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pacifichrono 3T WIS 
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I've been using the avatar (at left) for so long a lot of you probably think that's me. Well, it's not. The avatar is my dad - - cropped from this family photo in the back yard of our home in Hudson, Wisconsin during the summer of 1955. That handsome stud at lower right is yours truly. My dad passed away in 1968 from a brain tumor soon after I finished active duty in the Marine Corps, so his photo is just a reminder of my dad in those carefree summer days of the '50s. |
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JDBuckwell 3T WIS 
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So sorry you lost your Dad so soon. Your father has a kind face... I venture to guess that he was fun to be around. I wish I was raising my 5 year-old in the 50's, when the American way of life was a revered and respected culture and not a punch-line for "new thinking" socialists. Thanks for your service. —JD (I apologize if this post is too political in nature) |
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tny795 3T WIS 
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Tom, thank you for serving. My dad was a Marine--Semper Fi!--a way of life for us. If I may, you were one cute dude........ happy1.gif Too political? Not at all. You've spoken my thoughts about our once-terrific country when "political correctness" didn't reign supreme and we were a respected and admired nation. JDBuckwell wrote: So sorry you lost your Dad so soon. Your father has a kind face... I venture to guess that he was fun to be around. |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Indeed thanks for the service Tom and thanks for sharing that. ;) |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS
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Thanks one and all. I must say that I now regret mentioning the USMC, which had nothing to do with this post other than as purely a side reference due to the timing of events. Please ignore the reference.  |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS
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pacifichrono wrote: Thanks one and all. I must say that I now regret mentioning the USMC, which had nothing to do with this post other than as purely a side reference due to the timing of events. Please ignore the reference. Tom it may not be near as important as your Dad. My birth dad has been long gone too. He died before I was born. And I was later adopted. I now have my Adopted dad still hanging on and my kid brothers dad who is a very close friend too. So understand in a big way. But that said this Swabby Navy Vet also appriciates the Jar Head in ya too. :D :cool: |
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tny795 3T WIS
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Regret? WHY??? :? Ken and Murphy are Army, Mr. Dawg is Navy.....is mentioning a branch of the service a no-no now?......geez pacifichrono wrote: Thanks one and all. I must say that I now regret mentioning the USMC, which had nothing to do with this post other than as purely a side reference due to the timing of events. Please ignore the reference. |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS
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tny795 wrote:
Yes. Just kidding. My regret is that, as a result, all responders were drawn to that fact, not the point I was trying to make (which, of course, is my lifetime of great looks! I sure wish my waistline looked like that these days.). Last edited on Sat Jan 24th, 2009 07:25 pm by pacifichrono |
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tny795 3T WIS
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Since you were one heck of a good-looking kid, I assume the older version is a ditto. :D pacifichrono wrote: tny795 wrote: |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS
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That's what I was hoping you would think! woohoo.gif tny795 wrote: Since you were one heck of a good-looking kid, I assume the older version is a ditto. :D |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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You look just the same today albeit a few years older... I've seen your pic around you handsome devil. Thanks for sharing the great picture of you family and honoring your Father. I'll bet growing up in Hudson in those days was pretty idyllic. Looks to be so from the picture!:D |
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pacifichrono 3T WIS
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Yep...and it was during the next twelve months that Elvis took the country by storm! Paxman wrote: You look just the same today albeit a few years older... I've seen your pic around you handsome devil. |
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murphy j 3T WIS 
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PC, I think the time you grew up in is the type of atmosphere that most of us with children want to re-create for our offspring. It was a time of Hope and Promise with a good helping of Innocence where kids could be kids and everybody looked to the future for a better day for the ones we Loved. You look like a Happy child and I want the same for mine. |
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sooner76 Guest
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Wonderful photo. Thank you very much for sharing. Even when it's someone else's family, photos like that have a way of transporting us instantly back in time to special moments in our lives. And second to what murphy J said, too. |
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