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AUBIGJOE
(64.136.27.226) on 9/16/2004 - 2:16 p.m. says: ( 13 views
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"YOU SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN FAIRHOPE."
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(EDITED BY AUTHOR: 9/16/2004 - 2:21 p.m.) MY DAUGHTER'S HOUSE DIDN'T LOOSE POWER OR TELEPHONE OR EVEN HAVE ANY PECAN TREES OR LEAVES BLOWN DOWN. AS I WRITE THIS MY POWER IS FLICKERING. YOUR MARINE BUDDY DAN RATTER WAS DISMISSED FROM THE CORPS AFTER ONLY 4 MONTHS FOR "FAILURE TO MEET PHYSICAL STANDARDS". I GUESS "FAILED PORK CHOP PLATOON" -- OR "SECTION 8". WHAT'S YOURS. ALSO REGARDING YOUR BUDDY KERRY. WHEN I WAS IN FROZEN CHOSEN IN FEB.1953, MY JEEP DRIVER AND I WERE ON RECONN TO CHECK A BLOWN OUT BRIDGE ON THE SUPPLY ROUTE PARALLELING THE RIDGE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE MLR. IT WAS UNDER DIRECT OBSERVATION BY A GOOK PATROL WHICH HAD SET UP SHOP ON THE NEXT RIDGE SOUTH. WHILE LOOKING THE BRIDGE OVER THEY LOBBED 4 SHELLS AT US AND BRACKETED US. I JUMPED IN THE DITCH ALONGSIDE THE ROAD (CUTTING MY KNEE WHEN BREAKING THROUGH THE ICE(IT WAS 20 BELOW ZERO) AND YELLED FOR MY DRIVER TO "TAKE COVER". THE IDIOT GOT UNDER THE JEEP!!! COUPLE OF MORE INCOMINGS CAME IN AND I RAN ACROSS THE ROAD AND PULLED HIM (KICKING AND SCREAMING AND CRYING AND RAISING ALL MANNER OF HELL) ACROSS THE ROAD AND BACK WEST ABOUT 100 FEET. THEN BACK INTO THE RICE PADDING WHERE I GOT MY BLEEDING KNEE INFECTED FROM THE SH!T IN THE RICE PADDY. I DIDN'T HAVE MY CAMERA MAN WITH ME TO RECORD MY HEROIC ACTIONS. MY QUESTION IS THIS---SHOULD I HAVE GOTTEN 2 PURPLE HEARTS----1 FOR THE ORIGINAL WOUND AND 1 FOR THE INFECTION WHICH I KEPT FOR 12 DAYS AND SHOULD I HAVE TURNED MYSELF IN FOR THEM AND IN FOR A BRONZE STAR OR SILVER STAR WITH A "V" ON IT BECAUSE OF MY VALOUROUS ACTIONS IN RESCUING THE DRIVER. BUT I REALLY SCREWED UP AND JUST FORGOT ABOUT IT.
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