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Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:20:38 +0000

[...] A very special Thank You to David McMahon for awarding me the ever-elusive Post-of-the-Day Award for “Mein Kluben! Mein Kluben!” My dad was tickled pink when he heard the news (my mom wanted to know if there was any money in it…) [...]

By: A.bananna

A.bananna — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:25:33 +0000

congrats on post of the day! I am here from david’s blog.

Thanks for the good war story!!

Les Says: I got David’s Post of the Day?! Holy ol’ Joe! I’d better get over there and make a speech!

By: Elle

Elle — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:56:43 +0000

you do know that was me — the computer put the “n” in whilst I was looking away…

Les Says: Yeah. I know aaaalllll your secret identities, Betch.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:55:23 +0000

Hey cool dad story. Up to mah patoot in alligators here, but hey it’s a freaking swamp, so what did I expect?

Les Says: Omigod, Elle! ALLIGATORS?!

(Can you eat those?)

By: Thalia's Child

Thalia's Child — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:56:41 +0000

What a wonderful post. My Poppa served in WWII, in a tank. He never spoke about the war unless he was good and drunk, which was a rarity, so we never heard much.

Les Says: Thanks so much!

My dad never liked to speak of the war much until recently. I’m glad he’s starting to, now.

By: Sandi McBride

Sandi McBride — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:42:10 +0000

Great post, we need to keep track of these wonderful stories of our War Heroes…
David sent me
Sandi

Les Says: Welcome to Where the Walls are Soft, Sandi! Hope to see you again!

By: quilly

quilly — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:58:16 +0000

As far as wars go, the young lady’s shoes were a minor casualty. That fact that your father took it so hard ays much of his compassion. It is good he had the post he did.

Les Says: I hadn’t thought of it like that, I must say… I wonder what he’ll say if I tell him a reader thought he must be very compassionate - he’s not altogether very outspoken about “feelings”. He’ll probably snort a lot.

By: david mcmahon

david mcmahon — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:27:32 +0000

Sorry I’ve been AWOL. What a gem this is, Les.

Les Says: That’s okay, David - I’m a bit of a slack-off MP, anyway… you know… being a girl and all. Glad to see you here again! Did you bring cake?

By: FHB

FHB — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:49:51 +0000

Now, it might have been a Bren gun. That one did shoot .303, but it was a heavy machine gun. Not what a sentry would carry. See, you’ve unleashed the geek.

Les Says: According to my dad, it was a Sten gun, “jiggered together from pipes.” Fired .303s. Honest, that’s what he says. I leave it to the geeks to argue it out, though - I’m just the “sten”ographer.

By: FHB

FHB — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:48:30 +0000

OK, geek moment. It’s actually a Sten gun, and it fired 9mm rounds. Ok, my job is done.

Seriously, cool story. Love those old stories about real people in the war. Any war.

Les Says: Oops! Checked my notes - apparently I can’t tell my N’s from my M’s… I’ll fix that ASAP.

Dad DID say “303″, though… is that the same as 9mm (Horatio would know; let’s go to Miami.)?