Jim, in reading the many comments about the old soldier, there is no doubt that you helped an old fellow along his way, and I pat you on the back for it. It also put me to thinking about my time in Korea, and with your permission, pass some of it along. I was never accused of being AUDDIE MURPHY, but I did what little I did, and I remember one night, it was kind of cold, around 10 degree, and we were spending the night in a fox hole. I never one time wondered what I was doing in a place like that, or what kind of mistake some person had made to cause that conflict. Instead, I thought boy, here I am, just a kid from the Red River County cotton patches, helping a Country as great as the USA. I felt a sense of pride. To make this as short as I can, I will skip on to a later time. I had gotten home to here in Paris, and for some reason, I hated to go on to Fulbright. Dreaded that I might find some great change of some kind. After walking the streets awhile, the feeling passed, and I went on home, still proud as I could be about that uniform, and what it meant to me. Well, the next day, I was in Fulbright, and met this guy who told me that he wanted to buy me a Coke, since it had been 3 or 4 months since he saw me last. I laughed because it had been more than 15 months since I was home, and I was just glad he was proud to see me again. I hardly ever discuss what things were like over there, because most of it was not very pretty, and I didn't figure anyone would want to hear it. I guess what I am trying to say is that I was not one of those "shafted" to go there, but served what little I did with pride, and I thank that instead of patting me on the back for serving, I should pat the good old USA on the back for letting me serve. After all, the milk and honey we enjoy here, and I do enjoy it, must be paid for by someone. Sorry to babble so much, and the delete button is not hard to use. Sam Paris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Giddens" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 11:15 PM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Old Soldier > Another thought. There is must talk about Freedom by different groups. > Fact, if it were for the Soldier (all soldiers), none of us would have > freedom of speech, protest, write etc etc etc. > Jim G. > p.s. this is not original thought, I hear it from another, and though, > "How True" > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sharon Black" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 11:26 AM > Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Old Soldier > > >> I wonder how many Red River county men and women are serving in Iraq >> right now? I only know of one but I'll bet there are several. >> Sharon >> >> >> ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== >> >> >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >