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05-26-2009, 11:26

When my Uncle Roy passed away a few yeras back, I was given the Purple Heart and a sculptured bust of my Uncle Ernest. I sooooooooooo long wish that I was inquistive to ask all about their lives. Too late, now.

Ernie Ekberg

83PT40

Wanderlodge

Weatherford, Tx

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/erni...gandrepair

--- On Tue, 5/26/09, BOB MALONEY <bb87@...> wrote:

From: BOB MALONEY <bb87@...>
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Memorial Day
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 5:26 PM

--- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "James" wrote:
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> I was in the US Army, 1988-1997. Five years enlisted (E5)with the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, NC; Officer Candidate School (aka: The Benning School for Boys), branched Ordnance; finished as a CPT at 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY.
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> As I get older and wiser, I now see how incredibly fortunate I was in that I did not see combat at all. At the time, it frustrated me to no end, but I can live my life without the demons to contend with. I count my blessings every day.
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> From one veteran to all others:
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> For whatever reason you served,
> For whatever you did while serving;
> Thank you for your
service.
>
> Sincerely,
> JR Torrico
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> 85FC31, (The Short Bus)
> North Fort Myers, FL
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> --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, wrote:
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> > >
> > > From: > > > Date: 2007/05/28 Mon PM 01:15:44 EDT
> > > To: <WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com>
> > > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Memorial Day
> > >
> > > 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
> > > >
> > > > 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
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > iwas in army security 1963 -67 served in iran
bob maloney
87fc35 claycity ky
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