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Post by frank on May 10, 2009 11:27:30 GMT -5
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Post by indiosbravos on May 10, 2009 12:50:00 GMT -5
To all well done. This static display teaser got me excited to see the rest....
This year was really important to Veterans. 65th Aniv. of D-Day and this, 25th Aniv. Reunion of PS.
Hep-Hep-Hooray.....
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Post by VeeVee on May 10, 2009 20:21:22 GMT -5
Hey hey... I just walked in the door. Just came back from the reunion from the west coast. I'm back home in the east coast... I don't know where to begin... it was one resounding success! Two days of soul nurturing priceless moments... is all I can say. Will elaborate and post pictures and videos later. -vic
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Post by 26th on May 10, 2009 21:04:24 GMT -5
Hey Victor I too just walked in. Great to finally meet you. A few photos to tease all. Rudy I had a great time my fellow Scouts. Great job Gil and all those who helped you.
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Post by VeeVee on May 10, 2009 23:20:33 GMT -5
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Post by VeeVee on May 11, 2009 8:40:29 GMT -5
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Post by 26th on May 11, 2009 10:48:46 GMT -5
Victor I got you a front page I will send later. Here are a few more. Dan the Sarg at 89 years old, training us in proper present arms for General Taguba. General Taguba at dinner. The boys resting, but check out that leg work.
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Post by VeeVee on May 11, 2009 12:45:07 GMT -5
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Post by rickthelibrarian on May 11, 2009 20:04:47 GMT -5
What great pictures!! It reminds me of 1984 and 1990, when I attended (as a guest) the American Ex-Prisoner of War conventions in Seattle. I spent the whole day with my mouth hanging open, seeing all these heroes!
I know I've shared this before, but I remember at the 1990 convention chatting with a couple of Bataan vets and one interrupted me to say (with awe in his voice): "Look, fellas there's a Philippine Scout!"
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Post by scout photographer on May 11, 2009 20:08:46 GMT -5
Hi Rick,
Hope to see you at the PSHS reunion next year. It will be in Tacoma.
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Post by VeeVee on May 11, 2009 23:01:20 GMT -5
Here's a video of the reunion. Too bad I don't have a footage or snapshot of when Col. Ramsey was surprised with a birthday cake at the banquet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpYFQpPgU_o
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Post by VeeVee on May 11, 2009 23:14:34 GMT -5
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Post by 26th on May 11, 2009 23:32:50 GMT -5
Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!
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Post by Rogue2 on May 12, 2009 0:27:58 GMT -5
Hey Vic What was the name of the veteran (shown above with me kneeling) telling his story about how he smashed his finger on a 1919 .30 cal machine gun and the two other guys with him (the gunner & the other throwing the Malatov cocktail)??
Ramil
Ramil
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Post by RayAdillO on May 12, 2009 1:17:36 GMT -5
What an especially mean lookin' PS honor guard squad of the type that says "we regularly eat nipponese invasion troops for breakfast" kind. Woooah! We now have a cheer, next we need a tune. Captain Rudy, we could really use an old PS regimenntal song we can sing and drink to, would you know of one?
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Post by VeeVee on May 12, 2009 8:38:47 GMT -5
Hey Vic What was the name of the veteran (shown above with me kneeling) telling his story about how he smashed his finger on a 1919 .30 cal machine gun and the two other guys with him (the gunner & the other throwing the Malatov thingytail)?? Ramil Ramil Hi Ramil, His name is Felipe Fernandez, Troop E, 26th Cavalry. The story goes... he had an adhoc MG platoon. Many of his gunners were not really gunners. He was just able to gather them after the chaos when the Japanese tanks caught up with them and almost slaughtered the 26th Cavalry. So at some point they set up a road block defense. When the Japanese attacked again, his one gunner didn't fire in bursts so the barrel overheated and the casing wouldn't extract or something, it basically jammed. While he was trying to extract it for his gunner who was holding the bolt back, some tanks came. This one trooper, Private Soria, crawled to the first tank and burned it with the molotov. Then a crewman from the tank behind popped out of the turret and shot him with a pistol. The first sergeant came to Soria's rescue and the Japanese was going to shoot him too. So Fernandez's gunner whose name was Pvt. Supnet (that's why he kept saying "Supnet" to you), let go of the bolt prematurely to fire at the Jap who was going to shoot the first sergeant. But alas... Felipe Fernandez's thumb was still in it and got slammed by the bolt. That's the story behind it. Interesting huh? -vic
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Post by Rogue2 on May 12, 2009 10:38:39 GMT -5
Vic,
So Soria and the 1st Sergeant were then killed then as well as Supnet?
Ramil
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Post by VeeVee on May 12, 2009 11:06:31 GMT -5
No, Soria was hit but wasn't wounded bad. The first sergeant didn't get hit. He was able to rescue Soria because Supnet gave them covering fire in time, even with Fernandez's thumb getting caught at first.
The first sergeant actually went looking for them later... asking around who gave them covering fire and saved them.
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Post by VeeVee on May 12, 2009 20:15:06 GMT -5
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Post by VeeVee on May 12, 2009 20:22:09 GMT -5
Did anyone get a picture of the surprise birthday cake for Col. Ramsey? I noticed at the reunion... the vets were as anxious to have their pictures take with the reenactors as much as the other way around Many of these pictures it was the vets pulling us into the photograph with them. I'm taking it that we brought joy to them, I love the feeling. OD wool shirt story:On Saturday morning, when David Tejada (12th Signal Co.) saw me in a wool shirt, he asked me right away where I got it from while gingerly touching the fabric. Then he said "That's what I wore at the Death March." Then he said it was prone to getting lice infested in prison camp. A little detail I never read or thought about. Then Felipe Fernandez (26th Cav) saw the shirt too and said "my shirt also had the same patch and corporal stripes," then turned to his wife Emilia and said "Remember this?"
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