Our Veteran's Day Music Trivia Contest Jim Bannister, Class of '66, River Pirate and King of Music Trivia, came up with 10 of the 11 songs for last week's Trivia. Jim wrote: "None of these songs hold any particular memories for me. I guess the closest would be Galveston by Glen Campbell. It was one of the songs that always made me feel really homesick while I was overseas." 1. Smoke and fire upon the sea, ev'rywhere they looked was the enemy - PT-109 by Jimmy Dean 2. They say we sail tonight, And we may have to fight I want with all my might to stay - Stumped me on this one!!! (God, Country, and My Baby by Johnny Burnette) Click on the underlined name to hear this one. 3. We fired our guns and the British kept a'comin', There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago - Battle of New Orleans by Johnny Horton 4. That famous day in history the men of the 7th Cavalry went riding on, And from the rear a voice was heard, A brave young man with a trembling word rang loud and clear - .Please Mr. Custer by Ray Stevens (Larry Verne) 5. The british guns were aimed; And the shells were comin' fast - Sink the Bismarck by Johnny Horton 6. Take my love with you, To any port or foreign shore - Soldier Boy by The Shirelles 7. But then one day my Uncle Sam, He said (tap... tap...tap) "Here I am", "Uncle Sam needs you, boy", I'm-a gonna cut your hair, Ah-Take this rifle, kid - All American Boy by (Bill Parsons/Bobby Bare) 8. Trained to live off nature's land, Trained in combat, hand-to-hand - Ballad of the Green Berets by Sgt. Barry Sadler 9. Eighty men tried, and eighty men died, Now they're buried together on the countryside - Snoopy vrs. the Red Baron by (The Royal Guardsmen) 10. We'd like to be heroes, but all we do here is march, And they don't give the Purple Heart for a fallen arch - GI Blues by Elvis Presley 11. I still hear your sea waves crashing, While I watch the cannons flashing, I clean my gun - Galveston by Glen Campbell __________________________________________ |
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Subject: Veteran's Day, etc. Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 18:03:31 -0500 From: "GRIFFITH,MIKE (HP-USA,ex1)" <m_griffith@hp.com> As always, I really enjoy and appreciate what you are doing with this site. Reading the stories from Cheri, Bob, and you brought back many memories of experiences that I would not trade for any amount of money; and many that I would not repeat for any amount of money! I knew Dennis and it saddens me to hear Cheri's story. For the past 31 years, on each Veteran's Day, I place a engraved and scratched Zippo lighter in my pocket. I carry it with me to remind me of the friends, the good times and the bad times that make up what is probably the most influential period of my life. The lighter is from my two tours in Vietnam ... at that time in Nam, we could buy cigarettes for $.10 a pack and any health risks from smoking seemed trivial (only later did smoking seem dangerous, and I haven't smoked for over 28 years now). On one side of the lighter is engraved "Mike Griffith" ... "For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never taste." On the other side is engraved "VIET NAM 69-70" ... "When I die I'll go to heaven because I've spent my time in hell." I experienced men wounded, some mortally; I experienced acts of courageousness, stupidity and unimaginable fear. Personally, I was blessed... in the nineteen months that I was in Nam, the worst injury I sustained was 10 days of ringing ears from being in a guard tower when it was struck by lightning. Some of my buddies have wounds, both physical and mental, that bother them still today, one has been taken by the malaria that he battled for 20 years and many, like myself, are blessed with the understanding that most of the everyday problems of traffic, lack of service at the bank, etc. are not worth worrying about. I live in the present, plan for the future, and only have one major regret from that time; that is, that as I was wearing my uniform for the last time, 17 hours off the plane from Nam, on my way back to Huntsville, I did not climb that fence and kick the sh.. out of that SOB swearing and yelling horrendous accusations at anyone passing in a uniform at the San Francisco airport. At the infrequent times, that we old comrades cross paths, we celebrate the bond that we have and appreciate our blessings. Tommy, this is my service information: U.S. Army, active duty January 1968 - August 1970 Overseas Service: Republic of Viet Nam, January 1969 - August 1970: 3 Overseas Bars I did receive the Vietnam Service Medal, and additionally: The Vietnam Campaign Medal The Army Accommodation Medal The Army Accommodation Medal, First Oak Leaf Cluster The Bronze Star Keep up the good work and happy Veteran's Day! Mike Griffith Class of '66 _____________________________________ Subject: Re: Lee HS Vietnam Service Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 11:05:20 -0800 From: "Jim Stroud" <jstroud@bscc.cc.al.us> What a great publication!! As a military retiree and Vietnam vet, the Veteran's Day issue was amazing. My information is: USAF-DaNang AB, RVN 1971-72; Bien Hoa AB, RVN 1972. Air Base Ground Defense component. I am in awe of the work your class has done with alumni information. Maybe the class of '67 can do some of the same. Jim Stroud Class of '67 __________________________________________ |
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Subject: Scholarship Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 02:21:13 -0600 From: "Linda Johnson" <onevote@bellsouth.net> Have just read the Sept 30 issue and am glad to see that the idea of contributing back to our school has been revived. At the first of the year when I first introduced the idea, I only saw feedbacks that indicated that some thought it would be a waste of time. I had enough irons in the fire of major projects and didn't feel liking going against the tide on another one. At this time I indicated to you I would volunteer my time after August of this year, since I am currently spearheading the Incorporation effort for the City of Meridianville, Alabama. I had wrapped up the project to the point of submission in mid August and made a preliminary presentation to the Probate Judge and County Attorney. This being an election year brought a conflict of our filing in August due to voting machines and personnel availability through the November General Election. This is compounded by the fact that once we submit our petition the Probate Judge only has thirty days to validate the work it has taken 16 months to compile. State Law requires the Special Election to be held within those thirty days. The Judge and County Attorney felt it would be better to submit our application for incorporation to time this 30 day window to fall just after the Nov General Election. This delay in filing has allowed the 'political' axiom to get cranked 'for' and 'against' the incorporation. I can say it has gotten interesting. I am proud to say we filed our Affidavit for Incorporation this last Wednesday, October 30, 2002 at 10:11 A.M. The City of Meridianville is one step closer to becoming 'officially' the third largest city in Madison County. The clock has started ticking towards our special election and there is a flurry of activity. Once we have a successful referendum election and set the election of our Mayor/Council government, I will honor my commitment to volunteer to help with any of the school related projects started by the Alumni Group. It is interesting to see Becky Fricke's Halloween picture on this week's edition. Becky lives in Meridianville. It was her father-in-law, W. T. Garrison that brought to the attention of our residents the full court press our local elected officials were doing to pass a new method of annexation (by Huntsville) last April 2001. Meridianville has several Lee High grads within our community. Hello to all. I can remember my first visit to Meridianville in 1962. Faye and Gay Patterson were friends with a class of '64 neighbor of mine, Linda Norris. Linda and I were friends, so she, Fay and Gay included me in several of their outings. One of the most memorable was just after Fay and Gay had gotten their blue Corvair convertible. We took a trip to one of the amusement parks in Tennessee. A beautiful summer day, top down, music playing full blast, with the four of us singing along. I still remember us singing along with Wayne Newton (of all the singers!!). I have forgotten the name of the song, but remember the tune. "Thank you for the blah, blah, blah.". My next visit to Meridianville was with Principal Cecil Fain and fellow tennis players to a private court here. My brother and I had won a doubles game and were invited by Mr. Fain to play on this court. He was an avid tennis player. I really like the choice of the JROTC involvement. We have many distinguished Veterans within our ranks that should have a great deal to contribute. Having had kids in the program I know their 'Citizenship' classes do heighten the awareness of young people. You and your Editorial Staff are the best qualified for the Essay and I am sure will be successful. Regarding the establishment of a non profit. The better choice of advice would be from a good accountant that has handled a non profit that receives in out of state contributions to ensure that the organization would comply with Alabama State laws. Applying for a non exempt non profit status is pretty straight forward according to Alabama State Laws. Create a name, determine the purpose/charter, elect officers, fill out the necessary State paperwork, send in the $50+ for the application and it is established. Non-profits mean contributed money and the delicate handling of it. This is where the advice of an accountant would be better suited than an attorney. Having established a Tax Exempt one for the Incorporation was a daunting task. It took 8 months of IRS review to qualify. I do know that with other non profit volunteer organizations I have established, the checking account has to have a SS# or Tax payer ID assigned to it to open a bank account in the Non Profit name and for accounting/auditing purposes which will require Officers to be elected. At the time the non profit is dissolved there is lengthy process of accounting for all funds to validate any remaining funds are distributed back to the original contributors or to another non profit by State standards. The only advantage of having a non profit organization is to apply for a tax exempt status. Otherwise, you are asking for a ton of work complying with the paperwork for a non exempt status. My first thought is how are non profits handled that have officers from several different states? The establishment of a non profit does afford the protection from litigation. From who or what reason? The school, the recipients? Just thinking out loud. Linda McAdams Johnson Class of '65 _____________________________________ |
The Generals Go To War I'm going to write a book with that title someday if I can get some cooperation from my classmates that did just that. For now though, we have received the following additions to our growing list of classmates who served in Vietnam. I salute all of them. David Lemaster, Class of '66, Army Gary W. Hatcher, Class of '66, USAF Tom Gilbert, Class of '67, Navy Johnny J. Sharp, Class of '64, Navy Don Blaise, Class of '64, Navy Michael Storm, Class of '65, Army Jim Stroud, Class of '67, USAF Jim Bannister, Class of '66, Navy _________________________________ |
Today's hallway at Lee High School by Cherri Polly Massey Class of '66 Yes! We are going to Huntsville! That's what I said to myself when my husband agreed to make a detour on our trip to Tennessee so that I could visit the city where I spent the majority of my teenage years. The last time I was there was in 1972. As we got closer and closer to Huntsville, I was like a kid waiting for Christmas to get here! We arrived at night, so we decided to get a motel room and spend a few hours the next morning sightseeing. Our first destination was Lee High School. I knew that I could get us to the places that were important to me from my high school. I told Ray that if we could get to Andrew Jackson Way that it would be a cinch to find Lee High Drive. But Andrew Jackson was just a side street off of some big interstate, so I was immediately lost. Finally, we made it to Lee. My heart sank. The school looked so old! We found our way to the office through an outside door at the left end of the school. We got permission to go to Hall 1 (wherever the heck that was supposed to be) so that we could photograph the plaque honoring Dennis Faber, my first husband, (Class of 65), who died on active military duty. Along the way to the "Wall of Fame", I tried to get my bearings in this redesigned building. The halls with the glass exterior where we walked round and round before homeroom were now gone so that the auditorium could be enlarged. The old office was now a part of an expanded library. The only thing that looked familiar were the lockers. I would almost swear that they were the same ones that we used, but I know that they weren't. I left feeling a little down because I couldn't quite see the school that I remembered. After leaving Lee, we went to find the house that I lived in on Maysville Road. Well, the street has been diverted at the top, doesn't have ditches on each side anymore, and the hill doesn't look nearly as steep as it did when I last drove it. The house is obscured by huge trees and isn't nearly as big as I remembered. It hit me that so far this wasn't the way I imagined my return experience would be. We drove on down Maysville to Oakwood and turned left. Immediately, that street seemed much narrower and shorter than before. We tried to find the house that my cousins lived in on Bide-A-Wee, but couldn't. We did find Stanhope and I remembered that Tom Provost had lived on that street. So we tried to find Fernbrook where I just knew that I would recognize Marin Lee's house, but we couldn't even locate the street. I was getting more and more frustrated. Okay, let's see if we can find Prince's Grocery where I first got hooked on Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Of all the things that I expected to be long gone by now, it was still standing--- deserted, but standing! Maybe our luck was changing. Sure enough, we went right to the church that my family attended. Then we found Five Points. That intersection used to be so scary to me when I was a novice driver. I was terrified that I would get in the wrong lane or just go the wrong direction all together. It is a little, dinky intersection by today's standards. We decided to have lunch at the rebuilt Zesto's and actually went inside and sat down. I had never done that at the old Zesto's. I used to walk up to the window, place my order, and go sit in the car until my food was ready. Ray and I each had a dip dog and a Zesto burger. The dip dog was great, but someone had messed with the recipe for the hamburger mixture and I didn't like it at all. We went looking for some other places that I had hoped to visit, but got lost over and over again. It was awful! We finally gave up and headed on toward Chattanooga. As we left town, I started feeling so depressed. My heart was aching and my throat was closing up. I couldn't hold it in any longer. I broke down and sobbed. It hurt so much. I thought this trip was going to be a fun trip down Memory Lane. Instead, I ended up grieving the loss of MY Huntsville and MY Lee High School because they weren't there anymore. I just wanted to hurry up and get to that mountain cabin in Tennessee and forget the whole trip to Huntsville. It wasn't until we got back home and I was sending pictures and information about the trip to Tommy that I had a thought that changed my view of the experience. Time goes on, things change, and our perceptions are altered. There is no time machine to take us back to enjoy the good times in our lives or to change the bad times. The Huntsville and Lee of the 60s don't physically exist anymore. But now I realize that the heart and the spirit of them now reside on the Information Highway at www.leealumni.com. They can also be visited in Tommy's book, "A Million Tomorrows...." We can experience them in e-mails to old friends, at reunions and mini-reunions, and at breakfast on one Saturday each month at Mullin's. OUR Huntsville and OUR Lee High School will live on only as long as there are classmates who want to stay in touch and to reminisce with one another. Long live Huntsville, Alabama and Lee High School!! ______________________________________________ |
Thanks to all of your efforts, the 64-65-66 Alumni Scholarship program was officially launched last week. We have mailed the information to the school, sending copies to both the school paper and the guidance counselor. Now all we have to do is sit back and see if any of the seniors want to take our money. The deadline for their submission is March 15, 2003, so we do not need to start collecting the money as of yet. An e-mail from Linda McAdams Johnson, Class of '65, has just about convinced me that we do not want to try to become a non-profit organization, and should just try to make this work through other means. Welcome to Paula Spencer Kephart, our newest Staff Writer. We have a good story about Cherri's recent trip to Huntsville to give you something to ponder. For those of you who stayed in town and watched the town change, it probably did not have the impact it did to those of us who don't get back to town that often. It's a good "think piece". We're once again listing the activities for the Mini- Reunion for the weekend after Thanksgiving. Please try to make it to some of the activities if you are in town. I want some of you to go to the skateland with me. I am going, and I'm taking my skates. If you don't want to skate at least come talk to me and Sue. Thanks to all you veterans who sent me your information. It has needed to be collected for a long time and we got a great response. For you Atlanta area folks...we are planning a Mini- Reunion for you again this January. We'll give you more details next month, but right now it looks like we will try to get together at a party room in an appartment complex where one of your classmates lives. It will be fun. T. Tommy ___________________________________ |
Editor's Note: These are the skates that Gene Bales gave me back around 1960, and they still fit. I think I got the skate case for Christmas one year. I wish I had an odometer on them to see how many miles I skated around Carter's. I will be wearing them on the Saturday after Thanksgiving at 2pm at the Odyssey Skate Center on South Memorial Parkway. ________________________________________________ From Our Mailbox Subject: Skating Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 07:31:18 -0600 From: "Taylor, Carolyn T. (RDEC)" <carolyn.taylor@rdec.redstone.army.mil> Hi Tommy, I think the Skate Odyssey has pretty good music. When my granddaughter had her birthday party there I was about the only adult skating and they played our music. My daughter said they were playing it just for me. I must admit it was wonderful out there dance skating. Of course there weren't very many people on the floor and you had all kinds of room. Point is, they do have good dance skate music. I may see you there. Carolyn Taylor ____________________________________________ Subject: Lee Traveller / Military Service Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 16:36:51 EST From: Ranger4u7@aol.com Thank you for the great Veteran's Day edition of the Taveller. Please add my name to the list of Vietnam Veterans. I served on active duty from 1968 - 1971, with 19 months served in Vietnam as a Field Artillery Officer, from Oct 1969 - May 1971. I do not know Bob Ramsey personally, but will be writing him, as we were stationed at the same place in Vietnam for a short period. His article brought back a lot of old memories. My plans were to make the military a career, but changed my mind. Rather than be promoted to Captain and finish out my second tour, I took an early out to return to school. Even though I wanted to be a career army officer, I knew it was the best decision for the period in life. The 19 months I had spent in Vietnam had taken their toll on me both emotionally and physically. Vietnam was not a fun place for Artillery Lieutenants, with most of the time spent at Fire Bases and as a Forward Observer . After being away from the military for a number of years, I joined the Alabama National Guard when the "Total Force" policy became a reality, and the Guard, Reserves and Active Duty started working together more. On Veterans Day 1990, the National Guard Unit I was Commander of, the 781st Transportation Company (Petroleum), located in Fort Deposit Alabama (south of Montgomery), was mobilized for deployment to the Persian Gulf and deployed the first week in January 1991. We returned to the United States in May 1991, exactly 20 years to the day, that I returned from Vietnam. From a psychological perspective, the 5 months in the desert were harder than the 19 months in Nam. Guess age has a lot to do with that, along with the threat of chemical warfare. Happily, I was able to return safely to the US with everyone who deployed with the unit. Wish I could have said the same thing for Vietnam. As a Unit Commander, the thought of having to write condolence letters to mothers and wives greatly weighed on me. But none had to be written. As I write this, I wonder what is in store for our country, its citizens and military as we go through this difficult period. 9/11 has changed life forever as we have known it in the past, and took for granted. Not sure a lot of people realize yet, that we are "at war." It is just that war has taken on a different character than any we have known before. I have been alerted for deployment to Kuwait and already "Processed for OverSeas Movement." The actual date for leaving has been changed and now on hold. It is wishful thinking that the middle east problems will be resolved without force, but hope so. But must give diplomacy a chance first. Not sure the general population understands that the military is not the first who wants war. For the last 2 years I've been assigned as the Operations Officer for 226th Area Support Group (a logistics headquarters), Alabama National Guard, Mobile, AL. My plans to retire changed with 9/11, and could not bring myself to do it. I know my health and age has caught up with me, and it is time. The army knows that also, and unless deployed before Feburary 03, will be forced out on "time in grade." (To my wife and childrens great happiness) I'll have to relate a funny store from the Persian Gulf War. My son was 5 years old and in kindergarden in Tuscaloosa when my unit deployed. He took my leaving very badly and had a lot of concern. Every morning before school, he would get up and watch CNN for the lastest news on what was called "Desert Shield," then wake his mother up with a report. The day the actual shooting war started, he was watching the news when it was announced the change from "Desert Shield to Desert Storm." As soon as he heard that, he went screaming through the house telling his mother to wake up, "the war has started and they have named it after Daddy." Now you know the true story behind how it was named. At the time I was Captain Storm, and now just another Major Storm. My heart goes out to Cherri Massey and the loss of Dennis. His loss was not in vain, but that does not ease the pain felt by loved ones. The list of your electronic warfare classmates and a 50% loss rate is astronomical. An I thought Artillery Forward Observers had it bad. Luck and destiny has a lot to do with war, and you had both with the kidney stones. I will have to thank you and the other B-52 crew members from the Air Force for possibly saving my life. I was on Fire Base #6, west of Kontum above the Dak To Special Forces Camp, (I would have to look up the exact date) during March/April of 1971. The Fire Base had already been overrun once by an NVA Unit and abanded, when I went backin as a Forward Observer with the 22nd ARVN Div to retake it. We came under heavy attack and were surrounded , when B-52 strikes were called in. We called B-52 strikes "Arc Light" strikes. If you have never been on the receiving end of a B-52 strike, it is indescribable, even for the friendly troops near by who knowing it is coming, and dug in. I will never forget the noise and ground trembling from the strikes. I know the strike was a safe distance from our actual position, but still scared me. I pity the enemy troops under the strike. Tommy, you should be pleased to know that while I was in Romania and Kosov with the army for 6 weeks last May and June, I was still able to log-in and read the Traveller. Sorry about the length of this letter. Had just planned to write and tell you I was a Vietnam Veteran and got carried away. Michael Storm Class of '65 _____________________________________________________ Subject: Vietnam Veteran Information for Lee High School Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 21:34:56 -0600 From: "Johnny J. Sharp" <jsharpdd681@comcast.net> FYI: I proudly served in Vietnam ! Johnny J. Sharp (Class of 1964), U.S. Navy Edna and I really enjoyed seeing all of you at our mini-reunion at Mullins Restaurant. I always look forward to visiting our website each week also. I ran into Linda Taylor at the Veteran's Day parade here in Huntsville today and we talked about what a great job you all were doing week after week! Your excellent work and love of classmates is not going unnoticed. We're definitely closer than any other high school classmates that I know of and that's something we can all be very proud of! Your friend, Johnny J. Sharp Class of '64 __________________________________________________________ Subject: Military Info Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 22:30:54 -0600 From: "Jim Bannister" <jbann@hotmail.com> I enlisted in the US Navy in February 1968 and served 8 years active duty followed by 2 years Active Reserve. Of the 8 years active over 6 of those years were spent overseas in the Far East. I left the Navy as an Electronics Technician Petty Officer 1st Class (E-6). Some of the ships & stations where I served : USNavComSta Guam (Beautiful Radio Barrigada), USS Dennis J. Buckley DD-808, USS Richard B. Anderson DD-786, USNavComSta Japan (Negishi/Kisarasu Microwave), USS Oriskany CVA-34, USS Guadalcanal LPH-7, USS Fearless MSO-442. Jim Bannister Class of '66 ________________________________________________ Subject: Thanks Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 21:00:41 -0600 From: <l_regna@bellsouth.net> Thanks Tommy for all of your help. I really enjoy the website and want to thank you for all of the hard work you are doing and also thank everyone helping you. Keep up the good work. Regna Warren Luna Nashville, TN _______________________________________________ From: William Meyer Sent: November 12, 2002 07:11:32 Subject: RE: LHS 64-65-66 Website Thanks for the e-mail. I did visit the site over the weekend. You are to be commended for an awesome site. William Dale Meyer ___________________________________________ Subject: Sandy Smith Ray Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 16:12:10 -0600 From: "JOY MORRIS" <MORRIJA@ATHENS.EDU> Tommy, Judy asked me to submit for her the following memory of Sandy. I remember Sandy as being very sweet and soft spoken during the years we went to school together. I remember when she was elected cheerleader and I wondered how she could possibly be heard beyond the first row at the games because she was so soft spoken. I also remember how surprised I was when she belted out those cheers. I was so proud of her--of all our cheerleaders. I too remember the magazine cover although heaven knows whatever happened to my copy of it. Sandy was one of those people who quietly touched the lives of those around her. Although I had not seen her in years, I was tremendously sadden to learn of her passing. My deepest sympathy and prayers are with her family during this difficult time. Judy Rubins Allard Class of 1966 Myrtle Beach, SC ____________________________________________________ Subject: THANKS Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2002 19:57:11 -0600 From: "Pat Stolz" <pstolz@knology.net> While watching an episode of Seventh Heaven the other night, I saw something that made me think. The cast members were thanking people and doing good deads in memory of a real soldier that had died, and one of the cast members thanked Ernest Borgnine, who was playing a veteran of Vietnam. He said no one had ever thanked him. I would just like to say a very belated thank you and welcome home to all of you who served, and especially thanks to all of those who lost their lives there. .Thanks to all who have served our country in any war or in peace time. God bless you all. Pat Torzillo Stolz Class of '66 ________________________________________________ Subject: Re: Traveller Link Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 21:32:50 -0600 From: "THOMAS THOMPSON" <tandjthompson2@msn.com> I enjoy the web site very much and am very appreciative of what you and your staff (TP and others) are doing. I retired from full time banking on Sept. 30 after a 37 year career. The bank wanted me to work two days a week for a while. I am enjoying my time at home with two grand-children while their parents work. The latest is a five month old son. Tom Thompson Class of '64 _________________________________________________ Subject: Traveller Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 13:46:24 EST From: Ssvad1@aol.com Tommy, I just read your articles on the webpage and I congratulate you. It was very nice to read Bob's article and realize his past of which I didn't know. Thank you. Sara Schiff DeMott Class of '64 __________________________________________________ |
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Where Are Our Teachers? by Cherri Polly Massey Class of'66 I just wanted to let all you Classmates know that I have sent letters to 12 people in Huntsville that I think were our teachers. (How many Jasper Jenkins could there be in the world? Well, two in Huntsville anyway. Surely they are father and son.) Hopefully, some of them will go to the website and join us. But then some may just tell us to leave them alone that they have no idea who the heck we are! "Nothing ventured, nothing gained." Cross your fingers. The 1995 Reunion Program listed the following faculty members who are no longer with us: James Blackburn Max Burleson Teresa Curise Lee Dyer Vivian Eggers James B. Foley Kathryn Grilliot Minnie M. Hedden Webster Hill If any of you have any information on any of the teachers from the years we were at Lee, then please let someone on The Traveller staff know. _______________________________________ |
Our Veteran's Day Music Trivia Contest Jim Bannister, Class of '66, River Pirate and King of Music Trivia, came up with 10 of the 11 songs for last week's Trivia. Jim wrote: "None of these songs hold any particular memories for me. I guess the closest would be Galveston by Glen Campbell. It was one of the songs that always made me feel really homesick while I was overseas." 1. Smoke and fire upon the sea, ev'rywhere they looked was the enemy - PT-109 by Jimmy Dean 2. They say we sail tonight, And we may have to fight I want with all my might to stay - Stumped me on this one!!! (God, Country, and My Baby by Johnny Burnette) Click on the underlined name to hear this one. 3. We fired our guns and the British kept a'comin', There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago - Battle of New Orleans by Johnny Horton 4. That famous day in history the men of the 7th Cavalry went riding on, And from the rear a voice was heard, A brave young man with a trembling word rang loud and clear - .Please Mr. Custer by Ray Stevens (Larry Verne) 5. The british guns were aimed; And the shells were comin' fast - Sink the Bismarck by Johnny Horton 6. Take my love with you, To any port or foreign shore - Soldier Boy by The Shirelles 7. But then one day my Uncle Sam, He said (tap... tap...tap) "Here I am", "Uncle Sam needs you, boy", I'm-a gonna cut your hair, Ah-Take this rifle, kid - All American Boy by (Bill Parsons/Bobby Bare) 8. Trained to live off nature's land, Trained in combat, hand-to-hand - Ballad of the Green Berets by Sgt. Barry Sadler 9. Eighty men tried, and eighty men died, Now they're buried together on the countryside - Snoopy vrs. the Red Baron by (The Royal Guardsmen) 10. We'd like to be heroes, but all we do here is march, And they don't give the Purple Heart for a fallen arch - GI Blues by Elvis Presley 11. I still hear your sea waves crashing, While I watch the cannons flashing, I clean my gun - Galveston by Glen Campbell __________________________________________ |
It's Test Time Do the following exercise, guaranteed to raise an eyebrow. There's no trick or surprise. Just follow these instructions, and answer the questions one at a time and as quickly as you can! Again, as quickly as you can but don't advance to the answers until you've done each of them. When you are done, and only then, point your mouse at the box below for our guess at your answers. Think of a number from 1 to 10 Multiply that number by 9 If the number is a 2-digit number, add the digits together Now subtract 5 Determine which letter in the alphabet corresponds to the number you ended up with (example: 1=a, 2=b, 3=c, 4=d; etc.) Think of a country that starts with that letter Remember the last letter of the name of that country Think of the name of an animal that starts with that letter Remember the last letter in the name of that animal Think of the name of a fruit that starts with that letter |
Musical Memories This week we are going to try a new feature. We know it may not work on everyone's computer, but we will try it for now to see if we get any responses. This should provide us all with some memories Click on the record player below to continue. When you get to the song, record your comments for your other classmates. __________________________________________ |
