From: Thomas M McHugh (tmmchugh@juno.com)
Date: Fri Oct 11 2002 - 14:21:39 PDT
Maxwell,
Your observations are right on target. I wish you & all your
shipmates, as well as all service men & women, safekeeping in the coming
months. The course of events are not looking too good for some. May
your Guardian Angel's be with you at all times & everyone serve out your
time without injuries. May "God" or Whatever they call the "Higher
Being" look over all service members during the coming hostilities.
I served 3 yrs RA during Korea, 30 yrs NJARNG, 10 yrs USAR, for 43
years of the same thing as you now see. In the 50s & early 60s there
were many more veterans in the system. After the 60s it slowly evolved
into a game for some & serious for others. Now I am very glad to be out.
They send money every month & I spend it on toys like my 1952 M38A1
Jeep. Some wear uniforms that are incorrect for the vehicle. I wear my
dress greens for each veterans holiday event. Since I legally retired
in 1994 they still fit fine, although the size is much larger than my
early years. For shows I wear my everyday clothes & enjoy riding around
in my M38A1. It brings many terrific memories of driving an M38A1 on
duty. There is one thing about driving now that I do not remember. I
do not remember my belly rubbing the steering wheel when I drove in the
service.
My other hobby & sporting time is spent collecting Civil War Weapons,
many of which I shoot competitively between Virginia, PA & New England.
There are those amongst us that wear everything exact & some that wear
things almost right.
Nothing can ever be done to make certain individuals wear things the way
YOU OR ANYONE think they should & anyone that gets uptight about it,
should find another hobby.
This thread is endless & after several messages pro & con I hope it dies
an honorable death.
Tom McHugh, NJ
1952 M38A1
M-416 Trailer
MVPA, MTA
On Fri, 11 Oct 2002 07:33:52 -1200 "Maxwell, David J IS2(SW) (VFA87)"
<maxwelldj@vfa87.navy.mil> writes:
>
> I have been reading all your postings, and think it is a very
> interesting
> topic.
> I have active duty Navy for the past 10+ years. I have
> seen many
>
> Very respectfully,
>
> IS2(SW)Maxwell
> INTEL/OPS
> VFA-87
>
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