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post Sep 20 2009, 08:11 PM
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Rocky, can you tell us a little bit about the other fellas there with you in the color guard?


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post Sep 20 2009, 10:39 PM
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QUOTE (chambers @ Sep 20 2009, 03:11 PM) *
Rocky, can you tell us a little bit about the other fellas there with you in the color guard?


As we are standing presenting COLORS, Left to right--

Tony Montez- Capt. Vietnam Vet--USMC
Ben Santillan WW 11 Navy
Roque,(Rocky), Riojas, WW 11 C.I.B.
Jose,(Chepe), Alonzo,Army, Korea Artillery
Lupe Moreno,--------Army, WW 11
Jesse Gonzalez----Desert Storm--USMC
Ben traveled on a destroyer, Atl. Pac. oceans, Med. Sea
Jose, Chepe, Alonzo, 105 howitzers, Korea
Rocky, hmmm other than 600 days combat, nothing much
Tony, Jesse, and Lupe just served.

Hope that tells you something of our COLOR GUARD, OH, I DO HAVE A little age on all of them.


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post Oct 6 2009, 01:02 PM
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And back by popular demand... drum roll please (or should that be bugle?) theman.gif

This photo was taken at the Heroes Parade in KC. This is Rocky and his beautiful daughter!
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post Oct 7 2009, 12:41 AM
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QUOTE (Walt's Daughter @ Oct 6 2009, 08:02 AM) *
And back by popular demand... drum roll please (or should that be bugle?) theman.gif

This photo was taken at the Heroes Parade in KC. This is Rocky and his beautiful daughter!



Bugle is for Taps, ain't there yet. Martha was the fourth of six.


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post Oct 7 2009, 01:29 PM
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Nope sorry. Bugle is for numerous things in the army such as reveille. Gotcha!

QUOTE (roque_riojas @ Oct 6 2009, 08:41 PM) *
Bugle is for Taps, ain't there yet. Martha was the fourth of six.


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post Oct 7 2009, 01:54 PM
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QUOTE (Walt's Daughter @ Oct 7 2009, 08:29 AM) *
Nope sorry. Bugle is for numerous things in the army such as reveille. Gotcha!


OTHERWISE KNOWN AS M-1,,,,,,CHALKS UP ANOTHER WIN. Forgot about reveille,wuz still asleep!!!!!


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post Feb 26 2010, 01:05 AM
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Ah this is nice. Jim had this made. It's just great!
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post Feb 26 2010, 06:39 PM
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That really is nice! armata_PDT_34.gif


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post Jul 7 2010, 12:20 AM
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2 more photos of Jim and Dolly Hennessey. Thanks Jim!

Mary (Dolly) Tagliareni, 1947
Bayonne, NJ

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Jim Hennessey, 1947
Bayonne, NJ

Married April 24th, 1949
Assumption Roman Catholic Church
Bayonne, NJ


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540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon


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