will only see the numbers that the Vietnam War created.
To those who survived the war, and to the families of those who did not, we see the faces, we feel the pain that these numbers created.
We are, until we too pass away, haunted with these numbers, because they were our friends, fathers, husbands, brothers, wives, sons and daughters. There are no noble wars, just noble warriors.
Racist-Me?
Why can't we all just get along? White and proud of it. And if I was black or brown or yellow, I would be proud of that as well. I am one of God's children and that's all that matters.
This was written by a British journalist..Sadly, it 100% true..Pass it on, if you dare!
The term "Racist" is an important tool in the Marxist/Socialcrat tool bag..A very effective one it seems.
"This is an interesting and different point of view from Britain. Food for thought. Does make you stop and think. When does political correctness go too far?
Racist - me?
A thought provoking passage written by an Englishman about the current situation in his homeland, this is thought provoking and is equally relevant in other countries.
I have been wondering about why whites are racist, and no other race is?
There are British Africans, British Chinese, British Asian, British Turks, etc., etc., etc.
And then there are just British. You know what I mean, plain ole English people that were born here. You can include the Welsh, the Scottish and the people who live off our shores of Great Britain on tiny islands. Yes, we are all true Brits.
The others that live here call me "White boy,' "Cracker,' "Honkey,' "Whitey," "Caveman" "White trash' and that's OK.
But if I call you, Nigger, Spade, Towel head, Paki, Camel Jockey, Beaner, Gook or Chink, you call me a racist.
You say that whites commit a lot of violence against you. So why are the ghettos the most dangerous places to live?
You have the Muslim Council of Great Britain.
You have Black History Month.
You have swimming pools for Asian women.
You have Islamic banks for Muslims only.
You have Year of the Dragon Day for Chinese people.
If we had a White Pride Day, you would call us racists.
If we had White History Month, we'd be racists.
If we had any organization for only whites to "advance' OUR lives, we'd be racists.
A white woman could not be in the Miss Black Britain or Miss Asia, but any color can be in the Miss UK.
If we had a college fund that only gave white students scholarships you know we'd be racists.
There are over 200 openly proclaimed Muslim only schools in England. Yet if there were "White schools only', that would be racist!
In the Bradford riots and Toxteth riots, you believed that you were standing-up for your race and rights. If we stood-up for our race and rights, you would call us racists.
You are proud to be black, brown, yellow and orange, and you're not afraid to announce it. But when we announce our white pride, you call us racists.
We fly our flag, we are racists. If we celebrate St. George's Day, we are racists.
You can fly your flag and it's called diversity. You celebrate your cultures and it's called multiculturalism.
You rob us, carjack us, and rape our daughters. But, when a white police officer arrests a black gang member or beats up an Asian drug dealer running from the law and posing a threat to society, you call him a racist.
I am proud:but you call me a racist.
Why is it that only whites can be racists?
That's all fer this week's column.
Hope'n ta see ya in the church of yer choice this week.
Remember "Where ever ya are, what ever ya be a do'n "BE A GOOD ONE!'
Keep on Smile'n
Catch ya later
Barnyard Bruke