Comments on: Memorial Day: Some Gave All

By: John Tobias

John Tobias — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:51:24 +0000

Thank you for your story. I feel the same way when I think about the 4 short years I was in the Navy. I get a “Thank You” card from my mom on veterans day and she always tell me how proud she is and things like that but veterans day is never really that important to me. I think Memorial Day will always have a deeper meaning to me. I had two friends I went to bootcamp with that didn’t make it off the USS Cole, and another good friend of mine that didn’t make it out of the Pentagon on September 11th. My wife (also a sailor) and I love your stories and letters. Keep up the good work.

By: david

david — Sun, 24 May 2009 19:53:07 +0000

Hey Johnny, good to hear from you. Could that have been Walter Lowe? Yep, he was my bud also although seems like there was someone else from Garden City. He went to school with us over in BL for a while. I also visited his name on the wall. I always choose to remember Robert because we worked together and were so close. Did You Know: Walter made 5 touchdowns in one game we played in. We sent him around the right end or the left end and he just outran everybody else for the score. He was a good’un.

By: Texmsb

Texmsb — Sun, 24 May 2009 18:46:01 +0000

My respects go out to Robert Worth’s family. I did not know him, but am thankful for the sacrifice he made.I did know Judd Kennedy
from Jasper in deep East Texas who made the ultimate sacrifice also in the Vietnam War. Like you, I was a ‘pall burier”. My hat goes off to all who serve, especially those who see combat duty.
I urge everyone to take time on Memorial Day to honor the lives of those who are no longer with us. I miss Judd. He was 19 years old when he died. We buried him on Veterans Day, November 11, 1966.

By: Johnny Kidd

Johnny Kidd — Sun, 24 May 2009 18:45:25 +0000

David, I guess all of small town guys and girls have a different perspective on things. There are those who are ready to get away from the smallness and then there are those who carry their small town ways with them for the rest of their lives. I happen to think that if there is a huge crowd of people is coveyed up it is not hard to pick out those who are from the “biglakes”, “rankins”, “midkiffs”,etc.
And I think the one thing that will make these people stand out more than any other characteristic is their patriotism.
Your tribute to Robert Worth was warm, and……well, West Texas.
I too have a friend that never got the opportunity to go to college, get married, and have a family. He went to school at Garden City. He was one of four brothers. And one of the nicest guys one could ever know.