I had officers that I had a lot of respect for and I had some I didn't care for. When I as overseas I was on an Army Depot and the Col of the depot was a man that I had a lot of respect for. He was a down to earth person but still the same he want respect he earned. I was always being requested by him to do odd jobs and go pick up whatever. I talked with the first sergant on day and asked him why I was always getting picked for these jobs. He told me that the Col trusted and respected me and when he needed something done he knew it would get done without someone having to check on it. While there on my last birthday there I got a card from him with a letter explaining to me why he always picked me out. In this letter was a requist for me to report to his office in dress uniform with the first sergant. To say I was s### my pants would be an under statement. When we got there what he wanted was to have a drink for my. birthday. I learned a lot about this man that not many people knew and I think of him often to this day. When I left for my next duty assignment I had over 30 letters of appreciation in my file. At the time I left I was a SSG E 6 and in charge of the movement section. I think of how someone with a difference in time in service and rank could treat a lower ranking em like an equal. When he left this post he went on to Washington
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Today's Featured Article - Grain Threshing in the Early 40's - by Jerry D. Coleman. How many of you can sit there and say that you have plowed with a mule? Well I would say not many, but maybe a few. This story is about the day my Grandfather Brown (true name) decided along with my parents to purchase a new Ford tractor. It wasn't really new except to us. The year was about 1967 and my father found a good used Ford 601 tractor to use on the farm instead of "Bob", our old mule. Now my grandfather had had this mule since the mid 40's and he was getting some age on him. S
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