Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don No, I did end up in Chu Lai and Hue but was just a courier and armorer. I felt the same way about weapons that many here on the LUG feel about their Leicas . Didn't really want to use them for what they were designed for, simply fondle and say Oohh, ahhh... ;-) Walt Don Dory wrote: > Walt, > Don't tell me you were a farming advisor in Laos circa 1968 or so. > > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > > On 10/13/06, Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: > >> >> Yes, I was in the Marines when that happened. If Jesus showed up at my >> font door and said "Walt, trust me, Oswald did it alone" I'd have to >> call him a liar. Aside from the normal weapons training we all received >> I got much,much more. Don't want to reopen old wounds (the Capa fiasco) >> but no way did the JFK thing go down as legend has it. Naturally, with >> the wealth of gray matter oozing around the LUG my opinion won't count >> for much. Still, If Jesus, Javier, MJS, You and Billy Graham show up at >> the front door I'll have to set you all straight. Don't worry though, I >> gave up guns for cameras decades ago. :-P >> >> Walt >> >> >> >> B. D. Colen wrote: >> >> >Thanks, Walt, it's been almost sane around here lately. ;-) >> > >> >And,fyi, Lee Harvey Oswald might have gotten two >> > >> > >> >>shots off with that beat-up Mannlicher Carcano but not without >> putting a >> >>hole in his foot. That whole Dallas scenario is another Fantasy >> Island >> >>for homeland consumption. >> >> >> >>Walt >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Leica Users Group. >> >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >> > >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >