Right Roque. Rough leather with the 2 buckles on the flap for the boots. Sure did beat the old canvas lace up leggings though. Took forever to put ...

Roque: I imagine it was the same for you buddy on the shoulder patch bit but all we used was our divisioanal patches. Fact is our clean clothes sent...

As long as we are going into wartime recipies I recall the one us Infantrymen used to make in our foxeholes. We called it Kraut Pudding. Crumble...

Quote: " YES;; AND ALSO .KASSERINE PASS, ETC,ETC, NO.AFRICA-- SALERNO. CASSINO, ANZIO,ETC. ETC., ". How true Roque . Seems like only those ba...

Good hearing from you Kyle. Keep in touch and stay safe till you return which should be shortly. Joe

Capt O : Welcome aboard from this old WW 2 3rd Inf Div. dogface Infantryman .

Once again: "The draft eventually targeted men as young as 18 and as old as 64." Now was this top age really used for drafting into the Military?...

"The draft eventually targeted men as young as 18 and as old as 64.". Are you sure of that? Seems I recall it went to 18 to 45 and no older. Sorry...

Cant help but wonder how long it took Europe to get back their chicken stock. God knows we must have eaten most of them during the war. And enjoyed...

Hey Moose: Hate to tell you, but, spam was not our usual meal. It was C ration, K ration, and D bars. Spam was a treat to us as it came with a...

Seems like our lilly livered elected Congressmen have taken away OUR rights and gave OUR rights to the Illegal Aliens, the American ? Muslims,, ...

Hey Marne: Just looking back and finally answereing as I probably missed this in a hospial stay an now answerin. Yes, hell yes, still in conact...

I know what you mean Roque, thats why I quit before I got censored.

Sarge, you missed the main one. Namely "your f****ing A right. Usually used with a basterdized bit of French or Kraut words. I know spelling...

Guess I will put a point on my crutch and join in. Sounds like fun.