USA Kilts Order for US Army Tartan

**CelticRanger66** · 27th December 06, 02:06 PM

I have 24 years of service both enlisted and officer in the U S Army and my combat record goes all the way back to Grenada. I think your Ike jackets in honor of the vets in your family is great. Hope to see you soon in the Army Tartan.( My great Grandfather was with Jubal Early as a artillery sgt.). Rocky I have 4 of my comrades ready to buy a Army Tartan ST Kilt. Just waiting for the word. Herman

PS also a VFW Life Member.

**Riverkilt** · 27th December 06, 03:15 PM

Thanks Herman,

That's a big boost towards our goal.

And so weird that my great great grandfather and your great grandfather met in combat on opposite sides near Washington D.C.

Glad they didn't shoot each other or neither of us would be here wearing kilts!

And, for some reason that coincidence brings to mind my being in Washington D.C. as a civilian during the Veteran's riots when there were sandbagged machine gun emplacements on street corners, tanks roaming the streets, and tear gas in the air. So weird when it happened in our own nation's capital.

Sorry, don't mean to drift of track...just a memory.

Rocky, what's our count now??

Ron

**RockyR** · 27th December 06, 03:45 PM

I just re-read the thread and these are the definites (as they have posted):

Celticranger 1 + 4 (army buddies) = 5 Semi Trads
Ron - 1 ST
Tartantexan - 1 ST
BonnieT100 - 1 ST
KidCossak - 1 Casual
Celticranger - 1 Kilted Skirt (for his wife)

KCW - 1 casual (MAYBE... did you MEAN to vote?)
Brad - 1 casual MAYBE... he'll let me know later.

We'll call that 10 kilts for sure. At LEAST 5 more to go by Jan 15.

ALSO... please note that this count will not be complete until I have contacted everyone and gotten the billing info and a credit card # for at LEAST 75% of the kilt cost (you can deposit 75% down or full ammt down or anywhere in between). I am keeping the deposit at 75% to help cover the expense we're eating in ordering 130 Meters (much more than needed for the 15 kilts, but it's the minimum we can order).

If I try to contact everyone and 5 people (out of the 15) back out or can't be reached, I will not charge anyone's card until we reach the 15 kilt minimum and are ready to place the order.

CelticRanger... If possible, can your buddies pay you and you give me the lump deposit for all of you? If not, I'll need all of their contact info to get in touch with them... obviously, you should PM or email it to me, not post it here.

Questions... post here or call or email or PM me!

**CelticRanger66** · 27th December 06, 04:36 PM

Already thought of that, I will pay for them (and personally collect with the help of a few Italian friends ) Herman

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 28th December 06, 08:16 AM

Rocky,

I am definitely in.

**arrogcow** · 29th December 06, 05:26 PM

It's getting really close for me being in for a semi-trad as well. Still trying to figure out how to swing it, but it's looking good.

Adam

**Ugly Bear** · 12th January 07, 07:07 AM

I can't let the unit down. Put me down for a semi-traditional.

**tpriestley** · 15th January 07, 04:26 PM

I'm in for a semi-trad!
Tom

**binx** · 15th January 07, 07:10 PM

Put me down for a casual one, too...that should make it just under the wire.

binx

**Joe Gondek** · 19th January 07, 02:01 PM

River wrote

And so weird that my great great grandfather and your great grandfather met in combat on opposite sides near Washington D.C.

Glad they didn't shoot each other or neither of us would be here wearing kilts!

And, for some reason that coincidence brings to mind my being in Washington D.C. as a civilian during the Veteran's riots when there were sandbagged machine gun emplacements on street corners, tanks roaming the streets, and tear gas in the air. So weird when it happened in our own nation's capital.

Sorry, don't mean to drift of track...just a memory.

/

Funny you should mention that event

I was just back from Vietnam; assigned to the 1st Bn. 3rd Inf (the Old Guard) and was one of those guys that was supposed to shoot my Brothers in Arms if things went bad.Spent 3 days hold up on the 3rd floor of the Treasury Building ready to pop up on the White House lawn through a secret tunnel.

That will do a REAL number on your head, But it did give Me A GREAT REASON TO INDULGE IN SINGLE MALT

Those were not the best of times for this country and I hope that we never have to live through anything like it again.

I'm glad that I didn't have to find out if I would do as ordered.