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 Connecting with the military
September 26, 2006 - 11:58am — Mathias Baden
I'd love it if military personnel from Jordan could tell some of their stories online. If there are ways for people to contact people in the military and you're comfortable putting the information online, I'd love for people to be able to send an e-mail thanking them or asking a question about Iraq. This is a good place for frank discussion and good stories between the locals in Jordan and the ones abroad.
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R. W. Johnson I don't know...
Back to page topR. W. Johnson
I don't know if military stories of 'the big one' WWI fit the bill of war stories welcomed in this column, but ...
My Dad enlisted in WWI in the US Navy and was assigned, immediately, to the Navy Airforce as a 'radio operator'. Those days, radio operator meant letting a long wire trail from the aircraft and using that as an antenna to send 'International Code' telegraph messages. Dad said the Navy's 'telegraph instructor' telegraphing skills were so poor that it was difficult to read the transmisson. As soon as they discovered Dad was an experienced (railroad) telegraph operator he was made instructor and never did get off the ground as a radio operator. However, he often said, "We still won the war".
Your story fits the bill. It...
Back to page topYour story fits the bill. It is exactly the kind for which we're looking -- most any story about current or former enlistees.
In this forum, I'd especially like to hear about Iraq-related stories or debate policy in Iraq. To solicit other past war stories, try creating a forum. You can click on Add Content at the top of the page and fill out forms from there. Call 952-492-2224 if you need any assistance.
As for your story, I love the last line "We still won the war."
(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)
You can read about how one...
Back to page topYou can read about how one Jordan family is trying to keep in touch with a soldier in Iraq through cookies at: http://www.jordannews.com/node/892.
R. W. Johnson Since you took...
Back to page topR. W. Johnson
Since you took my Dad's experience in the Navy, perhaps I can tell you my experience in the Army. I was 'trained' as a RR telegraph operator in a 6 week school at Fort Warren, WY and sent to Luzon. No railroads were operating on Luzon, so the Army (naturally) sent me to a trucking company. We had more than 1100 trucks and handled all the truck traffic on Luzon. When I came home on furlough before going to Luzon, my Dad asked me to visit his M&St. L office so that he could show me off in uniform. While there, the telegraph clattered away and Dad told me 'they are sending your name, why don't you answer them?' I did but no one could read my 'sending', even me. Dad thought the Army could have spent its time training someone other than me as a telegrapher. I say again, 'We still won the War.'