Originally Posted by Barber31 (Post 1419478)

Dang it!! Well keep up the good work. Can't wait to see your AA done.

Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg (Post 1421075)

I once thought I fought along side George Washington, until I was shocked back into reality when Ben Franklin said, "here, hold my kite string while I go into the house to get out of the rain".

Originally Posted by 31 Model A (Post 1420850)

Greetings my fellow Barners!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! First I want to apologize for my unexpected absence from the Barn, I didn't have time to say' see ya' later!!!...and the reason was, I will get into that later and it sort of coincides with this thread.
Love this thread, shows how many whippersnappers are on here, even down to 1928 and then there have a been a couple trying to do some bullshitting too. :rolleyes:

My birth year is, I think, 1900. It was given to me when I went to enlist. I never ever asked Ma what year I was born in, I just asked her how old I was. I was able to determine 1900 because, I had to leave home rather abruptly, no different from my absence from the Barn. See, there were two farmers that each had daughters and shotguns and I knew that I either had to get out of Texas or join the Army. I joined the Army instead and found myself a bit later with Gen Jack riding across the Rio Grande on a Punitive Action against Poncho Villa for his raid into New Mexico. We crossed the Rio in 1916 and I was 16 at the time and I counted back and ended up at 1900.
Here's a photo of me and Gen Jack crossing the Rio Grande.....I'm on the left and front.
http://i66.tinypic.com/2ymyozn.jpg

It was a learning experience for me venturing into Mexico, the most important thing I found out was, Mexican fathers didn't carry shotguns, they carried machetes!!!! I'm glad the Great War came along when it did, we were recalled and Gen Jack and myself headed to France.

Now to get to the reason I departed when I did. I received a warning notice for recall from our new CinC and I immediately started preparing my gear (kit) in the british Army for my departure sometime in May and I'm rejoining my regiment and we're heading back to the......Mexican border on patrol. Got my old saddle down from the attic, dug out my ole uniform, sewed up some moth holes and put them in the cleaners. I found out that a luggage rack on a Model A Ford is not always a luggage rack but more a baggage and saddle rack too.

http://i65.tinypic.com/n33ivk.jpg

Ed, the Elder....................;)

Originally Posted by d.j. moordigian (Post 1421953)

In your photo of "Black Jack", over his right shoulder, that looks like my Grandfather. He was with you fellas from Columbus into Mexico, then too
France. Black hawk division? He was part of the 1st. Illinois, Company "B".
Thanks for you photo..that's just great.
Dudley

Originally Posted by 31 Model A (Post 1421958)

If he's still this side of the soil, I'm sure he'd like to re-live old memories like I do..........:D

Now.....coincidence or small world, whichever. My grandfather was in the 1st Illinois in the Great War also. He was Quartermaster of his company but I don't know what company. I could find out though.

Do you know what unit he was in during the Punitive Expedition?

Originally Posted by d.j. moordigian (Post 1421978)

There's a nice book about Black Jack and the Black Hawk division,..got it
off ebay. Took me awhile to find my Grandfathers name, there's a ton of
names in it.