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Rocky, can you tell us a little bit about the other fellas there with you in the color guard?


God bless those heroes who suffered and died, for plain folks, like you and me.

War is a crime. Ask the infantry and ask the dead.


   
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Rocky, can you tell us a little bit about the other fellas there with you in the color guard?

 

As we are standing presenting COLORS, Left to right--

 

Tony Montez- Capt. Vietnam Vet--USMC

Ben Santillan WW 11 Navy

Roque,(Rocky), Riojas, WW 11 C.I.B.

Jose,(Chepe), Alonzo,Army, Korea Artillery

Lupe Moreno,--------Army, WW 11

Jesse Gonzalez----Desert Storm--USMC

Ben traveled on a destroyer, Atl. Pac. oceans, Med. Sea

Jose, Chepe, Alonzo, 105 howitzers, Korea

Rocky, hmmm other than 600 days combat, nothing much

Tony, Jesse, and Lupe just served.

 

Hope that tells you something of our COLOR GUARD, OH, I DO HAVE A little age on all of them.


Roque J.(Rocky) Riojas


   
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Walts Daughter
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And back by popular demand... drum roll please (or should that be bugle?) :theman:

 

This photo was taken at the Heroes Parade in KC. This is Rocky and his beautiful daughter!

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19322=3195 heroes parade   Rocky with daughter Martha

Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company


   
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And back by popular demand... drum roll please (or should that be bugle?) :theman:

 

This photo was taken at the Heroes Parade in KC. This is Rocky and his beautiful daughter!

 

 

Bugle is for Taps, ain't there yet. Martha was the fourth of six.


Roque J.(Rocky) Riojas


   
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Nope sorry. Bugle is for numerous things in the army such as reveille. Gotcha!

 

Bugle is for Taps, ain't there yet. Martha was the fourth of six.

Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
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Nope sorry. Bugle is for numerous things in the army such as reveille. Gotcha!

 

OTHERWISE KNOWN AS M-1,,,,,,CHALKS UP ANOTHER WIN. Forgot about reveille,wuz still asleep!!!!!


Roque J.(Rocky) Riojas


   
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Walts Daughter
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Ah this is nice. Jim had this made. It's just great!

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20037=3325 Bloody Sunday resized poster

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That really is nice! :pdt34:


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Walts Daughter
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2 more photos of Jim and Dolly Hennessey. Thanks Jim!

 

Mary (Dolly) Tagliareni, 1947

Bayonne, NJ

 

and

 

Jim Hennessey, 1947

Bayonne, NJ

 

Married April 24th, 1949

Assumption Roman Catholic Church

Bayonne, NJ

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20812=3497 Grandma Solo0001
20812=3498 Grandpa Solo0001

Marion J Chard
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Walts Daughter
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Here's a good one. Jim H just sent this, this evening. It was entitled, "What German Wermacht?"

 

Don't cha just love it?

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21825=3680 Golden Acorn

Marion J Chard
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Walts Daughter
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Hmmmmm, looks like a family member bought a certain DVD for Jim, for Christmas. I kinda like that!!!

 

Just added another one. Looks like I'm in good company! :clappin:

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21866=3690 Jim H   Dec 2010   Opening gift   No Bridge Too Far
21866=3691 Jim H   Dec 2010   Opening gift   No Bridge Too Far2
21866=3692 Jim H   Dec 2010   Opening gift   No Bridge Too Far3
21866=3693 A Bridge Too Far   No Bridge Too Far

Marion J Chard
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That's something to be very proud of Marion, love the idea as well!!!

Frank


We are paratroopers. We are supposed to be surrounded.

Captain Winters in Bastogne 1944.

Liberation of Noorbeek and Roy Booher tribute:

http://www.12-09-1944.nl/index_en.php


   
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How sweet!!


God bless those heroes who suffered and died, for plain folks, like you and me.

War is a crime. Ask the infantry and ask the dead.


   
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Walts Daughter
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One more!!! This is so cute!

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21926=3722 Jim at party

Marion J Chard
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Walts Daughter
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Here's a photo of Carl Furtado - 90th birthday party in Dec 2009. Way to go baby!!!

 

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21999=3732 Carl  s 90th Birthday Dec. 5 2009  Holly  s  038

Marion J Chard
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