By Bill Hawksford

Following is an excerpt from the book titled,

The Silly Buggers by Bill Hawksford.

Things are a lot different now than they were 60 years ago. But, if I recall correctly, if there was even one shot fired at our troops from any location, the artillery and Air Force was called in, and the area was almost devastated, but it saved a lot of American lives. Case in point, at Salerno, Sept. 1943, the Nazi's holed up in a village (Battapaglia) just about two miles in from the beach head. We suffered a lot of casualties until the Navy was called in with 16" and 12" shells. I believe Bob (Ex Pow) was also in this area.

Yours in peace,

Bernie

1. How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the Unknowns and why?

21 steps. It alludes to the twenty-one gun salute, which is the highest honor given any military or foreign dignitary.
 

2. How long does he hesitate after his about face to begin his return walk and why?

21 seconds for the same reason as answer number 1

3. Why are his gloves wet?

His gloves are moistened to prevent his losing his grip on the rifle.

Preserving Old Photographs

From Franklin T. Wike, Jr.

As I watch the current Presidential race I am struck by the obvious similarities to another such race over 140 years ago. As the presidential race of 1864 drew near President Abraham Lincoln, stuck in a bloody civil war, had serious doubts about his reelection chances. On a daily basis the war casualties came in and the newspapers attacked his administration and his thoughtless war. After three years of bloody war in which over 300,000 soldiers had been killed the general feeling was Lincoln would not be reelected, yet he stayed the course.

History Channel

I am being interviewed and the Patton jeep videoed on Thursday by the History Channel. They have a thing on Wednesdays about famous cars. Mine will be shown on August 17th. What did you think of my crazy ideas for a restaurant? I will get back to you. Milt Long

Philip E. Kaiser is the little boy standing on the stump

Kaiser Family

From Philip E. Kaiser

I am the little boy standing on the stump in the picture Kaiser Family in your May 2003 issue. A friend of mine gave me a clipping. I’d like to get a copy of that issue if possible. Please drop me a note as to how you came in possession of this photograph.

Reply

Welcome to Grandmas Kitchen

From the Editors Desk

By Rita Redd

I hope everyone has had a pleasant summer. August is usually the hottest month (well in Georgia anyway). Its also the month of children going back to school and the finishing of the garden harvesting and canning.

• Isaac Newton is known for his numerous discoveries and inventions. However, you might be surprised to know that he also invented the doggie door. It actually started out as a cat door when he grew weary of hearing his cat scratch at the door to be let in.

• Women are responsible for inventing solar panels, windshield wipers, Kevlar (the material

  in bulletproof vests), the circular saw, the gas heating furnace and the fire escape.

• The code name used for the microwave while it was in its testing phase was “Speedy Weenie.”

This article was written by someone that has been researching “Genealogy” for over 50 years. It is because of spending a lifetime looking for answers about other peoples lives, trying to find out what happened during the hyphen that exists between the day they were born and the day they died, that I am writing this article.

Tim Banks Legacy

Chapter 1

I was born here in Daviess County, Owensboro, KY, in the 1950’s.

My daddy, Claude, and my mom, Dorris Harper, were both here when it was happening. My dad was in the military at the time. He was in the Marine Corps. I know he was a Corporal. I know that he went from being in the Marines to being in the Air Force and he did flight engineering on B52’s.

Picture, from left to right: Chris Smith, Carrie Smith nee Hasenmyer holding John Held, Harold Held, Alice De Luca nee Held standing in rocker, Ida Parker nee Hasenmyer supporting Alice, and Fred Parker. Magdelina Hasenmyer nee Kebortz is sitting in the rocker.

I Think That Is Just Alright!

From Helen Held

Photo 12/Universal Images Group // Getty Images

When United States Presidents do just about anything, the world takes notice. But one thing they do to get the whole world’s attention? Meet with one of their counterparts around the world to discuss issues of strategic importance. Such meetings between leaders—often termed “presidential summits”—have historically reset policy between entire countries, normalized long-chilly relations, and in the case of the Cold War, kept the world’s two great established superpowers from using nuclear weapons on each other.

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25 idioms that were common in the '60s

The 1990s hit film trilogy "Austin Powers" may have reintroduced many to 1960s lingo, phrases, and idioms. In the films, a 1960s-era spy, played by comedian Mike Myers, time travels to the 1990s, where he anachronistically uses phrases like "groovy, baby" and "shagadelic." But did people actually talk like that?

By Nacho Vasquez

As Told To Nila Gott

Nacho Vasquez was part Yaqui Indian and was born in a boxcar along the New Mexico SP rails (his father was an employee). The following is an excerpt from a book about Nachos survival in life.

Nacho was a member of the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team.

Operation Dragoon

Venus Ramey was born Sept. 26, 1924 in Ashland, Kentucky. Ramey passed away on June 17 in Agoura Hills, California, at the age of 92.

President Zachary Taylor

From Hostetters 1892 Almanac This Month in History

July 1, 1867

RECIPES

Compiled by Women’s Society of Christian Service

Methodist Church

Grandview, Indiana

1955

Barbecue Burgers

Legacy of Rae Turner

Grandview, Indiana

1 lb hamburger

1\4 cup barbecue sauce

2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

½ cup catsup

1 small onion, chopped fine

salt and pepper to taste

From the Hostetter’s Illustrated Almanac for August, 1892

August 6, 1866. Atlantic Cable laid

“Springs Valley Gazette”
(continued from earlier)

Grade 5A-B
The children in this room are making an Indian wall panel. Each child plans a stencil of an Indian, wigwam, canoe or pottery for the panel of unbleached muslin. The pictures are colored with wax crayon and will be pressed with a hot iron.

The 5A class has been studying the life of Robert Fulton and the “Story of Ships”. The pupils have made a collection of pictures of ships.

I am your Flag. I have been kicked, trampled, burned, and shot full of holes. I have fought battles, but I prefer the untroubled air of a world at peace.

I am your Flag. I represent the freedom of humanity, and I shall fly high, thundering in silence for the whole world to hear. My gentle rustling in the breeze sounds out the warning to all who would bury me forever that below stands a population dedicated to liberty.

Author Unknown

Nothing evokes such strong emotion as seeing the flag, wither a ceremony honoring a great event or draped over a coffin as a sign of mourning for a hero or loved one.

NASA CALLS IT THE EYE OF GOD.....

THIS IS A PICTURE NASA TOOK WITH THE HUBBLE TELESCOPE..

IT IS SIMPLY CALLED "THE EYE OF GOD".

U S Legacies Magazine June 2004