Whenever a coonass asked what the hell is a NY City Yankee doing Goose Guiding in Texas, I politely remarked -"I'm down her to teach you people how to shoot!"
When the fool axe'd "What the hell do you mean by that?"
I reminded him that "You did lose that war, and my Gread Grand Daddy was a Sgt. In the 88th Infantry of the NY Vols. "Irish Brigade"!
At about that time my ponyo, Charles W.Stephens, III a.k.a. "Porkey"
would step in and advise the guys from Hackberry, LA that I cam from good stock!
We all sat an giggled at each other over a second helping of grits with a little straberry preserve mixed in with a dash of pepper, salt and a dash of Cayanne pepper sauce.
When I get to Slap Out, AL I'll buy you the first round, and tell y'all about Porkey!
His Momma's family owned the power company in Little Rock and he and I were Recon Squad leaders in 2nd Recon Bn, 2nd Mar. Div. early in the 1960's. Porkey did a little bidness at the Bay of Pigs.
Semper Fi Brother . I'll let you know when I'm commin!
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