[Harp-L] Re: lot older'n me

["Richard Olson" <CalSag1@xxxxxxx>]

Hi AL,
And thank you (and your brother) for your service to our country!  And Happy Birthday too! Those were scary days for sure back then, and I bet North Africa and Italy had to be like going through Hell. God bless you, I'm glad you made it back.
I'd be curious to know what the troops did in those days for entertainment, especially music. There couldn't have been many radios (outside of the Officers Club) overseas that were available to the enlisted grunts. Did you guys make your own music with your 50 cent Marine Bands, or otherwise? There had to be some good musicians in the ranks. (eg. I heard that the Everly Bros. & Ricky Nelson were at MCRD San Diego while I was there in Boot Camp - but I never saw 'em). So what kind of homemade music was around? was it good?
Or, you can tell me to take a hike, double time.
Say "hey" to all the good folks at the Garden City Harmonica Club in Michigan, OH, and tell the bad folks to "shape up"!   :-)
   Rich "CalSag" Olson (20 yrs. your junior)

Hope it's OK if I put your Email on Harp-L, I think a lot of Listers would be interested.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: W8BEZ@xxxxxxx 
  To: CalSag1@xxxxxxx 
  Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 3:59 PM
  Subject: Re: lot older'n me


  Hi, yep, on the 24th of this month I will have attained 82 years of age, the good Lord willing and the creek don't rise, ha..Oh, my Dad made it to 80.. Must be the German stock, or something like that.. Incidently, I spent 2  1/2 years working for Uncle Sam in North Africa and Italy..

   . Actually, I enlisted for 3 years. Some guys were drafted and spent more time than that.. Oh, my younger Brother was in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific theater .. His ship got sunk after the war was over..His ship was standing off. supervising a Japanese  mine sweeping operation .. Some of the deck force on his ship was below deck keeping warm and "good night Irene" Lost a third of the crew.. My brother was top-side in the radio room and survived(spelling).. Take care.. AL


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