- This topic has 9 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 14 years, 3 months ago by
.
-
Posts
-
That was one big bunch of cowboys! Even though I was a girl (I still am, I think), I was a big fan of Roy Rogers, The Durango Kid, Lash LaRue and Hopalong Cassidy. Every Saturday we’d go to the movies to catch the latest installment of the cowboy serials.
Mom would give us each a quarter. It was .14 to get into the movies, .10 for popcorn, and we’d have a penny when we left for a gumball.
We kids used meet our friends and to go to the Saturday matinees for 15 cents! (Which for my parents was expensive!) Those were the days! And there was nobody that could hold a candle to big John Wayne! What an American hero! Loved all those guys!
Thanks Pam for posting that!! I had to watch it twice just to be sure that I didn‘t miss anything. I grew up on a farm and going to town on Saturday afternoon and seeing a movie was a really big event. I could safely spend time in the theater while Mom and Dad shopped, paid bills or just talked to neighbors. I realize now that we were probably poor, but we were rich with happiness, love, and Saturday cowboy movies. lol Thanks again for the memories!!!
Goody
younger American Idol/Lindsay Lohan crowd in the USA would know what life is* (and was) all about 30/40 or more years ago. We need some cowboy heros in the movies again.
I was just chatting with a friend regarding the "Survivor" show (which is a good show in it’s own right) – however, spending a few weeks knowing you that aren’t going to die and you are going to eat your next warm meal and winning all that money, as opposed to a show I watch called *"Surviving the Cut". Such a world of difference. It’s a true life show on what our brave military guys (AF, Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, etc.) do to get through basic and specialty training. Extreme survival training while getting your a_ _ shot at trying to save a buddy under "live fire". Now those brave guys deserve a million dollars!
John Wayne rules!
is an incredible show. I saw it the first time because there wasn’t anything else interesting on and I was totally hooked. I can’t believe what they put those guys through. I told my son to watch and he said, "It can’t be any worse that what we went through in Marine basic training." After he watched it he had an entirely different story to tell. Talk about bravery, and tenacity, and heroism…those guys exhibit it all. And if I could, I’d shake every one of their hands and thank them for what they do for our country. And it is 100% volunteerism.
country! He is a true and brave hero! God bless them all! Yes, you just can’t compare "Survivor" to what these brave men and women go through in keeping our country safe. I have the most respect, love and deep felt appreciation for them all throughout the history of our country. I love the bumper sticker, "If you can read this, thank a teacher, If you are reading it in English, thank a member of the USA armed forces!"
for sharing that website. I’m sending it to each of my siblings. I watched every one of those TV westerns back in the day! Bronco Lane was my heart throb! I also remember the Saturday morning shows we watched: "My Friend Flicka" (based on a movie but turned into a TV show) and "Fury". I have been a western fan from a very young age. That was a great trip down memory lane!
have certainly fulfilled their obligation to their country. My father was 4F so couldn’t join up, even though he lied about his condition (hearing loss…they caught him during the physical). But DH #1 was in the AF, DH #2 was career Army and retired out of it. Son #1 was a commissioned officer in the Army, Son #2 was a grunt in the Marines (that’s what he says so I can say it too). My sister had three sons and one was in the Army, one Navy and one Marines and all were in Vietnam at the same time, even though they didn’t need to be. And, my oldest brother was in the Army and other bro was in the AF.
Whew! I don’t think I left anybody out and that covers every man in the family except uncles because I don’t know about them. Because I was the youngest of the youngest, most of them were dead and gone while I was still a little kid. Oh, BIL was career Army also, went MIA in Korea and never found. That was extremely hard on my sister for many years, until seven years later when they finally declared him dead.
I guess we all have extreme patriotism in our genes because don’t EVER say anything bad about MY USA! EVER!
I didn’t know what a civilian was the first 22 years of my life was. Dad was 30 year Air Force military WWII through Vietnam era and 15 years working for after military service and he’s buried in Arlington. My first Ex was six years Army after college, so that continued my link to military life until I was 26). Not sure if it’s because I was raised that way or it’s in my blood but I still get thrills and chills seeing our military folks in their uniforms! Wave a USA flag and I get tears in the corner of my eyes.
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.