Semper Fi....Unkilted Marine

[macwilkin]

So far, no one has caught the irony of this young Marine's ship's name:

USS Bonhomme-Richard

Named for the ship of John Paul Jones, who was born in Kirkbean, Scotland, and the father of the US Navy!

http://www.jpj.demon.co.uk/

http://seacoastnh.com/Maritime_Histo...hn_Paul_Jones/

Ron -- I will try to drop him an e-mail today.

Cheers,

T.

[richardljohnson]

So far, no one has caught the irony of this young Marine's ship's name:

USS Bonhomme-Richard

Named for the ship of John Paul Jones, who was born in Kirkbean, Scotland, and the father of the US Navy!

http://www.jpj.demon.co.uk/

http://seacoastnh.com/Maritime_Histo...hn_Paul_Jones/

Ron -- I will try to drop him an e-mail today.

Cheers,

T.

You always amaze me with the information you come up with!

Also, e-mail to the Sargent is on the way....

Richard-

[bubba]

So far, no one has caught the irony of this young Marine's ship's name:

USS Bonhomme-Richard

T.

I caught it. He's aboard the Poor Richard. Ben Franklin would be proud and amused. A message is on it's way to the Sgt.

[arrogcow]

Not the Poor Richard, it is the Gentleman Richard.

[macwilkin]

Bubba is correct, though, as Jones named his ship in honour of Benjamin Franklin and his "Poor Richard's Almanac" -- Bon Homme is the French equivalent and means "good man" or "gentleman".

Cheers,

T.

[mkmound]

I also sent an email directly to Sgt. Halstead.

Here's the link to his original post in the Utilikilt Yahoo forum:

http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/uti.../message/18808

Regards,
Mark

[Riverkilt]

You guys make an old man's eyes mist up on a cold morning...

What a band of brothers.

Semper Fi,

Ron

[mkmound]

You guys make an old man's eyes mist up on a cold morning...

What a band of brothers.

Semper Fi,

Ron

Actually, your original post was a request for other Marines to send email to Sgt. Halstead expressing support -- technically, I don't fit that criteria, as I didn't serve in the military.

However, I do have a son on active duty in Iraq, and have long had a healthy respect and admiration for all who have given so much to protect our country. A grateful thanks to all who have served in the past, and who currently serve!!

Regards,
Mark

[Fardarrigger]

Gents,
Just to let you know there has been a few replies on the other board, and people there have been replying directly to him as well. His in box should be full in no time...
Take care
Lauren

[Freedomlover]

E-mail sent.

By the way, the Bon Homme Richard that the Sergeant is aboard (LHD-6)is the third ship of that name. As previously mentioned, John Paul Jones commanded the first one, and the second was CV-31, an Essex class carrier commissioned in 1944 and decommissioned in 1981.