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Brian (briguy) posted an update Monday, Nov 11, 2013, 9:11pm EST, 11 years, 11 months ago
Clemmie -- My metal detecting to blow off steam has been very VERY good to me. I now have 125 or so silver coins, 100+ rings/jewlery bits in silver, .....and 6 items of gold. Not to mention the exercise, time in the Sun, and the mental elation. All told its true I likely spent 5K in gas and sundires to bring back 3-4K in bling, but as hobbies go,.....that's a pretty sweet rebate! :o)
For veterans day I'd like everyone to know that yesterday they held the 71st and now the final reunion of the Raiders. By Raiders I mean as in Jimmy Doolittle's boys who bombed Tokyo in 1942. They started off 80 strong, and are now sadly down to only four....three of whom could attend their final reunion.
They sat silently as 77 other names were called out without response, only three times in the roll did an aged man (average age now 95) call back -- "HERE!". Then they had one last prayer together, one last group toast to their friends of Jimmy Doolittle's personal stash of 1896 cognac....then together.....they closed the rolls.
May this country see another generation like theirs again.
May we never have to need one like theirs again.
