Rocky,

I think you must be lying to us about your age. You look a LOT younger than you say you are! WOW!! You put a lot of 20 & 30 year olds to shame.

I ditto Vee - now THAT'S a HANDSOME fellow!

m2

ALL I CAN SAY IS---THE WORLD CHAANGED ON AUG.22 1922

DON'T KNOCK "THE ROCK"

Jim Hennessey just sent me this photo.

More photos of Jim Hennessey. The second one is just a riot. Love that backdrop!

Jim says...

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The vets on the flanks are Navy vets.

The one next to me Al Zakre was wounded at the Rapido River-Italy-34th Inf.Div.

Lost an eye.

Watson sent me these today. Here ya go, my friend:

A PICTURE OF ME TAKEN OF ME FEB.25 1945, IN FLORENCE, ITALY.

THE OTHER PICTURE IS MY JEEP, WHICH I JUST GOTTEN OUT OF, WHEN GERMAN ARTILLERY SHELL HIT DIRECTLY INTO IT. THEN IT WAS RUN OVER BY A TANK. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE PLACE WHERE IT HAPPENED. JUST THOUGHT YOU LIKE TO SEE THEM. THE GUY STANDING THERE WAS AN ARMED GUARD THAT RODE WITH ME EVERY WHERE I WENT, NAMED CLARK, IS ALL I CAN REMEMBER. ROCKY WAS ALSO IN MY COMPANY 135TH BN. 34TH RED BULL DIV.

TAKE CARE

WATSON JONES

HAMLET, NORTH CAROLINA

Watson;; looking at your pic. I think I remember you. So damn long ago

the mind just doesn't function to good. But you do remember Ken Ryan,

Sgt. Brewer. Was it Lt. Anderson that was killed by a mortar round that

hit near his foxhole? There is a pic. above ofa fellow that lost an eye

at the Rapido river.Wonder what Company he was in. Sez he was in the

34th. I remember the combat engineers probing for mines there.

Haven't e/mailed you in a while, all OK? I have been staying close inside

since the wife passed away, it now has been a little over 2 years.

Ketch me later dude !!! Rocky ----

Watson;; looking at your pic. I think I remember you. So damn long ago

the mind just doesn't function to good. But you do remember Ken Ryan,

Sgt. Brewer. Was it Lt. Anderson that was killed by a mortar round that

hit near his foxhole? There is a pic. above ofa fellow that lost an eye

at the Rapido river.Wonder what Company he was in. Sez he was in the

34th. I remember the combat engineers probing for mines there.

Haven't e/mailed you in a while, all OK? I have been staying close inside

since the wife passed away, it now has been a little over 2 years.

Ketch me later dude !!! Rocky ----

Hey Watson, what you trying to say!!! Rocky

From Rocky's trip to the memorial

James, you've been holding out on me...

Hey ladies, whaddya think of this one! I'm swooning!

John, you crack me up! This was a great way to begin my day. The words below are from John McAuliffe. Note the wine glasses on the table.

60th Anniversary VBOB Tour: Dec 2004

Ray Dynowski (Tanker); Yours Truly: "After The Battle".......

John Bowen just emailed his sentiments:

"The caption of this photo should be: Let Sleeping Dogs (dogfaces) lie."

Bowen, that was a good one!

That's too funny!!

Three images sent to me by our very own Rocky! Go squirrel!

Christmas at our RR Union Station

Taking command of the AGIF color guard from Tony Montez

Commander of our color guard Memorial Day 2009

Rocky, you are one handsome devil!!

I love the flamingos on top of the tree in the photo on the far left!