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Roycroft201
07-02-2005, 22:25
School's out for the summer and I finally get a chance to catch up on my reading.

Last night I started Secret Commandos by John Plaster, which has been discussed here some time ago.

As a civilian with no immediate family member in SF, I have not seen the Special Forces Memorial Stone. It has been 37 years since the dedication on 4 July 1968.


The following paragraph can be found in Chapter 1 :

After the graduation ceremony in the JFK Center headquarters auditorium, many of us posed for family photos beside the just installed Special Forces memorial stone, dedicated on 4 July 1968 by actor John Wayne. As brand-new Special Forces soldiers, we hoped to prove worthy of its simple inscription: "In Tribute to the men of the Green Beret, United States Army Special Forces, whose valiant exploits will ever inspire mankind."


For those of you Quiet Professionals from that era and all of you who have come after those words were 'carved in stone', the words " worthy, valiant and inspire" speak to all of us about who you are.

Thank you for letting me be a guest in your house. Happy 4th of July.

alphamale
07-03-2005, 05:56
Thank you for letting me be a guest in your house. Happy 4th of July.Seconded.

Nice post Ms. Roycroft,
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