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Austin — The CG of the 1st ID, Major Gen. Thomas Rhame, tried his best to cover up those Friendly Fire deaths. But I’d been out there as the chief pool correspondent for over a month by then and had sources who leaked to me that Lt. Col. Ralph Hayles had killed those guys. I had interviewed Hayles a couple times by then, ironically on the subject of avoiding Friendly Fire, so it surprised me.My unit was directly involved in the fratricide incident you describe as well as another at PL Bullet during Desert Storm. I refuse to discuss specifics or names. Let me just say some participants remain pissed off to this day. Sickens me to even mention it.
Here's GAO report: https://www.gao.gov/assets/osi-93-4.pdf
There ain't never been a crabcake as good as BBQ Brisket.Good morning folks. Packing up for our return to DC. It’ll be a long and probably aggravating day, but it was worth it to spend some time with our son.
We spent yesterday at a park called Enchanted Rock, Hiked to the top of what can only be described as a gigantic rounded dome from which you can see miles of Texas hill country in all directions. Also walked probably 7-8 miles along trails in the park. Then we went to the town of Llano where they have a famous (just ask them) open pit barbeque joint called Coopers. I haven’t eaten that much brisket and sausage since I was in my 20s probably. It truly was remarkably good. You sat at long communal benches. The folks next to us, being Texans instead of uptight easterners, asked us where we were from and why we were in Llano. When we told the guy next to us we were from Maryland, he told us his son is an Annapolis Naval Academy grad now a Navy pilot. So we sat in a BBQ joint talking best Maryland crabcakes with a retired Texas sheriff.
Packing up. You all have a good day.
I don't claim to be an expert......but no one turns down my ribs, brisket or pork butt... 😉There ain't never been a crabcake as good as BBQ Brisket.
P.S. I am a BBQ expert from South Central Kentucky who spent a small fortune of the railroad's money going around the country to sample BBQ. I am an expert!
....or a good crab cake. Heck, any seafood for that matter. I might explode if I had to decide between BBQ or seafood (or peanut butter).I don't claim to be an expert......but no one turns down my ribs, brisket or pork butt... 😉
It's a sign that we've lived a long life. And it's good that they - ancestors and their siblings - didn't have to see you pass away. This happened for me in 2011. I miss them and have questions now that I didn't think to ask when I could.My last uncle passed away today at the ripe old age of 88. Still have one aunt left (his wife). Doesn't count though. She's mean and halfway insane. No different than she was back in the 60s.
I have always maintained one has to remain active after retirement. I worked long enough at the former uranium enrichment plant west of Paducah to draw a small pension. It was a huge place. Had 2 MD's on duty on the day shift and it's own fire department. Several thousand employees. At one time, they said the average retiree only lived 18 months after retiring. That is I was somewhat skewed by a cancer risk. I had an uncle and two friends die from a work related cancer.Good morning everyone
Busy day. I'm just figuring out we signed Carr from Wake Forest. Up before daylight, a 7 mile hike on Pine Mtn where the area has burned. Trail markers were hard to find where all the briars and brush had grown back. Part of the reason hiking this portion was to report my finding to the trail maintenance crew (I'm one of the 4 dependable members). We have our work cut out for us. I'm starting to train/build up to a couple of long hikes on the mountain 15-18 miles the last part of June.
Weedeated when I got home and heading back to the lake tomorrow. This is the Go, Go, Go time of my retirement.
I hope everyone has a great day.
So do you glow in the dark?I have always maintained one has to remain active after retirement. I worked long enough at the former uranium enrichment plant west of Paducah to draw a small pension. It was a huge place. Had 2 MD's on duty on the day shift and it's own fire department. Several thousand employees. At one time, they said the average retiree only lived 18 months after retiring. That is I was somewhat skewed by a cancer risk. I had an uncle and two friends die from a work related cancer.
I hope not. Certain areas of the plant were worse than others. The feed plants were the worst. I mostly worked at the water plant or the steam plant (coal fired boliers). At one point we pulled as much as 22 million gallons of water a day out of the Ohio River. At peak we used more electricity than the entire city of St Louis.So do you glow in the dark?
Yep, the Orphan Brigades from Kentucky were hit really hard. I had some relatives in there. My great grandpa, Seth Bradshaw Elmore, was in the 6th Kentucky.''fun'' fact for my civil war buffs in here:
Kentucky losses during the war (killed):
CSA-19,000
USA-2,300
almost anything that swims is welcomed by my palate......I should have been born in England......I can eat fish every day..........or a good crab cake. Heck, any seafood for that matter. I might explode if I had to decide between BBQ or seafood (or peanut butter).
Since you served at Ft. Bragg.........were you aware of the Circus Club..... 😉............I had my first club experience there..........when I was 14 yrs old.........I almost went blind watching those dancers in those cages dancing to Suzie Q by Creedence Clearwater Reival (sp) When we exited the club the temps were 102 or something like that........I had drank every beer that they had sat in front of me.........I wilted like a cut flower before we got to the car.......Hello all,
Still on the road home. Just passed the turn-off to Fort Bragg about 50 miles back...Fort Liberty, yeah right. I served at Fort Bragg...
My Darling and I are taking it easy heading back home. No rush...
Have a pleasant evening.....
Since you served at Ft. Bragg.........were you aware of the Circus Club..... 😉............I had my first club experience there..........when I was 14 yrs old.........I almost went blind watching those dancers in those cages dancing to Suzie Q by Creedence Clearwater Reival (sp) When we exited the club the temps were 102 or something like that........I had drank every beer that they had sat in front of me.........I wilted like a cut flower before we got to the car.......
I spent 18 months in Turkey (near Izmir). It is a highly muslim country. They had these pavions (night clubs) down on the waterfront where ladies of the evening hustled drinks for the clubs. This one dude was married (with his wife back in the states). He was such a regular that this one club let him run a tab. When it came time for him to go home, he owed them more money than he had, so he spent one last night at the club, buying drinks galore to run his tab even higher. The next day, he caught a plane home. The club owner called the base commander wanting him to pay like 2500 hundred dollars the guy owed.
Drinks for the "ladies" were VERY expensive and were normally just tea instead of liquor. He liked the ladies a lot and I don't know how long he had been running a tab or his payment schedule. Of course he never told them he was shipping out.I had my Platoon SSG at Bragg borrow $325.00 from my. I had no issues but it was about a year later my enlistment was up and I was ETSing.
That was a lot of dough back then. He had two young girls and his wife but I barely had gas money.
It was after I got out I contacted my 1ST SGT. I received a money order a few days later.
Back then, $2500 Wow....
I could buy a can of beer out of a machine back during my time for I think 45 cents. A pack of cigarettes was 55 or 65 cents.
Drinks for the "ladies" were VERY expensive and were normally just tea instead of liquor. He liked the ladies a lot and I don't know how long he had been running a tab or his payment schedule. Of course he never told them he was shipping out.
I had a grandfather, 3 cousins, and 2 uncles in the 6th. It’s nucleus was formed right here in barren county. Genera Joseph Johnston refused Breckenridge’s request to take the brigade with him to Virginia. Because he said there were no finer soldiers in the confederate army. They were used as shock troops. Them and Cockrell’s Missouri “iron brigade”. Were the best brigades in the army of Tennessee.Yep, the Orphan Brigades from Kentucky were hit really hard. I had some relatives in there. My great grandpa, Seth Bradshaw Elmore, was in the 6th Kentucky.
On the Lee side one brother fought for the Kentucky CSA and his brother for a US Illinois brigrade. They both survived.
I'm currently trying to buy a meerschaum pipe from a carver in Turkey. It's been a hassle. The only way I can complete the transaction is via Western Union. It's a gamble I know. WU should never be used for purchases.I spent 18 months in Turkey (near Izmir). It is a highly muslim country. They had these pavions (night clubs) down on the waterfront where ladies of the evening hustled drinks for the clubs. This one dude was married (with his wife back in the states). He was such a regular that this one club let him run a tab. When it came time for him to go home, he owed them more money than he had, so he spent one last night at the club, buying drinks galore to run his tab even higher. The next day, he caught a plane home. The club owner called the base commander wanting him to pay like 2500 hundred dollars the guy owed.
As I understand, Union didn't much recruit in KY to avoid further splitting the people & risking secession.''fun'' fact for my civil war buffs in here:
Kentucky losses during the war (killed):
CSA-19,000
USA-2,300
The union drafted soldiers in Kentucky. But they rarely if ever got their quota. They asked for 16,000 and got 2000. They asked for 12,000 and got 4,000. Kentucky stayed in the Union (though the Confedetate invasion didn't help) due to slavery. The thought among unionists was slavery is best protected by maintaining the status quo (staying in the union). Joining a risky confederacy meant certain death to slavery if it lost the war. This is why Kentucky had slavery until almost 1866. They tried to prolong slavery for as long as possible. In 1864, union support in the state rapildy diminished. The union treated the state as conquered land. Due to the state being southern and a large number of the young men of the state enlisting in the confederate army. Martial law was established in 1864, confederate supporters were shot in the streets if a Union soldier was killed in the state. This angered the common man. Many Kentuckian's slaves simply ran away and joined the union army. This angered the slave holding class.As I understand, Union didn't much recruit in KY to avoid further splitting the people & risking secession.