tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251088483145956887.post7916691720417800641..comments2023-07-10T03:33:35.883-04:00Comments on GunRights4US: In memory of my fatherGunRights4UShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16830687524291663778noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251088483145956887.post-69727680109884331192013-01-23T04:59:15.266-05:002013-01-23T04:59:15.266-05:00Happy 97th birthday DaddyHappy 97th birthday DaddyGunRights4UShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830687524291663778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251088483145956887.post-2575158300592475462011-01-24T10:58:07.123-05:002011-01-24T10:58:07.123-05:00Thank you for sharing that! I was raised by my gra...Thank you for sharing that! I was raised by my grandfather who was born in 1913 and was also a WWII Navy vet. The similarities between your story and my recollections of my grandfather are amazing. Even down to the point of him doting on me as I was his only grandson from 3 daughters and he was pretty hard on them so they all remember him differently than I do.<br /><br />All of those little sayings and anecdotes he uttered were priceless...and the word "plumb" used to be a frequent one. Finally my love of guns came from him. He had used his to put food on the table in the depression, starting with grey squirrels harvested by his trusty 22 when he was a teen. In today's enviornment I am amazed at how he would allow me to take one when I too was a teen and go hiking the mountains shooting anything that "caught my fancy." He pased away in Sep '09 at 96 and the world is a lesser place withoutout him and your father. <br /><br />I am sorry for your grief but thankful that you had the opportunity to have all those wonderful experiences with a man who still knew what it meant to be one and was a real American. Take care!<br /><br />In Liberty!<br />RedlegRedlegnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251088483145956887.post-78153814146977242122011-01-24T10:44:52.624-05:002011-01-24T10:44:52.624-05:00Very insightful. I feel the same way about my fath...Very insightful. I feel the same way about my father, but reading that makes me realise how much I under-appreciate him. Reading this makes me also realise how much I'll miss him when he's gone. Well written and a fitting tribute to his memory.<br />JPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251088483145956887.post-85362048503258622042011-01-23T22:59:08.953-05:002011-01-23T22:59:08.953-05:00you'll meet again on that other shore.
I hea...you'll meet again on that other shore. <br /><br />I hear lucky strikes are free in heaven if you bump the vending machine just right. Jefferson'll show him how.Son of Libertynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251088483145956887.post-82338074332376607712011-01-23T22:43:50.236-05:002011-01-23T22:43:50.236-05:00What a great memory.
My own dad died at 46 while I...What a great memory.<br />My own dad died at 46 while I was still in the army. I was just beginning to get to know him. Wish it had been more but we take what we get. <br />It has been 36 years, lord the time do fly.kdzuhttp://redhillkudzu.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251088483145956887.post-9308861523865691902011-01-23T20:59:55.672-05:002011-01-23T20:59:55.672-05:00A father casts a long shadow in his son's eyes...A father casts a long shadow in his son's eyes... <br /><br />Makes a man remember how important his actions and conduct are to his sons. We write a legend in our sons' lives every day.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />-RAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251088483145956887.post-68801537549053427292011-01-23T13:35:28.008-05:002011-01-23T13:35:28.008-05:00Thank you so much for sharing that. I miss my dad...Thank you so much for sharing that. I miss my dad as well.Chief Instructorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604561415860237705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251088483145956887.post-91048120324622217602011-01-23T12:23:36.256-05:002011-01-23T12:23:36.256-05:00My daddy was my hero.
He passed 2 1/2 years ago.
...My daddy was my hero.<br /><br />He passed 2 1/2 years ago.<br /><br />I miss him terribly.<br /><br />Bob<br />IIIidahobobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12857771751176894988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251088483145956887.post-25663981236908625822011-01-23T11:46:59.507-05:002011-01-23T11:46:59.507-05:00Thank you for sharing your memories of your father...Thank you for sharing your memories of your father. I've learned "sump em."John Venlethttp://www.improvedclinch.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251088483145956887.post-58416498527757364772011-01-23T10:26:35.388-05:002011-01-23T10:26:35.388-05:00This is a very good way to honor your father and i...This is a very good way to honor your father and it reminded me of my own dad. Thanks for sharing it.strandediniowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069932615393852640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251088483145956887.post-11527187141042090622011-01-23T08:38:44.996-05:002011-01-23T08:38:44.996-05:00"the old man" was the greatest, I recall..."the old man" was the greatest, I recall locking him in the garage one time. his responded with "boy iam skin up"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com