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  1. 03-01-2011, 03:36 AM #3661
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    Clue #3- Our man won his medals for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest, taking 32 machine guns, killing 28 German soldiers and capturing 132 others. He was an excellent marksman.
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    Sgt. York?
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    Quote Originally Posted by newpoppop View Post
    Sgt. York?
    I believe you are correct, PopPop!!


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_C._York
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    Quote Originally Posted by Niamhaine View Post
    Although Hemingway was horrendously injured while serving as an ambulance driver and bringing relief to the troops, he's not our man. He had really bad eyes, which is one reason he turned to driving ambulances and not armed combat. Hemmingway did win an Italian medal for valor for his efforts.
    I didn't realize he had bad eyes. He somehow managed to shoot enough animals.

    There were sure a lot of ambulances in WWI. Lots of people later to become famous drove them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by newpoppop View Post
    Sgt. York?
    Sorry, NPP, I was out doing yardwork before we leave next week...rake leaves while the sun shines.

    Yes, you are correct, it's Sgt York-WINNAH!! Your turn.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by zenwalk View Post
    I didn't realize he had bad eyes. He somehow managed to shoot enough animals.

    There were sure a lot of ambulances in WWI. Lots of people later to become famous drove them.
    It might have helped that they were beating the bush driving the animals toward him.
    Maybe they were afraid he wouldn't be able to tell one side from the other in WWI?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Niamhaine View Post
    It might have helped that they were beating the bush driving the animals toward him.
    Maybe they were afraid he wouldn't be able to tell one side from the other in WWI?
    Or drive the ambulance to the German side.
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    Quote Originally Posted by zenwalk View Post
    Or drive the ambulance to the German side.
    True dat....a potentially real "I should have gone to Specsavers" moment!
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    Bump, bump, bump for NPP!
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    Fill-in for NPP, a Founding Father:

    http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL221.../395499794.jpg



    Clue #1- Our man was forced to end his studies to become a minister upon his father's death. He volunteered for militia service in 1757 in response to French movements.
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    Clue #2- It is St Pat's month and our man loved the color green.
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    Clue #3- In 1775, our man led a failed attempt in Canada that resulted in his capture by British authorities. First imprisoned aboard Royal Navy ships, he was paroled in New York City, and in 1778, released in a prisoner exchange.
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    Clue #4- Fort Ticonderoga
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    Ethan Allen!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jardo View Post
    Ethan Allen!
    Yes, it is WINNAH!! Thanks for saving everyone from the next clue, because it is Irish month it would have involved Paddy O'Furniture.

    Have a go....
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    A fill-in for Jardo:

    http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL221.../395538701.jpg

    Clue #1-Congress awarded our man a gold medal for his services during the War of 1812, notably for a battle considered one of the great American victories of that war, second only to the Battle of New Orleans.
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    Clue #2- Now you see him, now you don't....32 days.
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    Stephen Decatur?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Up2DaRack View Post
    Stephen Decatur?
    Clue #3- No, this man's grandson came along and obtained the same job.
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    William Henry Harrison?
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