We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/another_soldier_1.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:07:12 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification A loss among the readers here at Castle Argghhh!... Armorer Donovan, Wednesday, December 20, former Staff Sergeant George Brown, Cannon Company, 422 Infantry Regiment, 106th Inf. Div., passed from this vale. You know their story as you featured highlights of it last week. If you have access to a 105, would you fire off a round for an old cannon cocker? He had his rifle salute and a real bugler but I would dearly have loved to touch off a round. If not, just raise a cup of kindness. Thank you for the Castle. To you and yours, I... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/another_soldier_1.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/another_soldier_1.html Sat, 30 Dec 2006 10:14:36 -0600 Ah, also an Airborne 105, as was used at Arnhem, and other places. Audrey Hepburn may have heard loud noises caused by guns like that one. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/another_soldier_1.html#comment-54573 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/another_soldier_1.html#comment-54573 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 02:13:48 -0600 The Fort will have both the 21 gun salute and the 50 gun salute. I believe it is on the 3rd. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/another_soldier_1.html#comment-54548 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/another_soldier_1.html#comment-54548 Sat, 30 Dec 2006 20:58:55 -0600 That would be way kewl and maybe we can add the gun salutes to the sounds of taps? Just sayin... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/another_soldier_1.html#comment-54547 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/another_soldier_1.html#comment-54547 Sat, 30 Dec 2006 20:31:41 -0600