Look at what Dogdaddy sent me. When I came back from my WWII 36th Engineer reunion trip, I found this sitting on my desk waiting to be opened. Oh how fun. Dang, you find the coolest of items.

I have already scanned it and sent it to my boys in the 235th. LOVE IT!

One of the war's few brief respites of joy. I'm sure the men had fun putting this together for the men of the battalion. Those moments were fleeting...

Thanks Dogdaddy. Once again you have come through with flying colors.

Bypass_to_Berlin__235th_August_1944_001.pdf

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Farewell Cecil Addy - 36th Combat Engineer

Below is a letter I received from a dear friend of Cecil Addy's. Rest in peace buddy! I'm also attaching a few pics of him. Several of you will recognize his pic from the documentary, No Bridge Too Far.

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/CecilAddy.htm

Marion

Hi, Marion...

 

I sadly report that Cecil Addy of Decatur, MS passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2010. He had suffered a debilitating stroke in June. He now resides healthy and strong once more in a special place for "veteran angels." Maybe he and your dad are swapping tales with each other.

 

Should anyone want to send a card or note, here is the address for Cecil's daughter:

 

Debbie Boggan

2698 Muley Road

Decatur, MS 39327

 

Although I've not been in touch with you for quite some time, I have continued to keep up with your emails and website. Congratulations on your progress on the documentary!! I've not yet ordered a copy of the first segment, but plan to do so soon.

 

Once again, thank you so much for all you have and continue to do. Special thanks as well, to all the veterans....to whom we are forever indebted.

 

Fondly,

 

Nancy Gardner

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Now isn't it fun when I come back from vacation? Sent to me by Captain John Fallon, 36th Combat Engineer

Have a laugh!!!

I have kleptomania,

but when it gets bad,

I take something for it.

FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS!

Except that one where you're naked in church.

Sometimes too much to drink isn't enough.

Kinky is using a feather.

Perverted is using the whole chicken.

Heaven is Where:

The Police are British,

The Chefs are Italian,

The Mechanics are German,

The Lovers are French and

It's all organized by the Swiss.

Hell is Where:

The Police are German,

The Chefs are British,

The Mechanics are French,

The Lovers are Swiss and

It's all organized by the Italians.

Suicidal twin kills sister by mistake!

My short-term memory is not as sharp as it used to be.

Also, my short-term memory's not as sharp as it used to be.

Welcome to Utah

Set your watch back 20 years.

In just two days from now,

tomorrow will be yesterday.

A bartender is just a pharmacist

with a limited inventory

The statement below is true.

The statement above is false.

I may be schizophrenic,

but at least I have each other.

I am a Nobody.

Nobody is Perfect.

Therefore I am Perfect.

KENTUCKY:

Five million people,

Fifteen last names.

I'm not your type.

I'm not inflatable.

Dyslexics Have More Nuf.

I LOVE COOKING WITH WINE

Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Preserve the Spotted Owl

(in formaldehyde)

When you work here,

you can name your own salary.

I named mine, "Fred".

money isn't everything,

but it sure keeps the kids in touch.

Reality is only an illusion

that occurs due to a lack of alcohol.

Red meat is not bad for you

Fuzzy green meat is bad for you.

I am having an out-of-money experience.

As a senior citizen was driving down the freeway, his car phone rang.

Answering, he heard his wife's voice urgently warning him,

"Herman, I just heard on the news that there's a car going the wrong way

on 280 Interstate.

Please be careful!"

"It's not just one car," said Herman. "It's hundreds of them!"

Don't sweat the petty things.

Don't pet the sweaty things.

Corduroy pillows are making headlines!

I want to die while asleep like my grandfather,

not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.

I'm back...

Let's start the week off with a joke!

Boudreaux Goes To Court

In Opelousas, Louisiana; this fella Boudreaux had a bad vehicular

accident, caused by an 18-wheeler that ran a stop sign.

In court, the trucking company's fancy lawyer was questioning Boudreaux:

Didn't you say, at the scene of the accident, "I'm fine"? the lawyer

asked.

Boudreaux responded, "Let me told you what happened. Me, I had jus

loaded my favorite mule, Bessie, into da . ."

"I didn't ask for any details," the lawyer interrupted.

"Just answer the question. Did you not say, at the scene of the

accident,"I'm fine!"?

Boudreaux said, "I had jus got Bessie into da trailer and I was driving

downda road . . "

The lawyer interrupted again and said, "Judge, I am trying to

establish the fact that, at the scene of the accident, this man told

the State Policeman on the scene that he was just fine. Now several weeks after

the accident he is trying to sue my client. I believe he is a fraud. Please tell him to

answer the question."

By this time, the Judge was fairly interested in Boudreaux's answer and

said to the lawyer, "I'd like to hear what he has to say about his favorite

mule, Bessie."

Boudreaux thanked the Judge and proceeded, "I had just loaded Bessie,

my favorite mule, into da trailer and was driving her down da highway when

dis huge semi-truck and trailer ran da stop sign and smacked my truck right

in da side. Me, I was thrown into one ditch and Bessie was thrown into da

udder.

I was hurting, real bad and didn't want to move at tall. But, I could

herd ole Bessie moanin and groanin. Me, I knew she was in some kind

o'terrible shape just by her groans.

Shortly after da accident, a State Policeman, he came on da scene. He

herd Bessie moanin' and groanin' so, him, he went over ta her. After he took

hisself a look at her, he took out his gun and shot her between da eyes.

Den da Patrolman came cross da road, gun in hand, and looked at me, and said

'How are you feeling?...'"

"...Now what da hell would you say?!"

I wrote to M1 not too long ago about a perceived problem I encountered while looking for New Posts and getting the Snafu from the site. I didn't take into account the fact that I am sometimes "logged in" for days..at least that's the way the website reads it. The fact is that because I live in this house with only my loyal Dog, I don't have to worry about somebody using this computer if I leave myself logged in to some of the sites I use frequently, like VI Corps! If I log out after each time I visit the site I don't often get the "No New messages" message that used to vex me! Does that make sense? I just thought I'd share this with anyone who might have experienced the same problem looking for "New messages."