[Coco] Lest we forget, Dec 07, 1941, 70 years ago today

[Richard E. Crislip]

On Friday, December 09, 2011 07:37:13 AM Mark McDougall wrote:
> On 9/12/2011 2:38 PM, Boisy G. Pitre wrote:
> > There are times when your verbosity is worth the effort to read, and this
> > was certainly one of those times.  Thank you for sharing and God bless.
> 
> There are times when I have absolutely no interest (or knowledge) in a
> particular thread on this list, but I take the time to read Gene's
> pontifications (and I don't mean any negative connotation of the word)
> because they're so damn entertaining!
> 
> The closest association to the US military I have (I'm an Aussie) is that
> my sister is married to a US Marine. And I have the utmost respect for him
> - if half the US armed forces are anything like him, you're in good hands!
> 
> Regards,

Will Mark,

I spent 5 days and 5 nights in your country on R&R. I have to say, I NEVER 
felt more welcome than I did in your country. I'd walk into a pub and almost 
immediately someone would say "the bars over here mate, have a drink". Could 
never buy one myself. I learned how to spell tyres and centre and honour etc. 
I learned what real "birds" were and was invited into the home for my entire 
stay by friends of a taxi driver named Sean Dawson. Some of your mates fought 
along side of my GI friends while I ran a computer at HQ MACV that called in 
the B-52s when the NVA party needed quiting down ;-). I was never in any 
danger (except snipers) which is why I say I spent time there, but I am not a 
veteran.

Thank you to you Aussies for your part and hospitality. I love ya. Your 
country and England are the best friends the US ever had and we have stopped 
appreciating it.