Re: [MV] CHARLES (GUNNY) CAREY

From: Robert Barber (rbarber41@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Nov 19 2002 - 16:42:13 PST


A long time ago in lands far far away I was part of a crew
of characters that evolved a salute to our fellow men and
women warriors..

You NEVER finish your last drink of the evening. Instead you
always leave an inch or so of it left and hold it aloft and
say " Here is to Charlie Tuna, Herby Trout and everyone else
who should be with us tonight but is not. This last drink is
yours and my (our) salute is to you...

May you find solis in knowing that all good warriors don't die,
They just get re-assigned to guard the streets and gate to Heaven..

Semper Fi Gunny

                           The old Bosun Chief

                                   Bob Barber BMC(SW)USNR-ret

>From: "Eugenio Pantano" <truks@cs.quik.com>
>To: <mil-veh@mil-veh.org> (Military Vehicles Mailing List)
>Subject: [MV] CHARLES (GUNNY) CAREY
>Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 15:00:59 -0800
>
>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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