tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post6269622570362957815..comments2024-03-28T14:53:17.939-04:00Comments on Paco Enterprises: AssortmentPacohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004124282907287652noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post-61331173433243000412009-06-05T20:31:00.332-04:002009-06-05T20:31:00.332-04:00C.L. That's the grand old spirit. What a shame...C.L. That's the grand old spirit. What a shame it seems to be vanishing.Pacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004124282907287652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post-1890209335136058062009-06-05T09:18:07.984-04:002009-06-05T09:18:07.984-04:00I was Googling America's oldest World War I ve...I was Googling America's oldest World War I veteran and came across a wonderful and <a href="http://anointednews.com/2009/05/25/the-last-american-world-war-i-veteran-corporal-frank-woodruff-buckles/" rel="nofollow">timely quote</a> from that man, Frank Woodruff Buckles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post-77384893430514427412009-06-05T06:33:21.892-04:002009-06-05T06:33:21.892-04:00I am delighted to hear from you Wronwright! Please...I am delighted to hear from you Wronwright! Please drop by more often.Pacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004124282907287652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post-44750683822399476332009-06-05T05:26:26.522-04:002009-06-05T05:26:26.522-04:00God bless the WWI veterans. I knew many men in my...God bless the WWI veterans. I knew many men in my hometown who had served. Some of them had ailments that resulted from being subjected to gas in the trenches. In spite of that, they had a very wonderful perspective on things.<br /><br />I recall a neighbor in particular. One day my father instructed me - note, he didn't ask me, he told me - to go over to the man's house and help him burn wood. In the Seventies, you could burn things. In fact, we loved burning things. Starting with trash, screw the garbage truck. But extending to wood, clothing, leaves, the JC Penney Christmas catalog with the ladies' longerie section, you name it.<br /><br />Oh anyway, while the wood was burning, slooooowly, we would engage in conversation. He asked me if I liked history and I said yes. I especially enjoyed reading about WWI and the battles. He reacted happily, explaining that he had been in several including <br />Chateau Thierry. Wonderful tales he told me.<br /><br />Quite a gentleman. Like my father who served in the South Pacific in WWII. Quiet, unassuming, modest, upstanding. I'm not sure the men of my generation compare well to them. <br /><br />wronwrightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post-56817861865915226732009-06-04T22:15:07.961-04:002009-06-04T22:15:07.961-04:00You're welcome, Track.
What? Just recently ma...You're welcome, Track.<br /><br />What? Just recently married and already the in-laws are visiting?Pacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004124282907287652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post-39606171276466813432009-06-04T22:02:00.655-04:002009-06-04T22:02:00.655-04:00Paco,
Thank you for the link, much appreciated! ...Paco, <br /><br />Thank you for the link, much appreciated! Been a busy week with the sister-in-law and niece visiting, so back to more, ahem, "serious" blogging tomorrow...Track-A-'Crathttp://trackacrat.com/noreply@blogger.com