The Demise of Donald B. Overrocker

On the road...again!!! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   Demise of Donald B. Overrocker   You don’t get to know many people well in Basic Training, and that was true for Overrocker. The short period of a couple of months saw us together on five-mile...

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13 Quick Ways to Contact Coinbase Support and Talk to a Live Person

The Coinbase Support Number is 1→820→400→8909. They are available to Contact Coinbase customer service for support, you can call their 24/7 Coinbase Toll Free Number at 1→820→400→8909 OTA (Live Person) You can also use the live chat feature on their website or reach out to them via email. Speaking with a...

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Seven Ways to Get in touch with Just how can i speak to a person at Jetblue Airways ®: A Detailed Prolonged Overview

Browsing itinerary [☎ 1-( 844) (907) (9575)] can occasionally call for a little additional help. Whether you're readjusting a trip, clarifying booking details, [☎ 1-( 844) (907) (9575)] or looking for a reimbursement, speaking with a real-time person at JetBlue can frequently be the most effective way to solve your worries....

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Clichés, Memes, and Bumper Stickers

  On the road…again!!!Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek    Clichés, Memes, and Bumper Stickers   Old Ben and the Footloose Forester were pretty close because Ben was a veteran of the World War II air war against Japan and he might have some stories to tell....

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Forward Fire Base

On the road…again!Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek     At a Forward Fire Base in II Corps   When the Footloose Forester sits down to pen a chronicle, there is usually a specific place, adventure, or dream at the heart of the plan. Indeed, snippets of...

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Courts-Martial

On the road…again!!!Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek  Courts-Martial   Anyone who has spent time in military service has rich, if unorganized mental files of their time in uniform.  Truth be known, those whose one or two-term enlistments are just as likely to regale their audience with...

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Major-Colonel

On the road…again!Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek   Major-Colonel   One aspect of being a contractor in service to US Government agencies was the overall accommodation we were given to housing, the use of post exchanges and government-operated transportation, and other services.  That is not to...

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Rowboat to Troopship

On the road...again!!!Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek   Rowboat to Troopship   A landlubber like the Footloose Forester always felt at home with the sound of granite sand under his boots, the firm landings of his bare feet in beach sand, and the whistle of the...

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Leaving An Khe

Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek     Leaving An Khe     The 3:10am start on this chronicle was kick-started by last night’s dream that filled in a small piece of an unsolved puzzle.  But the added clarity that dreams sometime provide left open an important...

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The Horrors of War

Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek   The Horrors of War   Many military men and women who return from war are reluctant to talk about it but there have been enough stories and brief flashes of graphic descriptions that have leaked out or escaped from their...

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Back to Tan Son Nhut, in a Dream

Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek    Back to Tan Son Nhut, in a Dream   Another dream, another chronicle eeked out about those unforgettable years during the Viet Nam War.  The ten days that Footloose Forester spent sleeping under his desk at Tan Son Nhut never...

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We Have Flea Markets, Viet Nam Had Black Markets

Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek   We Have Flea Markets, Viet Nam Had Black Markets   Sometimes when we are looking for something we might like to have in our homes or workshop, we venture out to the flea market to see what they have.  Of...

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Charlie Was Hit With Machine Gun Fire

Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek     Charlie Was Hit With Machine Gun Fire   Charlie was happy to show you his busted arm and the .50 caliber slug from that machine gun that left him with a permanent scar.  He was also happy to show...

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He Was Not Forgotten

Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek   He Was Not Forgotten   As the guest speaker at church was announcing the upcoming hunting event sponsored for wounded veterans, she described one or two of them who had lost limbs during military service, yet found a way to...

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Holiday at Cam Ranh Bay

Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek   Holiday at Cam Ranh Bay   It wasn’t often that the Footloose Forester chose to pick up his suitcase and walk from the air terminal to his destination, especially when he was in Viet Nam during the height of a war. ...

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The Dirty Rifle

Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek    The Dirty Rifle   Every company in the training battalion at Fort Ord, California had an ongoing but unspoken competition for best company in each training cycle.  Basic Training in the US Army in those days of the...

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Fliegerhorst 2017

On the road…again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek   Fliegerhorst 2017   The old Fliegerhorst Kaserne of World War II is becoming a modern housing complex.  Based on the construction activity seen on the most recent Google Earth satellite photos, the old military barracks building that the Footloose...

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New Fliegerhorst

  On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   The New Fliegerhorst   The old Fliegerhorst Kaserne of World War II is becoming a modern housing complex.  Based on the construction activity seen on the most recent Google Earth satellite photos, the old military...

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JJ Ryder and the 106

JJ Ryder and the 106

Bunker 18 outpost in An Hoa, Viet Nam Me and My 106mm   I don’t know if JJ Ryder is still alive and I’m not sure he ever made it back from Viet Nam. I met him 'under fire' for about fifteen terrifying minutes. It was a typical hot, humid and...

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Always Remember This

I received an incredible email that was so emotionally powerful I thought I'd recreate it here in by story blog. Hopefully, others will share this because it says it all.  REMEMBER THIS! It is the  VETERAN,   not the preacher,   who has given us freedom of religion.    It is  the VETERAN,   not...

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