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posted by
Annicita
on August 9, 2012 at 4:03 PM
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Shobana
Well, you have to give him credit for ingenuity!
posted by
2902
on August 6, 2012 at 10:00 PM
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Re: ace
Thanks for the visit , Ace. I hope you find it gets even better.
posted by
2902
on August 6, 2012 at 9:58 PM
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Sometimes feigning daftness succeeds..great work Bob.
posted by
shobana
on August 6, 2012 at 9:10 PM
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posted by
aceblade
on August 6, 2012 at 3:50 PM
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Re: He really was the brilliant man we know he was...what during the Vietnam
I always loved this story about his trying to get out promised service.
posted by
2902
on August 6, 2012 at 3:00 PM
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He really was the brilliant man we know he was...what during the Vietnam
debacle, they only fled to Canada to escape the draft....he on the other hand pretended Daft!!!! Keep going these are fabulous.
posted by
Kabu
on August 6, 2012 at 11:44 AM
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Re: dnohr
Apparently he had charisma, all right. and soldiered with the best of them. What fascinated me was his ready tongue and cool-headedness and refusal to quit.
posted by
2902
on August 6, 2012 at 8:35 AM
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He was probably oozing charisma; a solid, observant farmer who, once forced into soldiering, would do what has to be done without quibbling or wasting time.
posted by
adnohr
on August 6, 2012 at 8:30 AM
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Re:lion
He's a great subject to write about, all right!
posted by
2902
on August 6, 2012 at 5:03 AM
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Genius! That's why he was considered the clever one
posted by
lionreign
on August 6, 2012 at 2:51 AM
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Re: a trick or two
Hard to believe - for only a ten-year hitch overseas with no furlough and no GI Bill.!
posted by
2902
on August 6, 2012 at 12:33 AM
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Re: a trick or two
Hard to believe - for only a ten-year hitch overseas with no furlough and no GI Bill.!
posted by
2902
on August 6, 2012 at 12:33 AM
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There were up to a trick or two in those days, fancy not wanting to fight and make history.
posted by
C_C_T
on August 5, 2012 at 10:51 PM
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