From: william f cox (grntrks@juno.com)
Date: Sat Nov 16 2002 - 13:49:33 PST
Gene,
Thanks for the notice about "Gunny". I had not seen him since the
national convention and was not aware he was ill. We will be a little
poorer for his passing.
Frank
On Fri, 15 Nov 2002 15:00:59 -0800 "Eugenio Pantano" <truks@cs.quik.com>
writes:
> Folks ..a very long time friend and valued Military Vehicle
> Owner..Charles
> Carey passed away this week. Charlie landed at Tarawa and was
> wounded by a
> nice little guy in the jungles there. He was at the time 16 years
> old..!!
> After getting to the aid station..and off to recovery..he was given
> the
> choice of discharge or stay in.. (he was by now 17)..he opted to
> stay in
> ..and - after serving in Korea and Vietnam..he retired from the US
> Marines.
> Charlie was awarded "2" Purple Hearts and the Silver Star. After his
> Marine
> Corps retirement he went to work for the Sheriff's Department in Ft
> Worth,
> Texas....retiring from there. "Gunny" was a great friend..and will
> be very
> much missed. Gene
>
>
>
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Frank Cox (grntrks@juno.com)
MVPA 14530
'45 GMC 353 DUKW
'66 Kaiser-Jeep M35A2 w/w
'68 M105A1 trailer
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