[Rhodes22-list] The Greatest Generation
Bud
budconnor at earthlink.net
Sat Sep 1 15:37:10 EDT 2007
Amen to that --- my dad fought on Iwo Jima, he was on the island for all
36 days of fighting.
He is now 82 and (like Stan) still goes to work every day - doing what
he loves to do...
sell insurance, hunt, ski, (ski patrol), work his land, tennis, and
spend time with his friends.
-Bud Connor
Melbourne, FL
Robert Skinner wrote:
>Brad Haslett wrote:
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>>There seems to be a growing interest in the "Greatest Generation"...
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>My old man was a Navy surgeon. He was attached to,
>trained with, and fought with Edson's Raiders on
>Guadalcanal and later expeditions, earning the
>Navy Cross during the battle of Bloody Ridge.
>
>He was a fine surgeon, silversmith, cabinetmaker,
>architect, and bricklayer. They don't make many
>like that, and it was my privilege to learn from
>him.
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>A truly conservative man in politics and finances,
>he believed in every man's right to go to Hell in
>his own way, and had a fine distrust of government.
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>He fought for the freedom to live his life as he
>saw fit, and for others to do the same, so long as
>they left him alone and paid their dues.
>
>That's how I learned to be a conservative liberal,
>with a fine distrust of anyone who says "Let me
>help you" or "This is for your own good."
>
>Thank you, Dad, wherever you are.
>
>/Robert
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