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| Authored by: JamesK on Wednesday, December 19 2012 @ 01:11 PM EST |
As I mentioned, there's more than that to being in the militia. For example,
what would the turkey shooter do, if the turkey shot back? Anyone who claims
that gathering a group of gun owners produces a functioning militia is
delusional. There's no two ways about it. And that "militia" is very
likely to do more harm than good.
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| Authored by: nsomos on Wednesday, December 19 2012 @ 01:29 PM EST |
A Letter From a Farm Kid in Boot Camp
Dear Ma and Pa,
I am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the Marine Corps
beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before all
of the places are filled.
I was restless at first because you got to stay in bed till nearly 6 A.M. but I
am getting so I like to sleep late. Tell Walt and Elmer all you do before
breakfast is smooth your cot and shine some things. No hogs to slop, feed to
pitch, mash to mix, wood to split, fire to lay. Practically nothing.
Men got to shave but it is not so bad, there's warm water. Breakfast is strong
on trimmings like fruit juice, cereal, eggs, bacon, etc., but kind of weak on
chops, potatoes, ham, steak, fried eggplant, pie and other regular food, but
tell Walt and Elmer you can always sit by the two city boys that live on coffee.
Their food plus yours holds you till noon when you get fed again.
It's no wonder these city boys can't walk much. We go on 'route marches,' which
the platoon sergeant says are long walks to harden us. If he thinks so, it's not
my place to tell him different. A 'route march' is about as far as to our
mailbox at home. Then the city guys get sore feet and we all ride back in
trucks.
This will kill Walt and Elmer with laughing. I keep getting medals for shooting.
I don't know why. The bulls-eye is near as big as a chipmunk head and don't
move, and it ain't shooting at you like the Higgett boys at home. All you got to
do is lie there all comfortable and hit it. You don't even load your own
cartridges. They come in boxes.
Then we have what they call hand-to-hand combat training. You get to wrestle
with them city boys. I have to be real careful though, they break real easy. It
ain't like fighting with that ole bull at home. I'm about the best they got in
this except for that Tug Jordan from over in Silver Lake. I only beat him once.
He joined up the same time as me, but I'm only 5'6' and 130 pounds and he's 6'8'
and near 300 pounds dry.
Be sure to tell Walt and Elmer to hurry and join before other fellers get onto
this setup and come stampeding in.
Your loving daughter, Carol[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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