Memorial Day

[Ryan Wright]

Folks,

I just want to jump in and tell you all how proud it makes me feel,
and how honored I am for your service. Many of you were serving this
great country before I was born. I am extremely grateful for your
service and the sacrifices of each of you, as well as the sacrifices
of those who did not make it home.

I did not serve in the military. I wanted to be a pilot and they
didn't take pilots with glasses. When I found out a few years back I
could fly transports for the National Guard, I applied but was
rejected due to my age.

Again, enormous thanks to all of you and happy Memorial Day. Keep
posting your service records; I enjoy learning more about you and
reading your experiences.

-Ryan
'86 PT-40 8V92
Tri-Cities, WA

On 5/28/07, Leroy Eckert wrote:
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> United States Air Force-1964-1968.
> DaNiang, Viet Nam and Korat, Thailand 1967-1968. F-105 Thunderchief and F-4
Phantom pneudraulics. E-5. Thumping Hanoi.
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> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
> Niceville, FL
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: truitt44@...
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> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 12:51 PM
> Subject: Re: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Memorial Day
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> Fellows,
> It would be interesting to see how many of the forum are Veterans , years
served, rank, war zones served in.
> Ernie, By the way I spent two years at Ft. Hood, Texas with 2nd Armored
Division and a couple months at Ft. Carson, Colorado before shipping out in 65
for Vietnam.
> Howard Truitt
> Camilla, Ga.
> 86 PT40
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> > From: > > Date: 2007/05/28 Mon PM 01:15:44 EDT
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> > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Memorial Day
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> > Ernie,
> > I too was named after an Uncle but one who died a tragic death in 1936.
He was my dads only sibling. I was told he was a very good athlete and the
summer between his junior and senior year he with some other ball players were
working at the Georgia Packing Co. [later Sunnyland Packing Co] in Thomasville,
Ga. to earn a little summer money. He was hooked in the leg with a meat hook
which became infected and developed spinal mennengitus. and died. No antibiotics
like today.
> > Howard Truitt SP4 - E4
> > US Army 63 - 66
> > Vietnam 65 - 66
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> > > From: "Ernest Ekberg"
> > > Date: 2007/05/27 Sun PM 08:54:36 EDT
> > > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Memorial Day
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> > > Monday is the day we remember all that have given the ultimate
> > > sacrifice for the defense of this country. Even more important for me,
> > > I was named after my uncle, who fought and never came home. His four
> > > other brothers fought and came home.
> > > Ernie Ekberg, SSGT, USAF, 67-71
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