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Stephen Wolfe

Hi, Charline! He's the middle back row with the shirt sort-of on. He was just a few days short of 23 in that picture. Here's a couple of examples of his sense of humor: "Sgt  Edward R. Sutter - Assistant Radio Operator.- nose turret - bullet proof glass allows him to be in this picture." and then: "Lt Frances J. Breslin - bombardier - An exploding 20mm shell would have kept him out of this picture, but that Big Book just plain natcherly didn't have his name in it that day."  Later Dad said "Devita and Marcoux each got a Zero that day."  Holy cow! 

Reading this in his own handwriting 76 years later was just very emotional to me. And I am only one of many of us whose parents, relatives or friends may have had similar stories. 

But meanwhile, for all my classmates, I wish you the very best of Easter blessings. He is Risen! He is Risen, indeed! 

Charline Lake

Wow, Steve, just wow.  Bless their hearts.

Sherry Hester (Trasp)

Those memories and stories would be lost if it were not for Son's and Daughters sharing them! We would never know. My Dad was older and missed the wars. I once ask him about being in the service he said I was either to Young or to Old and also had children! So I am interested in these stories and the history in them. Thanks again for sharing! Yes these were very Young Men! Bless them and there Families! 

Also I want to wish everone a Wonderful Easter Weekend!! 

John Landess

I want to echo everyone's Easter wishes. I hope that all have a safe and great one. 

FYI: If you have nothing better to do while staying in, and need a little more spirit uplifting, You can have Easter again the following Sunday, Orthodox Easter!  Anyway.........

HAVE A TRUELY BLESSED EASTER

Mettie Cummins

Well, while we are telling WWII stories. My father was from Lake Authur,NM just down the road from Roswell. Two brothers and a sister. All 3 of the boys were in the Army Air Corp as it was called then before it became the USAF. My Father, John R."Rudy" Cummins was a figher pilot in B36,37, 38, 39s and later 52's. One brother was in large aircraft, and the other became a prisoner of war and was in the Baton Death March. His is quite a story which he never talked about until his late years in life. My father flew most of his missions in the European theatre and spent time in Italy, Corsica. and Sardina. He was shot down 3 different times. He received the silver star for landing by a downed  buddy and picking him up & letting him sit on his lap while he flew them back to the base. He had circulation problems in his legs for the rest of his life because those planes were built only for one pilot so it was a tight squeeze. Another medal of honor he received because his flight leader released his shells too soon & one shell stuck  into my dad's windshield half in and half out. He flew the plane all the way back to the base and landed it with the shell still embedded. The tirrd time my dad was shot down wounded him in the head and he was flown to Rome for surgery. His scar was pulled down into his eyebrows so it did not show so much and there was bone missing about the size of a quarter. The surgeon had a choice to put in a metal plate which would give him constant headaches or leave it as it was and hope he would never be struck in the front of his head because it could kill him. The surgeon elected to leave it as it was. Later he was flown to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington DC where he spent 6 months in therapy. The surgeon who performed the surgery to save my father's life in Rome, Italy  was, Dr. Steve Marshall who later opened a practice in Roswell, NM with his brother I.J. Marshal. My father had met my mother, Willie Lavender in Selma, Alabama where he was stationed to complete his flight training before being shipped abroad to the War. They married before he shippped out. I was born in Alabama while he was fighting in the war. When my father got out of the miitary and moved my Mother and me to Roswell.... Dr. Steve Marshal became our family doctor and delivered all tree of my brothers here. Small world, huh. All three of the Cummins brothers survived the war and lived long lives. They were all very young in their  early 20's as so many were. God bless them all. ......and God bless all of you and may you have a wonderful Easter in quarantine.............staying hunkered down and safe. 

Rex Booth

Saundra Bennett sent this web link and I would like to like to share it with Y'all..

Andrea Bocelli will sing this Easter Sunday 12th 'Live' at the Duomo di Milano, Italy on YouTube.  I believe the time slots are 10am PST, 11a Mountain,  12pm Central, and 1pm Eastern.  The following link will be the connection if you enjoy Andrea's singing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huTUOek4LgU&feature=youtu.be&src=Linkfire&lId=f864ffed-b5e8-46de-a5ba-dc3521efb601&cId=3969a4c3-2988-11e7-9fd0-066c3e7a8751

Charline Lake

Amazing story, Mettie.  My father was a flight instrutor in the Army Air Corps in WWI (he was quite a bit older than my mother).  The biplanes he flew had canvas wings, and he said that when you heard a ripping sound, you knew you were in trouble.  He never went overseas.  He trained pilots stateside.

Don Ervin

Happy Easter to the class of RHS 1962.  May the Good Lord Blees and Keep You.

Alice Isaacs (Ratliff)

Just adding my two cents worth. My Father kept the B17's running in India. He flew the "Hump" many

times holding his breath that they made it. He caught Malaria while in India and was flown back to Texas.

The humidity there was killing him so they came to Roswell with me & my little brother in summer of 1947.

Just in time for the aliens. Dr. Marshall made a housecall for my brother at 9 months old. Needless to say

he was our Dr. forever. HAPPY EASTER AND STAY SAFE.

Kay Schrimsher (Shields)

Easter Blessings to you all

Tamara Camper (Sullins)

Love the picture on the Home Page. There's a hymn titled "The Lights of Home."  Always coming in from the east at that spot on Comanche Hill, you could see the lights of home. That's what that picture means to me. Happy Easter to all of you ! 

Pat Sullins (Carpenter)

Reflections of the Virus:

Half of us are going to come out of this quarantine as amazing cooks; the other half with a drinking problem.

I used to spin that toilet paper like I was on Wheel of Fortune; now I turn it like I'm cracking a safe.

I need to practice social distancing with the refrigerator.

I still haven't decided where to go for Easter - the living room or the bedroom.

Every few days, try your jeans on just to make sure they still fit. Pajamas will have you believe all is well in the kingdom.

I don't think anyone expected that when we changed the clocks, we'd go from Standard Time to the Twilight Zone.

This morning, I saw my neighbor talking to her dog again. It was obvious she thought her dog understood her. When I got back into the house, I told my cat, and we both laughed.

My body has absorbed so much soap and disinfectant lately that when I pee, it cleans the toilet.

I'm so excited because it's time to take out the garbage. What should I wear?

I hope the weather is good tomorrow for my trip to "Puerto Backyarda" cos I'm getting real tired of "Los Livingroom"

Classified ad: “Single man with toilet paper seeks woman with hand sanitizer for good clean fun.”

Charline Lake

Pat, LOL, love it.  How true.

John Doyal

Pat, unfortunately your post fits.  Normally we have two of our great grand kids after school til mom picks them after her beauty school class.. I had therefore gotten plenty of tp expecting to have them after school, blessing in disguise.  She also had to stay home and take class on her computer, so no kids, and snacks going to waist, mostly mine.                                                                                                                                                              John A. when I was 8 and younger, we lived on a ranch at Caprock.  I remember when we came to town I knew we were almost to both sets of grandparents when we started down Comanche hill.  Later, like some of my other classmates, it was a very thrilling ride down on a bicycle.

John Landess

Pat, we must have some friend in common.... I got the same set of "truths"

Pat Sullins (Carpenter)

John L, I rec'd mine from my daughter, Lisa, but I doubt she sent you yours!!  I thought they were so funny and a good laugh right now is worth its weight in gold! By the way, have you ever panned for gold in Alaska?

Ferrell Dunham

I remember Jerry Hickman and I taking his father's new Edsel down Comanche hill to see how fast it would go.

Proved to us that that car wasn't going to become a great car.

Alicia Marshall

I am sorry to hear of Benji's passing.  We went to Edgewood together and I remember going out with him one Halloween (at least he was with my family when we went).  May he Rest in Peace.

Alicia Marshall ' 62

Bill Leggett

Received News that 

Carolyn Fondy Herring RHS 1963 

Tuesday morning, she suffered a major stroke. Wednesday morning, she went to her new heavenly home. She was a beautiful soul and her family will miss her dearly-

Chris Herring 

Charline Lake

So sorry to hear about Carolyn!

Sherry Hester (Trasp)

I am new at this so I want to say I am not sure if this is the message folder or not! I wanted to respond to

the picture of Greers but I wasn't sure where to go. Now I wanted to respond on the Drive Inn Movie picture 

so my Question is this am I in the right place? 

Ok I drove around Greers and up and down Main Street!! 

I went to the Drive Inn as a child with my parents and as a teenager with my boyfriend! One night 

We fell asleep (No fooling around, honest!) When we woke up it was 1am and panic set in!! I snuck in 

the house my parents were never the wiser, I think!! HAAHAH!! Have a Great Day!!

Charline Lake

Sherry!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LojqhHnmyvc

Sherry Hester (Trasp)

Charline Lake

LOL, Sherry.  Good times!  Those were the days, huh?  

Paula Carl (Cowee Miller)

Love the drive-in movie theaters!  Our family attended on "Buck-a-car" night and that was a real treat! We popped corn and fixed Kool-Aid and off we went to see the latest offering. Sweet memories. After I married, I attended a drive-in one other time. It was in Houston and we saw the Green Berets in 1971 with John Wayne. Unfortunately, we left early because the baby threw up on her  daddy 😐.  I guess that's life.