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| Date | 2009-09-19 |
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| Message | Again........thanks ever so much for all of the support everyone's shown Daddy during these last days. Your kindness, unselfishness, and all around big-heartedness has meant the world to all of us --- but especially to Daddy. I only wish that I could have found all of you sooner. It has been a mighty rough road for all of us since March, but locating and hearing from his Spangler buddies was some of the greatest medicine Daddy could have ever received. If you only knew. Daddy really wanted more than anything to attend this year's reunion, but God had other plans for him. Like my sister said -- I have absolutely no doubt that he'll be there anyway, as planned -- if only in spirit. I hope everyone has a great time getting together and remembering the good old days and has a safe journey to and from the reunion. Please keep Daddy in your thoughts on that day, I'm sure he'll feel all of you with him. God bless and be with you all. Please feel free to email any of us at any time. My email address is: aleighcat@aol.com |
| Date | 2009-09-13 |
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| Message | C.W. Fitzsimmons 1946-47. Alive and well! 82 years old and living in Puyallup, WA. Best wishes to you all! |
| Date | 2009-09-11 |
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| Message | Hello to all Dad's Spangler mates. As many of you know, Dad has been seriously ill. He was in the hopsital since last Tues. We brought Dad home yesterday, Sept. 10th. We have Hospice now, around the clock care. Dad knows he's home, and he opens his eyes every now and again. He responds to us when we talk to him or ask him questions. He is so happy to be home. He so very much wanted to attend the reunion this year. He would want all of you to have a wonderful time. Please think of Dad while you're all together, and keep Dad and Mom in your prayers. Just know that he will be there with you in spirit; you'll know.... Thanks to all who have contacted Dad, and visited. It meant a lot to him and Mom. We are hanging on as long as we can. Only God knows when he's taking Dad. We are treasuring every second we have right now. Hope you all have a good reunion, and know that Dad is there with you, in one way or another. I am Connie, the oldest of his 3 daughters. My email is navybrat1153@yahoo.com Thanks from the bottom of my heart and God Bless all of you!! Wayne Dorough....you are one special man. Thank you!! Connie |
| Date | 2009-09-08 |
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| Message | Hi! Spanglermates, my wife: Julia & I will plan to leave for the east coast from Portland,OR (PDX) about 4:00 a.m. Friday morning on UAL to Dulles. From there we will visit a daughter in western Virginia at Stephen City and then early Monday, we will drive to Baltimore (BWI) to drop off car and catch the Comfort Inn Bus to take us to the Sleep Inn. See you then. Jim Duncan |
| Date | 2009-09-07 |
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| Message | I see my email didn't get put on, wouldlove to hear from someone who knew Bobby Shackelford at kayeshck@msn.com - Thanks again |
| Date | 2009-09-07 |
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| Message | I want to thank Don Langdon from Texas for calling me (I am Bobby Shackelford's widow) about your Maryland Reunion this month. I can't come and neither can my kids but I just loved hearing from you. It is a good thing to remember! Bobby passed away March 30, 1980 of cancer. I finished raising our six children in Cache Valley, Utah. They live on the East Coast now and I will be moving out there by next fall, perhaps I can have an invitation to come to the next reunion. Thank you each again for this remembrance of those who served. Bobby went on the serve in the United States Air Force. He was a great husband and father. Have a wonderful reunion. kshackelford |
| Date | 2009-09-03 |
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| Message | Ny name is Stacy Baird and I am a manager at The Chop House restaurant in Annpolis, Maryland. I saw that you have a reunion coming up in Annapolis and I wanted to extend an invitation to dine with us while you are in the area. We serve USDA prime beef and seafood from the top purveyors in the US. Please feel to contact us for an reservation at 410-224-4957. Thanks and enjoy your reunion! |
| Date | 2009-06-24 |
| Message | Greetings, I was doing a Google search and came across your site regarding Yokosuka Orphanage. I was adopted in 1951 in Yokohama.......perhaps at this orphanage.....unless there were others in Yokohama in the early '50s. My dad was stationed at Camp McGill as part of the occupation forces. I don't have much info other than a bunch of Japanese adoption papers written on rice paper in a document holder. Since my mom and dad are now both deceased, I'm not able to fill in large gaps of my life early on. I'm 57 and sometimes think of my birth parents; who they were, if they're dead, if I'm the product of a mixed liason between a serviceman and a Japanese woman. Lots of questions, no answers, but it was interesting finding your site and seeing some pics. Do you know when most were taken? BTW, my wife and I are planning a trip to Tokyo in the spring of 2010. I intend to take my papers with me and have them translated, in hopes of filling in some of the aforementioned gaps. I also intend to visit the orphanage if it's still in operation. Sincerely, Bill Ashley I can be reached by contacting Wayne Dorough (dorwgd@cox.net) |
| Date | 2009-06-18 |
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| Message | Hello to all, again. There's not much to say that my sisters' haven't already said, but I just wanted to echo my many thanks & hugs to all that responded and have contacted Daddy. It's like a sunbeam coming into the room when he hears from you all! You just can't even imagine the difference your kindness has made. I had to laugh reading my sister's bewilderment of how Daddy kept his hat on with all of his wavy hair. I remember asking one time (being girly like I am) if Daddy used bobby pins to hold his hat on in the wind!! LOL!! I figured if nurses wore them (back when) to hold their caps on, then that must be what Daddy did!! Anyway...thanks again for all of the kindness and support you've shown. A special thanks to Mr. Dorough for the personal mementos he gave so unselfishly to Daddy - it meant the world to him to now have a hat to show off! And, cousin Danny....glad that you found the site and saw Daddy's pictures - luv ya! |
| Date | 2009-06-13 |
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| Message | Viewing Uncle Johnnie Paul's photos, enjoyed them! I served on the USS Constellation CV-64 from 1972-75. Still miss the Navy! |
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