Subject: DAYS OF OUR LIVES #38
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 11:36:07 -0600
Notice: I am in the process of getting the menu's for the
2002 reunion finalized and will be including it in forthcoming
missive. For those of U who desire to make
your Holiday Inn reservations, send an e-mail to:
To: innfo@stayholiday.com
Subject: Det 27, 4-4 & 66 reservation request
I WILL BE ATTENDING THE ASA REUNION AND REQUEST THAT A
NON-SMOKING ROOM BE RESERVED FOR ME (& MY WIFE) FOR 13-15
SEPT 2002 AT $79. PER DAY PER AGREEMENT WITH ELDER RC GREEN AND
DONNA CENTOFANTI. PLEASE CONFIRM MY RESERVATION BY RETURN
E-MAIL. Thank you. --------
Keep in mind that U can change the wording to your reservation
request, but remember to include me as Cc on all reservation
requests so that I can keep abreast of things that will allow me
to plan ahead and set up committees to
insure that the 2002 Hershey reunion is a success.- - -gH
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Fm: poo mcgoo Subj: HAPPY HOLIDAYS DEAR
EL AND PATTY, THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT INPUT AND MESSAGES THIS
PAST YEAR. I REALLY ENJOY READING ALL THE MAIL AND
APPRECIATE ALL YOUR EFFORTS. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
GOING TO HERSHEY, PA NEXT YEAR. BTW,PLEASE SEND ME THE
HOTEL INFO IN HERSHEY AGAIN, AND I'LL GET MY RESERVATION
IN. WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY, HEALTHY NEW
YEAR. BEST REGARDS, GARY AND PHYLLIS STOLP/San
Antonia, TX/SP6/98C/Det27/OC64-DE67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fm: Jones, Ed Subj:
RE: Det 27 reunion group
Damn, I missed the reunion at Devens, have driven through there a
few times in the past year. I would really like to see the
CD from last Sept.. I am on a company laptop and the phone
line would go forever getting the information. I can get it
at work if I know in advance when your going to send it.... Or I
can pay for it and have you send it to: Herbert E. Jones,
30 Woodland Hills Dr., Bismarck, Illinois 61814. Or
if you send it and tell me what I owe, I will be glad to send a
check... Also, I have a CD burner if anyone needs help
copying the CD's. hen is the next
reunion? Ill be there..... I appreciate all the
correspondence, havn't time to go thru it all but have it saved
for furture purusal.... Thanks gH I appreciate it!!!!
I spent two Christmas's in Turkey hope you and yours have a
joyous one...... Take Care, Ed Jones
Herbert E.(Ed) Jones, Senior Global Technical Support
Manager,ESCO Corp,(217) 477-7223
(217) 477-7213 (Fax), (503) 805-2180 (Cell), http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=MSG1009125505.43&start=2051730&len=188595&src=http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/&type=x&to=hejones%40escocorp%2ecom&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=F000000001&a=f8de6b3c2e8c8b808cd65194559d476e,
http://64.4.20.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=1e8014dc13fe8a5b090ba3f007827bec&lat=1009373368&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fescocorp%2ecom
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Fm: Howie Ramey w7oj@hotmail.com Subj: ASA Elder,
Wow! What you have accomplished is mind boggling.
Just Out Of Sight! One Big Atta-Boy!!
I shall open my Turkey Keep Sake Box and start compiling some
info for you, names and photos etc. I have the large jacket
patch with the backwards riding Turk, actually two of them.
The first one had the spelling wrong and two words ran together
so it had to be redone for the corrections...I'll have too open
the box and restart my memory and get photos to you. One
thing before I forget. Would you change my e-mail to w7oj@hotmail.com , what you have is fine but it is my
work e-mail and I only check it during work. As for hobbies,
the w7oj is my Ham Call. This is one of two hobbies. The
other is Gold Prospecting. My Career, for about 29 years has
been involved with Domestic Water, either with city's or Water
Districts. Currently with the East Wenatchee Water District
for 18 years, two years in Yakutat, Ak and 9 years with a
City. Divorced, was married for 30 years, two sons and one
daughter..all so called adults..he he he. Will grow up and
retire at age 62, my birth date is 12/28/46 I shall compile
what trinkets I have of ASA and Turkey and let you know.
If their is anything I can share with the others..I
WILL! For now..A Merry Christmas To You and Yours Elder.
Turkey Bud, Howie (my long time nick name)Howard Ramey
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Fm: Ken Binns Subj:
Re: Days of our lives #35 Elder - Thanks for including me in your
"Days of our Lives" email collections. It's fun
to read, and interesting to note the common thread of central
beliefs that most of us seem to have in common. I had no
idea there were so many people involved. What a blast from
the past. Thanks again, looking foward to receiving
more....Have a great Holiday Season! Ken Binns/Colorado Springs,
CO
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Fm: LOGSVS@aol.com
Subj: memory book Hi Elder,
The Memory book was sent to Ray Crist yesterday best wishes to
all for a safe and happy Holiday Season.
Tony Cady/New Hampton, NH/Det 27/NO62-AP64 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fm: John Bircher,
bircher@erols.com Subj: RE: Days of our Lives #37
El: How
can I get on the mailing list for the memory book CD?
Warmest regards for the holidays! John Bircher/Gainesville,
VA/LT/Det27/NO65-NO66 [[John - I will put U on the Memory Book
CD-R list. U were originally sked to RX the Memory Book fm Ralph
Richter. That fell through & Bill Hartranft was sked to
mail U a copy, but apparently everything went haywire. The
address that I gave Ralph Richter and Bill
Hartranft was: 8146 Landfall Ct., Gainesville, VA 21055. Is
that correct?- - -gH
Fm: Bill Hartranft Hi guys, Have no idea what
went awry. Mailed CD to John Bitcher on 10/18/01, same date
for all on the list you sent. The address I used for John Bircher
is the same as in your note.Terribly sorry guys....wdh Fm: Ralph Richter, RicRalph@aol.com To: WDHartranft1@home.com; ercgreen@yourinter.net; bircher@erols.com Subj: Re: Memory Book CD-R
I can burn and mail John Bircher a CD today. What's your
mailing address John? Ralph Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 7:38
AM [[Merhaba 'old' Buddy, Thanks for the prompt reply. John
Bircher's address is 8146 Landfall Court, Gainesville,
VA 21055.
For John Bircher: After U RX the CD-R, copy it to ur
computer or print a copy, then mail the CD-R to Mike
Garbriel, 15813 N.E. 18th Ct., Vancouver, WA 98686 For Mike
Gabried: After U RX the CD-R, copy it to ur computer or
print a copy, then hold the CD-R until I send U forwarding
instructions.
**FOR EVERYONE REGARDING THE MEMORY BOOK: I am presently
re-doing it, page by page.** I suggest that everyone print
themselves a copy and when the changes arrive, the changes
w/b done pg by pg and all one will have to do is replace the
pages. Also, the changes w/b sent on the internet and I will try
to insure that each change is NOT TOO large for each transmission
and will not over-burden the 56K medems. I hope to have the
changes completed by the end of Aug 2002, but to accomplish that
task I need everyones HELP in sending me your BIO's
regarding your TOUR OF DUTY in TURKEY and thereafter. Those
of U who already have entries in the Memory Book: Please
review your write-up. Then make whatever changes that U
think appropriate and then email that info to me along with the
following fact finding sheet that I've been sending out to new
mbrs: (PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS WILL PROBABLY BE THE LAST
EDITION OF THE MEMORY BOOK THAT I W/B PUBLISHING)
I've written and published a 85 page (5.6MB) Memory Book
CD-R that is pre-sently being mailed amongst the members.
The Memory Book has now grown to over 17,000KB & is
increasing every day as I receive new data. Once every-one has
gotten the 5.6MB Memory Book - I'll start, page by page, re-doing
the Memory Book and have allocated up to THREE
(3) pages for each VET and the below questionnaire
w/b the beginning. OLD FOTO'S SURE WILL DRESS UP THE MEMORY
BOOK. SO GET THEM TO ME. IF U DON'T HAVE A SCANNER,
MAIL THEM TO ME & I'LL RETURN THEM TO U AT HERSHEY OR BY
RETURN MAQIL, WHICHEVER IS DESIRED. --note: IF ANYONE WANTS TO
PREVIEW THEIR PAGES BEFORE I PUBLISH THEM, PLEASE INFORM ME AND
I'LL EMAIL THEM TO U AHEAD OF TIME. ALSO, IF ANYONE WANTS
TO PREPARE THEIR OWN PAGES, THAT IS OKAY TOO - JUST DO THEM AND
EMAIL OR SNAIL THEM TO ME AND I WILL INSERT THEM IN THE PROPER
PAGES OF THE Memory Book. I PRINTED MY COPY AND IT
LAYS ON OUR COFFEE TABLE FOR VISITORS TO REVIEW. MY DESIRE
IS THAT Y'ALL DO THE SAME AS THE CONTENTS IS A REMINDER OF THE
SHORT "days of our lives" in TURKEY and to the
present. NO ONE SHUD BE ASHAMED OF THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
WITH THAT SAID, Please fill out the
following questionnaire and return to me ASAP along
with a write-up regarding your TOUR of DUTY at Manzarali and or
Karamursel & what you've done in your life thereafter.
PLEASE CLICK ON THE FORWARD ICON & THEN PROCEED TO SCROWL
DOWN & FILL IN THE SPOTS WHERE INDICATED AND CLICK ENTER TO
CONTINUE TO THE NEXT LINE FOR ANY PARTICULAR QUESTION. (These
instructions are for computer NOVICES like me!) 1. NAME, RANK
& SERIAL NUMBER 2. Current address: 3. Current e-mail
address: 4. DOB: 5. POB: 6. High School Sr
yearbook foto 7. Basic Tng foto 8. AIT foto's 9. PMOS: 10.
Promotion foto's 11. Rank while in Turkey: 12. Highest rank
attained on active duty: 13. Highest rank attained on reserve
duty: 14. Patches worn on left shoulder: 15. Patches worn on
right shoulder: 16. Awards listed on DD214 or achieved as
civilian: 17. Name of 1st wife: (if applicable) 18. Name of 2nd
wife: (if applicable) 19. Wedding foto's (both wives if U
desire, but not mandatory) 20. Recent Family foto 21. Hobbies 22.
TURKEY tales 23. List all active or reserve duty
assignments: 24. Any adtnl info that is pertinent & U wud
like to see in the Memory Book NOTICE - - - AFTER FILLING
OUT THE ABV FORM, TYPE YOUR BIO, THEN type ercgreen@yourinter.net into the TO line,
then CLICK THE SEND ICON & it w/b in my mailbox. Please
send any scanned foto's separate and as JPEG, and that
way I can save them to my files and w/b able to extract
them onto the HUGE Memory Book file . Thanks & hope to see U
in Hershey 13-15 Sept 2002. - Elder RC Green, aka- - -Green
Hornet- - -gH PS: When I hear from U with your USPS mailing
address I will make arrangements for the Memory Book to be mailed
to U. Many thanks to all and hope to see y'all in Hershey in Sept
2002- - -gH
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Fm: Gabriel
Mike mgabriel@lcc.ctc.edu Would appreciate your
sending the memory book to this address, mgabriel@lcc.ctc.edu, or snail mial, 15813
NE 18th Court, Vancouver, Wa 98686. Thanks, Mike
Gabriel
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From: Bill Hartranft Subj: coincidence I do some part time
bartendering in an Irish Pub (died and gone to heaven). One
of the days after 9-11, I mentioned to a few guys at the bar that
anyone who spoke Farsi or other middle eastern
language would be in high demand. I mentioned I knew a
small amount of Turkish. One of the guys asked me to say a
few words, I did. He asked me to speak slower. Turns
out he was Turkish born but left as a young child. Also
turned out that one of the other guys was a lineman at Ft Devens
when I was there.You never know. wdh
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Fm: Raymond S Bernstein raysbern4@juno.comThat's a no on receipt of
memory book. ray bernstein [[Per my instructions: Bill
Hartranft was to send U the Memory Book. Something happened
and Jim Harber then was to mail the CD-R to Bill Bender, who
then was to mail it to U. Apparently Bill Bender dropped the ball
on his hand off to U. I have made arrangements for U to get
it fm Harvey Richard. NOT TOO MANY VET'S COOPERATED
IN MY ENDEAVOR TO GET THE CD-R TO EVERYONE AND THEN KEEP ME
POSTED ON ITS STATUS. I give special thanks to JC Bergmann,
Gary Jorgensen, Dan Schoppe, Bill Hartranft, Jim Harber, Jesse
Watson, Tom Harris,Don Salcido, Ralph Richter, Bob Brown, Ralph
Tilney, and Mike Fisher for the distribution of the Memory Book.
Sure, there were snafu's along the way and those who made them
need not be ID'd at this time. IF U HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE
MEMORY BOOK AND DESIRE THAT ONE BE MAILED TO U, PLEASE SAY SO AND
I'LL GET ONE TO U ASAP.- - -gH
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Fm: Mark Hamilton hama@iag.net Subj: Manzarali Station
Veterans Group - Address Test - WEDNESDAY Picture Hi Everyone:
I've been "lurking" and ERC Green (gH) has been
doing all the work here. I'm getting back to some site
maintenance and as a result have updated my address book to
include all of your addresses off our web site www.images-by-markhamilton.com/ManzaraliVets and those from the
gH. This is a test message to weed out any problem
e-mail addresses. If you wish to be taken off the list and
not receive further messages, please reply by return mail
and you will be removed. In addition, some of you old
timers will remember my random picture submissions.
Here's one taken from the roof of HQ Co Barracks in July
of 1966. Mark Hamilton From: Mark Hamilton <hama@iag.net> Subject: A Merry
Manzarali Christmas To all Manzarali Maulers:
A very merry Christmas to all of you from myself, Marilyn, and
Matthew. After some excellent input from fellow Mauler Tom
Harris, I want to apologize for flooding your mailboxes with
images that would have filled up a good size hard drive not
too many years ago. He has turned me on to
som outstand-ing utilities that will keep JPEG files sizes
at a reasonable level without a major loss in
quality. Sorry for jamming you mailboxes - it's just the old
photographer in me - Maximum resolution Mark! Merry
Christmas and happy holidays to all of you.... Mark Hamilton
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Fm: Clark L Bryan <mix1bryan3@juno.com> Subj: Febrey gH, I
sent a letter Thursday to the Febrey's of Webster and asked
them to contact you on e-mail or by snail mail. They were
at 4-4 after I left - 1970's. Clark
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Fm: Tom Harris tomh@asadf.net To: Mark Hamilton hama@iag.net Cc: Elder RC Green ercgreen@yourinter.net Subj: Re: Manzarali
Station Veterans Group - Address Test - WEDNESDAY Picture Mark,
another great photo of Det 27/Site 23, thank you. In fact
your great photo coverage of Det 27 is probably the best
available on the net for any of the Field Stations. But,
(you knew that was coming, didn't you?) darn it Mark some
of us are still on 56K dial- up connections. A 1536 X 1000
px 845KB file is a bit much in email. I have hi-speed
connection at work but still 56k at home. In fact according to
some reports on the net the downline trend of 56K connections has
flattened recently and there are literally millions of us still
connected that way. May I suggest you cut the email photo to
something like 650 X 400 and about 50,000kb or less. Two
excellent and absolutely free and top rated programs you might
consider for this are:
1. The JPEG Wizard at http://www.jpg.com
2. IrfanView32 at http://www.irfanview.com/
They are both excellent and I use them daily at my work
(company doing eBay and other auctions on a business plan
basis).
Mark, please take the above in the spirit meant, no harm intended
and certainly no anger, and please keep on pulling these
excellent photos out of your archive.
Best wishes for the holidays, Tom Harris, www.asadf.net
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Fm: res037jb@gte.net Subject: Merry Christmas
from the Kellys Hello and Merry Christmas to All
The Kelly's, Phil & Donnie
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Fm: Roger Glubka Subj: RE: Days of
our Lives #37 Information about preventing Outlook Express
address book attacks provided by wellcon@consultant.com is also a sham.
There is no reliable way to prevent virus or worm attacks
except for prompt antivirus updates and carefulness when
receiving and opening executable files. Please refer to the
ZDNet website for more information.http://www.zdnetindia.com/help/stories/42709.html Roger
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[EXTRACT
FM BURT SLESINGER'S MISSIVE: DOCUMENTS:
#1 I still have copies of "A Lecture on the
Origin and Development of the Asa 1917-1947."
#2 I now have copies of a 23-pg document, "Arlington
Hall Station and Military Intelligence" To get a
copy of #1, please send $4.00; to get a copy of #2, please send
$2.80; to get both, please send $6.50 to cover the cost of
reproduction and mailing (Burt Slesinger, 722 Wing Foot Lane,
Melbourne, FL 32940).
#3 A Washington Post Magazine article about the Code
War. I have it on disk and will e-mail the 8-pager to you
on request. (slesingerburt@spacey.net).
Pretty
interesting reading.
#4 Another Washington Post Magazine article "Japan's
Unwitting D-Day Spy - Berlin Envoy's Intercepted Cables Provided
Crucial Intelligence" by Charles Fenyvesi - Special to The
Washington Post. It was provided by John Bryden and I will
e-mail the 3-pager to interested parties.
NEW: I recently received, read and enjoyed an article,
"The Cold War in Asia" by Michael Haydock (from VFW
Magazine). It was provided to me by Maddog Doran and Noel
Garland. Noel has graciously offered to e-mail the 8-pg
document on request, which makes life a little easier for Maddog
and me. Please contact Noel directly at: noelgarl@swbell.net
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Pacific Stars and Stripes
December 20, 2001
Congress Fails To Approve Korean War, Cold War Medals
By Mark Oliva, Stars and Stripes
Congress failed to approve two medals honoring the duties of
service members in the Korean War and Cold War when it passed
the National Defense Authorization Act for 2002 last week.
The medals were among proposals for the defense budget, which
included the largest pay raise in nearly 20 years.
One day before Congress passed the bill, committees working
to reconcile the differences between the Senate and House
versions announced they would defer the medal issue to the
secretary of defense. Officials at the Defense Department
didn't respond to queries.
The late Rep. Floyd Spence, R-S.C., initiated the idea for a Cold
War Service Medal. The proposal would have made the medal
retroactive for any servicemember who served honorably
between Sept. 2, 1945, and Dec. 26, 1991, the day after the
former Soviet Union collapsed. A commercially available Cold War
Service Medal is in circulation over the Internet, but it's
not an official military decoration.
A proposal for a Korean Defense Service Medal - sponsored in both
the House and Senate versions of the defense bill - was intended
for those who served in Korea or adjacent waters. The dates
of service to qualifyfor the medal were not decided.
The Cold War Service Medal would have superseded the Cold
War Recognition Certificate, issued by the Department of
Defense since 1998. Numbers of certificates already issued
weren't available, but there is a 12-month backlog to fill
requests.
Some servicemembers doubted Congress' intentions over the
measure. "I don't know what their rationale was for not
authorizing the medals," said Army Sgt. 1st Class
Anthony Moody, a soldier stationed on Camp Foster, Okinawa.
"I wonder how many of them ever served in
the military."
Moody said the medals should be warranted because the
constant readiness of the armed forces prevented wars.
But there are dissenters to the idea of awarding medals without
a campaign in which to assign them. One is Marine Gunnery
Sgt. Dale McElroy, stationed on Futenma Marine Corps Air Station
on Okinawa. "We're supposed to get medals for active
participation," McElroy said. "I don't think the
Cold War caused us to do anything that we're not supposed to
be doing anyway. I think the decision to leave it up to
the [defense] secretary was a good one."
Veterans groups say Congress missed an opportunity to properly
honor servicemembers for their contributions to U.S. security
during years of facing off with the former Soviet Union.
"It's disappointing given the fact the VFW strongly supports
awarding both medals and has resolutions on both," said
Bill Smith, spokesman for the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
"We thought we had a chance to get them approved in the
bill. If Congress authorized these awards, DOD would be
required by law to comply."
Smith said the Cold War Recognition Certificate doesn't go far
enough to honor military service during the tense years
following World War II, including incidents such as the Berlin
Airlift and the fall of the Berlin Wall.
"We don't see it as a done deal," Smith said. "We
think a medal and not a piece of paper should recognize Cold
War veterans. We owe a debt of gratitude to the men and women who
served in the uniform of our armed forces during the almost four
decades of the Cold War - a pivotal period in the history of
the United States."
Smith said the VFW lobbied the House and Senate Armed Services
Committees to include the medals as part of the defense package
this year. Both proposals included language to authorize a Korean
Defense Service Medal, but only the House offered the Cold War
Service Medal.
Political infighting doomed the measure, Smith said.
"We expected difficulty in getting the awards ... into the
final version of the bill. It was not a surprise,"
Smith said. "In conference, the Senate refused to
accept the House proposals and both medals were deleted from
the final text."
The last medal Congress directly authorized for a U.S.
military campaign was the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
for military actions in Bosnia.
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Fm: John Green stkcarfan@msn.comSubject: This could keep
you awake nights.
Ever wonder about those people who spend $2 apiece on those
little bottles of Evian water. Try spelling Evian
backwards...............NAIVE.
Isn't making a smoking section in a restaurant like making a
peeing section in a swimming pool?
Okay...so if the Jacksonville Jaguars are known as
the "Jags" and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are known
as the "Bucs", what does that make the Tennessee
Titans?
If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea....does that mean that
1 enjoys it?
There are three religious truths:
1. Jews do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah.
2. Protestants do not recognize the Pope as the leader of the
Christian faith.
3. Baptists do not recognize each other in the liquor store or at
Hooters.
Why do we say something is out of whack? What's a whack?
Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?
If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
Why do croutons come in airtight packages? Aren't they just stale
bread to begin with?
If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it
follow that electricians can be delighted,
musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree
surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?
Do Lipton Tea employees take coffee breaks?
What hair color do they put on the driver's licenses of bald men?
I thought about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little
spoons and forks so I wondered what do Chinese mothers use?
Toothpicks?
Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What
are we supposed to do - write to them? Why don't they just put
their pictures on the postage stamps so the mailmen can look for
them while they deliver the mail?
If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly
are the others here for?
You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.
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Fm: Walters, William Didn't
know if you get these kinds of warning, so pass it along for
info.....
BillW Original
Message----- Subject: Website
Worm - Greet997
Importance: High FYI
The Army Computer
Emergency Response Team (ACERT) has received initial reports from
non-DOD sources of a new mass-mailing worm spreading in Europe.
The Coolsite worm arrives as shown
Subject: Hi!!
Body text:
Hi. I found a cool site
It's really cool!
Note
: It will have a
website url in the body of the letter. The website is celebxx.cjb.net.
The ACERT is
blocking access to the site. This worm has not been reported on
any Army networks.
With the holiday
season upon us the threat to our computer systems remains. The
ACERT has received warning messages about a new worm Greet997.
This mass-mailing worm that tries to steal the user's password
file and send it to an e-mail address in Poland. Although this
worm has not been seen on any Army network it does serve as a
reminder to all of us to make sure we keep our antivirus up to
date with the latest signature file. Antivirus Updates can be
found at the below websites. The current Update is 12-13-01.
http://www.bragg.army.mil/18abn/default.htm https://dragonnet.bragg.army.mil/itbc/antivirus/ Nicole Carstarphen, Security Assistant, Anti-Virus
Support, 1112th Signal Bn/ITBC -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fm: Walters, William Subj:
The Best Fruitcake Ever! O.K. 'Tis the Season.
Everyone should try this recipe. I think most of you will
like it. Here's my recipe for HOLIDAY FRUIT CAKE 1-cup
water
1-cup sugar
4 large eggs
2 cups dried fruit
1-teaspoon baking soda 1-teaspoon salt
1-cup brown sugar
Lemon juice
Nuts
1-gallon whiskey Simple Directions
1. Sample the whiskey to check for
quality. Take a large bowl.
2. Check the whiskey again to be
sure it is of the highest quality. Pour one level cup and drink.
Repeat.
3. Turn on the electric mixer; beat
1-cup butter in a large, fluffy bowl. Add 1-teaspoon sugar and
beat again.
4. Make sure the whiskey is still
OK. Cry another tup. Turn off mixer. Break 2 legs and add
to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit. Mix on the
turner. If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers, pry
it loose with a drewscriver. 5.
Sample the whiskey to check for tonsisticaty. Next, sift 2 cups
of salt. Or something. Who cares?
6. Whisk the checkey. Now sift the
lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one table. Spoon. Of sugar
or something. Whatever you can find.
7. Grease the oven. Turn the cake
tin to 350 degrees. Don't forget to beat off the turner.
8. Throw the bowl out of the
window. Check the whiskey again.
9. Go to bed. Who likes fruitcake
anyway?
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From: Walters, William Subj:
GEN Patton's Weather Prayer The Story of General George S.
Patton's "Weather Prayer" as taken from General
Patton's book, "War As I Knew It": The weather was so
bad that I directed all Army chaplains to pray for dry
weather. I also published a prayer with a Christmas
greeting on the back and sent it to all mbrs of the
Command. The prayer was for dry weather for battle. Here's
the background to the story, as related by Gen Patton's Dep Chief
of Staff, Col Paul D. Harkins, also excerpted from War As I Knew
It:
On or about the 14th of Dec 1944, Gen Patton called Chaplain
O'Neill, 3rd Army Chaplain, and myself into his office in 3rd
Army Hqs at Nancy. The conversation went something like
this: Gen Patton: "Chaplain, I want
you to publish a prayer for good weather. I'm tired of
these soldiers having to fight mud and floods as well as
Germans. See if we can't get God to work on our side."
Chaplain O'Neill: "Sir, it's going to take a pretty
thick rug for that kind of praying."
Gen Patton: "I don't care if it takes the flying
carpet. I want the praying done."
Chaplain O'Neill: "Yes, sir. May I say, General,
that it usually isn't a customary thing among men of my
profession to pray for clear weather to kill fellow men."
Gen Patton: "Chaplain, are you teaching me theology or
are you the Chaplain of the 3rd Army? I want a
prayer."
Chaplain O'Neill: "Yes, sir." Outside the
chaplain said, "Whew, that's a tough one! What do you
think he wants?" It was perfectly clear to me. The
General wanted a prayer - he wanted one right now - and he wanted
it published to the Command. The Army Engineer was called in, and
we finally decided that our field topographical company could
print the prayer on a small-sized card, making enough copies for
distribution to the army. It being near Christmas, we also
decided to ask General Patton to include a Christmas greeting to
the troops on the same card with the prayer. The General
agreed, wrote a short greeting, and the card was made up,
published, and distributed to the troops on the 22nd of December.
Actually, the prayer was offered in order to bring clear weather
for the planned 3rd Army break-through to the Rhine in the
Saarguemines area, the scheduled for Dec 21. The Bulge put
a crimp in these plans. As it happened, the 3rd Army had
moved north to attack the south flank of the
Bulge when the prayer was actually issued. Colonel Harkins
continues:
Whether it was the help of the Divine guidance asked for in the
prayer or just the normal course of human events, we never knew;
at any rate, on the 23rd, the day after the prayer was issued,
the weather cleared and remained perfect for about 6
days. Enough to allow the Allies
to break the backbone of the Von Rundstedt offensive and turn a
temporary setback into a crushing defeat for the enemy.
We moved
our advanced Hqs to Luxembourg at this time to be closer to the
battle area. The bulk of the Army Staff, including the
Chaplain, was still in Nancy. Gen Patton again called me to
his office. He wore a smile from ear to ear. He said,
"God damn! Look at the weather. That O'Neill sure did
some potent praying. Get him up here. I want to pin a
medal on him."
The
Chaplain came up the next day. The weather was still clear
when we walked into Gen Patton's office. The General rose,
came from behind his desk with hand outstretched and said,
"Chaplain, you're the most popular man in this Hqs.
You sure stand in good with the Lord and soldiers."
The General then pinned a Bronze Star Medal on Chaplain O'Neill.
Everyone
offered congratulations and thanks and we got back to the
business of killing Germans - with clear weather for battle.
P.D.H.
The Patton
Christmas Message/Weather Prayer card that appears in this
message was issued to my uncle, CPT Andrew Harbison, Jr. in on
December 22, 1944. He wrote the short greeting on it to his
wife Dorothy and mailed it to her on Christmas Day. CPT
Harbison was commander of Hqs Battery, 176th Field Arty Bn, 3rd
Army, from the time it deployed for the ETO on 1 July 1944,
coming ashore at Utah Beach on 17 Aug 1944, and finding itself in
Moosburg, Germany when the Germans finally surrendered on 7 May
1944. Have a Merry Christmas, and please never forget those who
sacrificed and
continue to sacrifice!
(See attached
file: Patton's Prayer1.jpg)(See attached file: Patton's
Prayer2.jpg)
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Fm: Dumbo (Bill Binney) lstupid1@starpower.net
gH,
thought you might find this article of interest. Bill
Jewish World Review Dec. 17, 2001 / 2 Teves, 5762
Thomas Sowell
MEDIA FRAUD
http://www.NewsAndOpinion.com -- MEDIA bias is no
longer news. Poll after poll has shown that the vast
majority of journalists vote for Democrats, even though the
country as a whole is pretty evenly split between the two major
parties.
By itself, there is nothing wrong with this. It becomes a problem
when media bias becomes media fraud. Media bias in editorials and
columns is one thing. Media fraud in reporting "facts"
in news stories is something else.
Three excellent and devastating new books on media fraud have
been published this year, naming names and turning over rocks to
show what is crawling underneath. These books are
"Coloring the News" by William McGowan,
"Bias" by Bernard Goldberg, and "It Ain't
Necessarily So" by David Murray, Joel Schwartz and S.
Robert Lichter.
In even the best known and most prestigious media outlets -- The
New York Times and "60 Minutes," for example -- crucial
facts have been left out of news stories when those facts
would have undermined or destroyed a liberal argument.
Conversely, false claims have been widely reported as facts
in the media when those claims supported the liberal vision of
the world.
A classic media fraud was the 1996 story of a wave of arsons
directed against black churches by racists. It made headlines
across the country and was featured on network television
news. It sparked indignant editorials and angry outbursts
from black activists. The President of the United States
recalled his own sadness as a child at the burning down of
black churches in Arkansas.
In the end, however, the whole thing turned out to be completely
false. Those few journalists who bothered to check out the facts
found that there were no facts to support this story and
that what facts there were completely refuted it. Even a
commission appointed by President Clinton reached the same
conclusion. Moreover, not a single black church in Arkansas
had burned down during Bill Clinton's childhood. When this
front page fraud was finally exposed, the new story was buried
as a small item back on page 20 of The New York Times.
William McGowan's "Coloring the News" offers the best
explanation for such journalistic malpract-ice. Many news
organizations have created special editorial office caucuses
consisting exclusive-ly of black, Hispanic, feminist, or
homosexual journalists, who decide how the news about their
respective constituencies will be reported -- or whether
it will be reported at all.
For example, when a homosexual man was attacked and killed by
anti-gay hoodlums, that was huge, front-page news across the
country. But when two homosexuals lured a boy next door into
their home and then raped and killed him, at about the same
time, that was widely ignored, as if it had never happened.
Similarly biased treatment has appeared when it came to
reporting on corrupt black politicians like D.C. Mayor
Marion Barry or the dangerous double standards used for
women in the military -- standards which have already led to
death in training and may cost still more lives in actual
combat.
The issue is not what various journalists or news
organizations' editorial views are. The issue is the
transformation of news reporting into ideological spin,
along with self-serving taboos and outright fraud.
While William McGowan's book seems the most perceptive of these
three, all are very valuable and each has its own special
emphasis. "It Ain't Necessarily So" focuses on
media irresponsibility when reporting on medical and
scientific issues, while "Bias" focuses more on the
actions and the cast of characters at CBS News, where its
author worked for many years. But all three of these books
provide a real education on media fraud, which is infinitely
more important than media bias.
Democratic nations are especially vulnerable to misinformation.
The media in a totalitarian country may tell as many lies as
it wants to,but that does not affect the decisions made for the
country by its dictator or its ruling party, which has
access to the truth, even if the masses do not. But, in a
country where the masses choose their leaders and influence
policies, a fraudulent press can mislead the voters
into national disaster.
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Fm: Dumbo (Bill Binney) lstupid1@starpower.net Subj:
Investigation Report Ref Claim US Bombed Red Cross Facility in
Kabul on October 25th http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20011221-95780908.htm
Facility misstatement
A U.S. Central Command investigation into the bombing of Red
Cross warehouses in October has found that the facilities
were not marked and that the humanitarian agency never gave
the coordinates of the facility to the U.S. military, as it
claimed. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
issued a statement two days after U.S. warplanes
inadvertently bombed two Red Cross warehouses in Kabul on
Oct. 25.
The Geneva-based ICRC "deplored" the bombing and
claimed in its statement that the warehouses, which had been
used by Taliban forces, were marked with large, nine-foot by
nine-foot red crosses on white backgrounds that were
"clearly displayed" on each roof. It also
said that bombing such marked buildings was "a
violation of international humanitarian law."
The ICRC also said it had informed the U.S. military of the
exact location of its warehouses after an earlier bombing on
Oct. 16.
However, the Central Command investigation found that the ICRC
was wrong, we are told by a defense official. "Centcom did
an investigation and found that the ICRC never gave us the
coordinates and that the buildings were located in an
industrial complex and that none of the buildings were
marked," the official said.
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Fm: Dumbo lstupid1@starpower.net Subj: HE
MASTER GUNNY SPEAKSA crusty old Marine Corps Master Gunny found
himself at a gala event downtown, hosted by a local liberal
arts college. There was no shortage of extremely
young, idealistic ladies in attend-ance, one of
whom approached the Master Guns for conversation.
She said, "Excuse me, sir, but you seem to be a very serious
man. Are you this way all the time, or is something
bothering you?" "No," the Master Guns said,
"just serious by nature."
The young lady looked at his awards and decorations and said,
"It looks like you have seen a lot of action."
The Master Guns short reply was, "Yes, a lot of
action."
The young lady, tiring of trying to start up a conversation,
said,
"You know, you should lighten up a little - relax and enjoy
yourself."
The Master Guns just stared at her in his serious manner.
Finally the young lady said, "You know, I hope you don't
take this the wrong way, but when is the last time you had
sex?"
The Master Guns looked at her and replied, "1955."
She said, "Well there you go; you really need to chill out
and quit taking everything so serious-ly - I mean, no sex
since 1955, isn't that a little extreme?"
The Master Guns, glancing at his watch, said in his
matter-of-fact voice,
"Oh, I don't know. It's only 2130 now!'
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From: Gene Cram
Subject:
And You Thought There Was NO Justice Jim and Mary were both
patients in a mental hospital. One day while they
were walking past the hospital swimming pool, Jim suddenly jumped
into the deep end. He sank to the bottom of the pool and
stayed there. Mary promptly jumped in to save
him. She swam to the bottom and
pulled Jim out.
When the medical director became aware of Mary's heroic act he
immediately ordered her to be discharged from the hospital, as he
now considered her to be mentally stable.
When he went to tell Mary the news he said, "Mary, I have
good news and bad news. The good news is you're being
discharged; since you were able to rationally respond to a crisis
by jumping in and saving the life of another patient, I have
concluded that your act displays sound minded- ness.
The bad news is, Jim, the patient you saved, hung himself with
his bathrobe belt in the bathroom. I am so sorry, but he's
dead."
Mary replied "He didn't hang himself, I put him there to
dry."