[Rhodes22-list] The Greatest Generation

[Bud]

Amen to that --- my dad fought on Iwo Jima, he was on the island for all 
36 days of fighting.
He is now 82 and (like Stan) still goes to work every day - doing what 
he loves to do...
sell insurance, hunt, ski, (ski patrol), work his land, tennis, and 
spend time with his friends.

-Bud Connor
Melbourne, FL


Robert Skinner wrote:

>Brad Haslett wrote:
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>>There seems to be a growing interest in the "Greatest Generation"...
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>My old man was a Navy surgeon.  He was attached to, 
>trained with, and fought with Edson's Raiders on 
>Guadalcanal and later expeditions, earning the 
>Navy Cross during the battle of Bloody Ridge.  
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>He was a fine surgeon, silversmith, cabinetmaker, 
>architect, and bricklayer.  They don't make many 
>like that, and it was my privilege to learn from 
>him.
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>A truly conservative man in politics and finances,
>he believed in every man's right to go to Hell in 
>his own way, and had a fine distrust of government.
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>He fought for the freedom to live his life as he 
>saw fit, and for others to do the same, so long as
>they left him alone and paid their dues.
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>That's how I learned to be a conservative liberal,
>with a fine distrust of anyone who says "Let me 
>help you" or "This is for your own good."
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>Thank you, Dad, wherever you are.
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>/Robert
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