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I am not sure that having France for an ally is an asset. For the last 100 years they have been more of a liability
We need to look at this in the context of total war. We have not been involved in a total all out war since WW2. The Japanese did dot hesitate to kill unarmed civilians or helpless POWs. Remember when they sent the balloon bombs on the jet stream to firebomb the Western US. Only casualties were a group of people on a picnic in(I think) Oregon.Look at what they did to the population of Nanking.It is hard to look back from the 21st century and properly judge events over 60 years ago.I personally feel the A-bombs were necessary and need no justification from people who were not alive at the timeJust my 2 cents 🙂
This is my wife's G-uncle, John Outler. Notice the gas mask on his chest. You can see the imprint of the eyepieces thru the bag. He appears to be standing in front of some type of background screen but must have just come in from the field because his boots are muddy. Judging by the binoculars and dispatch case he may have been a forward observer or courier.John lived to be in his late eighties and was one of the best men I ever knew. He was a 33rd degree Mason. A really fine man and it was a priviledge to have known himIf the Japanese had not surrendered the Allies planned to drop seven more A-bombs according to the program. One would have been on Tokyo. The coup leaders planned to make a radio broadcat telling the population to fight to the last man, woman or child. This was after the Emperor had agreed to surrender but before he made the announcement
The quail hunting buddy was over 40 years ago( He gave me his service rifle which he “lost” and “found” in his duffel bag when he got home. ) This fellow became a Methodist minister. I have the rifle hanging on my wall. We had a lot of good hunts togetherThe one who fired one shot was a customer in my store about 20 years ago. He was in his nineties then. He was in the cavalry on Blackjack Pershing's punitive raid into Mexico prior to WW1. He gave me some pictures of him and his horse, Prince, at the camp in Texas before they left for Mexico. I have managed to put the picture in a book and can't remember which one it is in. Turned out that my grandfather was the conductor on one of the troop trains carrying him to Texas from Camp Wheeler Ga.Another was my wife's G-uncle. We have a picture of him in full battle uniform with a gas mask on his chest and dispatch case over his shoulder. His boots are muddy so he must have just come in from the field.
I have had the priviledge of knowing several WW1 vets. One of them said he fired one shot in the war. That was at a German airplane strafing the train he was guarding. Another was my quail hunting buddy. He gave me a rifle he brought back.They are all gone now.
A few days lateOct 19, 1864My G- Grandfather was shot at the battle of Cedar Creek Va. Jubal Early's forces attacked Phil Sheridan's forces (In Sheridan's absence) and routed them. Then they messed up and stopped to loot the food that Sheridan's army was cooking. Sheridan made his famous ride, reorganized his army and counterattacked routing Early's army. Mt G-Grandfather was color bearer(Regimental Ensign) for the 51st Ga. When he went down the colors were picked up by a man named W.D. Arrington who was also wounded and captured. My G-Grandfather survived with a crippled arm and owned this farm where I now live
From what I find theFreemasons are anything but a demonic, pagan organiztion.”Open to all faiths, Freemasonry has certain ?landmarks? by which they live. One landmark in-particular is an acknowledged faith in God.”This Quote from What Is A Freemason:http://www.freemasoninformation.com/General/whatisamason.htmOne one the best men I ever had the pleasure of knowing was a 33 degree Mason(My wife's great uncle)Buggfuzz
The location of the log cabin is from a dug well that is still open. It is located in what until recently was a peanut field. There is another dug well at the location of his second home which is near my present home. My G-grandfather was born at this second location in 1839 so the cabin must not have been used very long.The land was granted to a man in Morgan County Ga in the land lottery when the Creek Indians ceded the land to the US in(I think) 1826. The winner of the land lottery sold it to my GG Grandfather who was at that time the Sheriff of Morgan County. I have the original deeds with the attached seals. My GG grandfather was later the first Sheriff of Randolph County Ga in 1832 when Randolph and Stewart Counties formed seperate governments.In 1836 there was an Indian attack on a school about two miles from here and 12 students and the teacher were killed
I think the Cherokee were probably the most advanced civilization among the Native Americans. They had a written language and published a newspaper ngeorgia.com/history/alphabet.html http://www.cherokee.org/Extras/Downloads/syllabary.html http://www.nativeamericans.com/Sequoyah.htm
This is my wife's G-uncle, John Outler. Notice the gas mask on his chest. You can see the imprint of the eyepieces thru the bag. He appears to be standing in front of some type of background screen but must have just come in from the field because his boots are muddy. Judging by the binoculars and dispatch case he may have been a forward observer or courier.John lived to be in his late eighties and was one of the best men I ever knew. He was a 33rd degree Mason. A really fine man and it was a priviledge to have known him
