You have every right to be proud of your father, whether he was a cook,
seaman, lineman, jeep-driver or ordnance mechanic. The fact is, he, unlike
so many others now, chose to serve and then was called to serve again,
without fleeing to another country and smoking dope. This is more than most
are willing to do today. When your father walks into a room, a bar, a
church, he is better than 90% of the people in there, because he served his
country. People today are in the "me"-mode, and consequently this great
nation, sustained by the efforts of your father and others like him, will
collapse from within without younger people of todays generation willing to
do what he did, in good and bad times, for America. Our nation today rides
on the coat tails of citizens like your father and likeminded others. Yes,
do be proud of him. Be with him while/if he is alive, weep when he dies, and
cherish the memory of all things great he did for this nation and for you as
a son after he is gone. Fewer and fewer of them are here with us now,
whether they are a vet from WW II, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War or someother
un-named conflict, or a veteran of the cold war that was ready, willing and
able - he was one that raised his hand. So many are able but unwilling, and
unappreciative of those that were while they breathe the freeest air on
earth. 42 years of federal service should be celebrated. You'd think todays
kids would have values imbued in them to serve the minimal 3 or 4.
S/F,
R
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Byrd [mailto:byrdhouse@netease.net]
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 9:21 AM
To: mil-veh@mil-veh.org
Subject: Re: [MV] Baking Manual
Funny how they do things. My dad was a merchant seaman during W.W.II and
trained as a cook. Right after the war he got out and 6 months later
drafted. He presented his cooking credentials and asked to be put into food
service. He wound up as a electrical lineman in the Army Air Corps. Go
figure!
After discharge, came home went to work for U.S. Army. Trained as a
artillery repairman. Worked at that for 30 + years. Retired as supervisor of
the shop that did all weapons repair, instrument, and night vision repair
for 101 ABN. Retired with 42 yr.. federal service.
Sorry, didn't mean to brag. But as every son should be I'm proud of my
dad!!!!
Later, Keith
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Winne <jwinne@nettally.com>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Baking Manual
> Greetings good list folks,
>
> I can't resist. My wife's grandfather was a cook in the army in WW1 in
> France. Acording to the army he was trained and qualified as an auto
> mechanic.....so they made him a cook! "Anyone want more 90 wt on those
> pancakes?!
>
> Jim
> MVPA # 17216 :)
>
>
> At 23:01 08/07/2001 -0400, Pete & Renee Davis wrote:
> >Packed away in a box somewhere I still have an old T shirt with a mess
kit
> >knife and spoon crossed under a skull that says, "DEATH FROM WITHIN".
> >
> >Pete Davis
> >pandr@cybertours.com
> >
> >Mel Miller wrote:
> >
> > > KBDewey 42GPW wrote:
> > > >
> > > > All, I have found a manual with no publication date. It is "Baking
> > > > Manual for the Army Cook" "Prepared for the United States Army by
the
> > > > National Live Stock And Meat Board, 407 South Dearborn Street,
Chicago,
> > > > Illinois".
> > >
> > > Now I know why Army cooking was so horrible. They probably got the
> > > National Wheat Growers Association to write the Manual on roasting
beef
> > > chicken and pork!
> > >
> > > Wink,
> > > Mel Miller
> > > 2 X M725
> > >
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