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By Wild Willy Frankfort
needed covered in a bit of sand and in the middle of nowhere. The hardest part was making the journey and getting back before his men needed the equipOver the years you may ment. have noticed my references It’s weird how history to our men and women in repeats itself and how a service to the country. I have new story is born for a fondness for those who the re-telling. I have have made the commitment William “Wild Willy” never sat down at Frankfort to join the military and serve length to tell a story here and abroad. I respect and admire them and will praise them without at least getting one story in for their and their family’s contributions return. Campfires are awesome things; I have found myself swapping stories, to this great nation. The, “sandbox” is my reference to enjoying great beers, and smoking good Iraq and the Middle East where they cigars all across this country. My collecwere stationed and served their tours of tion of stories from these events has duty. When I tell a story from our early grown a hundred fold. Sometimes you can learn a great deal history, sometimes these former military from a story. For instance, I swapped will relate a story that mirrors my story. stories from a “gunner” who told me It always makes for interesting tales that the small pick-up trucks the insuraround the campfire and I remember gents used were very hard to knock out. many of these and retell them to friends They would wrap the ball joints with and family. rubber inner-tubes so even when hit it In one instance, I was telling a story would keep everything together and the about a particular historical site and truck would keep rolling. I remembered how the inhabitants had to make a run this after the ball joint in my tractor for gunpowder and the trials and tribuwould hold together. I bought a bicycle lations of finding a store of powder and inner-tube wrapped the ball joint and making it back before an Indian attack. don’t you know it works like a charm… The similar story was from an Army Ranger who needed certain supplies for don’t think it could take a hit from a .50 his troops that at that time couldn’t be cal, but I cut my grass just fine. Remember out troops who are still had. His father had been in the first Iraq serving here and abroad. Donate to the war and new where some old supply USO when you can, it makes it easier areas were. When all was said and and the troops get the stuff they need. done, they found a lot of what they
What I learned from the “Sandbox.”
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