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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Joe Mattison Message: I was in Alaska. I was a 15 year old, and I was skiing on Mount Alyeska which is south of Anchorage about 40 miles. My father was in the USAF and stationed at Elmendorf. The beautiful blue eyed girl that I was skiing with, is still with me today. While you guys were watching the moon landing, I was watching this really cute little girl in a really tight ski suit. I later caught it on the news, and yep, it was in black and white. |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Joe Mattison Message: Thanks Ross. Yes, they've been publishing all along, and I think this last one is the 3rd article in a series. Your "Ranger Book" has been used quite a lot in preparing those articles. I want to add that this past weekend, I accidentally came across a really good viewing of the 2nd and 5th Ranger Battalions during the Normandy Invasion. I accessed it on line and it's sponsored by the Veterans Administration. I encourage you to watch it....and you can find it by going to the website: Battle Field Monuments Commission. Once there, click on the viewing of the Rangers etc,... It gives the entire battle of Normandy from the Ranger's perspective in precise time lines. What went right, what didn't, what happened after they found and destroyed the guns, what happened during the counter attacks, how many survivied...etc. It's a combination of actual footage, and art work. It's very interesting, and very well done. I enjoyed it, and I learned a great deal more about that particular moment in time, with regards to our Ranger History. Thanks for your encouragement with regards to Static Line. Joe |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Joe Mattison Message: George,....were you a Ranger Student or Ranger Instructor at the time? hahahahahaa...cough,cough. Joe |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Mark Jordan Message: ...one way I'm spreading the word about the USMRA is to give a coin to whatever family member of a Ranger mentions that distinction to me out in ghe random public... ...1st and 2nd Batt wives of Rangers living within an hour's drive of CFM...were told to ask their husbands to sign up or maybe attend the meetings and get their own coin... ...just an idea... ...bet I never see those coins again... ...Mark...ever vigilant S1... |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Jim Regan Message: Mark @ the S of 1, ya done good again! Regret missing the festivities. I was certainly there "In Spirit!" Will try again next year. Jim RLTW |
