Where in the name of "Chesty Puller " are you ? Will be on the island middle of Jan. Hope to see ya.

Ernie

Oh No!!!!!

I will be there. Look me up.

Hope you bagged alot of birds, By. Make sure Ernie and Pedro hook up!

what is a chesty puller?

a sea-going bellhop

http://www.gnt.net/~jrube/chestpul.htm

Ernie and I have the Marine Corps in common from our past and that is "inside lingo". You have to be a Marine to fully understand it's significants to us. Anyway, thanks for the inquiry.

bywarren - I knew we had more in common than just the Quad-Cities and Whitey's! As a Marine brat, I grew up on stories of Chesty Puller. My Dad, who is now 82, was presented with the Navy cross by Chesty Puller himself while both were serving in the South Pacific in WWII. (Yes, I'm lucky to have been born after the kind of fighting he experienced there and the level of heroism it took just to stay alive.) Dad has some great (and by-and-large) believable stories about his time there and his proud association with Chesty Puller. Haven't heard the name in awhile. Glad there are those out there who haven't forgotten.

Wow!!! That is all I can think of to say about your father. What an honor. God bless him and those like him.

Thanks for the link, Bywarren.