GW Hayduke

Custom Builder. Former Vermonter. Build stuff, fix stuff. Occasional endurance athlete. Ex-Goalie. All opinions are my own or somebody else’s.

[GW Hayduke @cobaka99]

This is long but a good story for Memorial Day. I was working as shoot director at my gun club one day this winter and chatting with another member about members who had died. Many of them were veterans and there are some incredible stories from WW2 that you might get to hear from the man involved if he’s had a couple bourbons. But I’d never heard this story before. It came from a guy who had heard it firsthand.

We had an older member, let’s call him Dick Smith, who was a WW2 pacific marine and law partner with my father in law.  He was at our yearly big 3 day skeet event just hanging out in the clubhouse. Probably around 2001. This also older guy and wife who nobody knew showed because they heard about the event and wanted to watch. He was from about 90 minutes away. He and Dick got talking, turns he was a pacific Marine and started trading stories about the war in the pacific. The visitor was telling a story about being trapped by the japs, down to just a few guys and going to be wiped out. Called for artillery on his own position and said once you start firing just keep walking the rounds east and we’re going to run like hell right in front of them. Guy on the radio said I’ll get court martialed if I fire on our own people I can’t do it. This guy said we’re all gonna die if you don’t, give me your officer. Officer got on and agreed to fire the artillery on them and just said run like hell and I hope you guys make it.
This guy and 2 others made it back.
So he’s sitting there next to Dick and a few other people listening. He says I just wish I had been able to shake that officers hand and thank him for saving our lives. Dick Smith turns to him, sticks his hand out with tears in his eyes and says Captain Dick Smith, I’m glad to know you made it, I’ve been wondering ever since that day whether you survived or not.
The greatest generation.
Hope everyone had time this weekend to remember those kind of men.

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@Stonewrot This will get a false panel making it an 8” deep cabinet. I’ll stuff that space with rock wool to cut down the airflow noise.

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I refuse to let a range hood vent back into the kitchen. However, this part is much less fun than you might imagine.

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@SBBunny1995 Soon, very soon!

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I am home. Dogs are all at the lake with their momma.
I’m getting pretty tired of having to pick up any food I drop on the floor.

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@OldHollowTree When I lived in Dorset I had a dog that would tear my stacks apart to get to the chipmunks.

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Looked at a bathroom renovation yesterday. They didn’t let me meet their big dog because it was excited. I’m not sure I can work with people like that.

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@nogooddeed2 Good Morning Jenn! That’s a sparrow with falcon attitude!

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@CCPISASSH0E Coolest thing I’ve ever seen

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@SBBunny1995 @wooknponub Very true! No proof of anything. Just legends that grow with each telling.

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@Nostre_damus If I went in for road rage I would’ve made the news yesterday.

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@nalahearsahoo Sounds like a legendary event! Therefore, not only no but hell no.

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@nogooddeed2 Good Morning Jenn! 😴

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@nogooddeed2 She knows you!

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@HeatherIsUnsane Tank!

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Seared Lamb Loin Chops and Mac N Cheese last night. The lamb had garlic & herb Kerrygold butter on it, that counts as a vegetable.

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Weekend days with occasional rain at the lake are still great. Mostly because it keeps the jet skis and the wake boats at their docks.

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@nogooddeed2 Good Morning Jenn!

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@nogooddeed2 Pretty sure it was a Pileated Woodpecker territorial dispute that got me up early this morning!

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@SBBunny1995

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Mink also rolled in something nasty. The outdoor shower has a dog wash built in so she got a shower. Now sitting in what sun we have to dry off.