Vets Rally two stories to tell
Several pictures are included hope you can use them for the newsletter.
Two stories though.
On way down we had to stop for last minute forgotten items.
Stopped at a Super Walmart.
Some kids (18-20 year old) were around him (4 of them). I was a little ways away and thought they were just talking.
But suddenly one of them shoved him backwards into one of the others.
Ok, I got your back, and started to hurry towards them.
Figuring four youngster against one old man with a cane just isn’t right.
Using his cane, he had three of them on the ground in a blink of an eye, the 4th was making distance.
I continued over to offer any assistance I could.
Security showed up and then later the cops.
We visited while waiting. Turns out he is a Korean War vet.
When cops got there he politely told them, he did not want them arrested, but turned over to their parents.
And Semper Fi at bottom.
He told the cops, they will never live down among their peers having their asses whipped by one lone old man.
More punishment than what jail would ever do.
I got one of his cards with name, but somewhere on the trip I lost it.
Now to the Vets Rally.
2007 it was cold and rainy.
2008 I am told it snowed (I was in Sunny Calif, MCRD and Camp Pendleton 40th anniverary my graduation).
2009 it was again cold and rainy, but we had a good turn out.
Choo Choo
Sgt of Marines (NLA)
1968-1974
RVN 1970 – 1971
Here are some pics of the time there.