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War vs Chess
Fighting a war is like playing a chess game. The perfect chess game has never been played and the perfect war has never been fought.
In Iraq, Sadam has advisors whispering in his ear, pointing out any suspected weakness they see in the coalition game plan.
In England, Blair has advisors whispering in his ear, pointing out any suspected weakness they see in the coalition game plan.
Bob Collins of Southern Indiana and his father. Name of father or date of photo is unknown. Submitted by James Bullington
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By Jennifer Thompson
Editor, Good Old Days
Surname Requests
General George Patton
Family Genealogy
Dear U.S. Legacies,
My mothers maiden name is Margie Nell Patton. She is in her late 70s. She is looking for some genealogy material for General George Patton that might yield this info. Can you point us in the right direction please?
Thanks for your time,
Glen
Birth date unknown
Death 2000
This story and recipes sent in by Cindy Hummel are a great example of legacies and memories. Cindy and her family are carrying on traditions and enjoy memories of a woman they never met.
AC
What a wonderful way to honor Martha Hostetter. Without Cindy sharing, the world would have missed memories of Martha.
Andy Rooney and Gen Patton
From Jim Franklin
In the Feb issue there was a letter from Tom stating that Andy Rooney made a remark that astonished me, that Gen Patton was not a good General, and did not do that much in the victory of Germany, and got a lot of credit for things he didn’t do, but gave most of the credit to Omar Bradley who I think is a great General. Andy Rooney didn’t think Patton was or did what they all said he did.
It happened in April
Lee Surrendered
April 9, 1865
"It would be useless and therefore cruel, to provoke the further effusion of blood," said Confederate General Robert E. Lee, "and I have arranged to meet with General Grant with a view to surrender." After four years of fighting the Civil War, Lee knew it was time to put an end to the fighting. Do you know where General Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia surrendered to the Union Army?
Al
Submitted by Kelly Denise Baker
Whether it was in his youth
or more recent days,
there was a warmth about him...
there was always a warmth in his eyes.
Some of us have our last memories of him
with him looking back at us
barely having the energy to talk,
but having all the energy in the world
to form a big smile.
I know him to be the one in the family
(https://www.pinterest.com/pin/ca-191525-what-a-romantic-wedding-ensemble...)
It is very important that in the title of this piece, that the "veil" in reveiled be in italics. This word is meant to be "revealed," and is purposely misspelled to include the word veil. That is why those four letters must be italicized.
Zucchini Bread
Betty Fortner Redd
January 13, 1929
Born Smyrna GA.
Living in Eatonton, Ga. Since 1975
Contributed by: Rita Redd
3 eggs beaten
1 cup cooking oil
2 cups sugar
2 cups graded zucchini
1 Tbs. Vanilla
USS Florence Nightingale AP 70 (navsource.org)
Letter from a WWII Group
George Swarts
February 2005
I started out in the scouts and raiders in 1942. After North Africa. I went abroad The USS Florence Nightingale AP 70. Stayed aboard her for 22 months. Making the invasion of Siscly, Selnora, Point De Lac, and Southern France.