tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post2266263689400836726..comments2024-03-28T01:33:17.573-04:00Comments on History Is Elementary: Mules and MaraudersEHThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-89970165107328668622013-11-11T11:09:07.432-05:002013-11-11T11:09:07.432-05:00Wow! This is the very first time I have seen an ar...Wow! This is the very first time I have seen an article about the mules! My grandad, Cecil Leo Cox, was a private that helped take care of the mules, too! What a great bunch of men!desertplanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13095860507058904483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-1928605157804432782010-10-21T11:49:47.017-04:002010-10-21T11:49:47.017-04:00This is indeed interesting, but if you only know a...This is indeed interesting, but if you only know about Merrill's Marauders you don't really know about the Burma theater in WWII. Check out the British Empire's 14th Army. aka "The Forgotten Army".Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-3788698262637402202010-10-19T11:04:02.216-04:002010-10-19T11:04:02.216-04:00Thanks for the comments....I enjoyed learning abou...Thanks for the comments....I enjoyed learning about this fantastic group of Patriots myself. Amazing!!!!!EHThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-60442290142539945532010-10-14T09:22:55.738-04:002010-10-14T09:22:55.738-04:00In the mountains outside Dahlonega, the U.S. Army&...In the mountains outside Dahlonega, the U.S. Army's Ranger mountain training school is Camp Frank D. Merrill.Georgia Road Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00025369316241643022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-11159327133894483682010-10-13T12:57:09.064-04:002010-10-13T12:57:09.064-04:00Great piece Lisa. I am fortunate to have met abou...Great piece Lisa. I am fortunate to have met about 25 of the survivors of this wonderful group of men at the Ashville Hilton some 15 years ago. Had zero idea who they were until about 2 weeks later when I saw the movie. My appreciation grew-these were exceptional men who went into this knowing they had less than 50% survival rate. Amazing story. Thanks for sharing.Ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-31184043421371583322010-10-13T12:18:37.011-04:002010-10-13T12:18:37.011-04:00Oh Lisa! This is just wonderful and I know Max Med...Oh Lisa! This is just wonderful and I know Max Medert's family will be honored. I had the priviledge of sitting next to Mr. Medert and his lovely wife during one of the ceremonies for their grandson, Kevin's graduation from the Citadel. So...mething about Mr. Medert's manner reminded me so much of our own father. He literally oozed our "Daddy-isms" and interesting stories and I encouraged them, one right after the other. Mr. Medert had the most lovely carved cane and we struck up a conversation about it. I expressed my interest in canes since Daddy had a vast collection. Interestingly enough, it seemed Mr. Medert made these canes from wood he had acquired from somewhere far away. He made canes and gave them to people he deemed 'worthy' of his work. I remember laughing about that with him. Later that year he sent one to me with the message 'for your Daddy". Lisa, thanks again for this post. I'm sure you will hear from Kevin.See MoreI never thought of myselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970286251912767985noreply@blogger.com