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issues with Mexico were redoubled.
During this period of time, Leon Campbell enjoyed his recuperation with his
family in the Boise, Idaho area. He spent many hours with his brother, Alan,
talking with him, encouraging him and preparing him for service to his nation.
Leon was interviewed regularly by local and national news and talk shows and
became quite the spokesman for vigilance amongst the citizenry in support of
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the war effort. In early
January of 2008, he began working in recruitment. He was a natural icon to
draw young men to the service of their country. It was stateside, it was
safe& but it was not something Leon was neither comfortable or satisfied with.
He wanted to be back out in the action.
Colonel Jess Simmons was surprised that he was allowed to stay in Texas much
longer than expected, allowing him many weeks of quality time with his wife He
also spent a lot of time at the Joint Reserve
Base in Ft. Worth, training and schooling units that were slated for transfer
to Israel. In addition, he was
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able to several weekends on his ranch up near Montague, Texas, repairing fence
lines, clearing brush and doing general maintenance work around the place that
was needed as a result of his long absence. All too quickly the time passed
and the inevitable call came. In mid-February, Jess bid his wife, Cindy
farewell as he shipped out for Israel. As he thought of her working back in
the aircraft plant there in Ft. Worth, his heart swelled with love and with
pride in her. He was so blessed to have been able to have the time with her,
but he regretted that he had been unable to see his son while he had been at
home.
Billy Simmons, who had received a battlefield commission to the rank of
Captain, was still fighting in
Australia and any leaves he got were very short and taken in-theater, usually
right there near Sydney, or occasionally in New Zealand. Jess was immensely
proud of his son and naturally concerned for his welfare. But he knew that the
dangers, the risks and the severity of the situation all came with the
territory. As Colonel Simmons contemplated his son s situation before trying
to catch a few hours sleep on the long flight across the Atlantic, he never
would have imagined that he would never have the opportunity to meet his son
face to face again.
In Florida, Maria Rodriguez was busily raising her young son, Felipe. He was
only a few months old, but as he learned to crawl and became aware of his
surroundings, Maria could see so much of his father in him. She spent a lot of
time with Hernando s parents and they talked for many long hours about the
future when Hernando returned from the war. None of them could hide their fear
and anxiety regarding
Hernando. So many right there in south Florida and all around the nation were
dealing with the loss of the loved ones.
The fear was not relegated to losses on the battlefield in some distant
country either. Maria and the
Rodriguez s were also concerned for the safety and welfare of one another,
particularly young Felipe.
Terror attacks continued within the borders of the United States. Mr.
Rodriguez had joined a local Home
Guard unit and faithfully fulfilled his watch duty each week. He had learned
to shoot and regularly took his wife and Maria out to the range so they would
be prepared as well. Maria carried a small automatic pistol with her wherever
she went and was proficient in its use. She was proud of that fact and shared
it with Hernando, who also swelled with pride at how his wife was responding.
He was comforted to know that she and her family had taken measures to provide
for their own personal defense, while he was away, helping provide for the
national defense.
Maria was also proud of her father-in-law. Mr. Rodriguez took his Home Guard
duty seriously, as did millions of other Americans. He trained as hard as he
could and was religiously punctual for his four, six hour watch duties each
week. They had all learned, all over the country, by hard experience what a
lack of vigilance could mean. It was written in the blood of tens of thousands
who had died and scores of thousands who had been injured or wounded & and
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Rodriguez wrote regularly to his son and shared in writing with him the
experiences of their mutual service to their country. The feelings this [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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issues with Mexico were redoubled.
During this period of time, Leon Campbell enjoyed his recuperation with his
family in the Boise, Idaho area. He spent many hours with his brother, Alan,
talking with him, encouraging him and preparing him for service to his nation.
Leon was interviewed regularly by local and national news and talk shows and
became quite the spokesman for vigilance amongst the citizenry in support of
Page 89
ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html
the war effort. In early
January of 2008, he began working in recruitment. He was a natural icon to
draw young men to the service of their country. It was stateside, it was
safe& but it was not something Leon was neither comfortable or satisfied with.
He wanted to be back out in the action.
Colonel Jess Simmons was surprised that he was allowed to stay in Texas much
longer than expected, allowing him many weeks of quality time with his wife He
also spent a lot of time at the Joint Reserve
Base in Ft. Worth, training and schooling units that were slated for transfer
to Israel. In addition, he was
Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html
able to several weekends on his ranch up near Montague, Texas, repairing fence
lines, clearing brush and doing general maintenance work around the place that
was needed as a result of his long absence. All too quickly the time passed
and the inevitable call came. In mid-February, Jess bid his wife, Cindy
farewell as he shipped out for Israel. As he thought of her working back in
the aircraft plant there in Ft. Worth, his heart swelled with love and with
pride in her. He was so blessed to have been able to have the time with her,
but he regretted that he had been unable to see his son while he had been at
home.
Billy Simmons, who had received a battlefield commission to the rank of
Captain, was still fighting in
Australia and any leaves he got were very short and taken in-theater, usually
right there near Sydney, or occasionally in New Zealand. Jess was immensely
proud of his son and naturally concerned for his welfare. But he knew that the
dangers, the risks and the severity of the situation all came with the
territory. As Colonel Simmons contemplated his son s situation before trying
to catch a few hours sleep on the long flight across the Atlantic, he never
would have imagined that he would never have the opportunity to meet his son
face to face again.
In Florida, Maria Rodriguez was busily raising her young son, Felipe. He was
only a few months old, but as he learned to crawl and became aware of his
surroundings, Maria could see so much of his father in him. She spent a lot of
time with Hernando s parents and they talked for many long hours about the
future when Hernando returned from the war. None of them could hide their fear
and anxiety regarding
Hernando. So many right there in south Florida and all around the nation were
dealing with the loss of the loved ones.
The fear was not relegated to losses on the battlefield in some distant
country either. Maria and the
Rodriguez s were also concerned for the safety and welfare of one another,
particularly young Felipe.
Terror attacks continued within the borders of the United States. Mr.
Rodriguez had joined a local Home
Guard unit and faithfully fulfilled his watch duty each week. He had learned
to shoot and regularly took his wife and Maria out to the range so they would
be prepared as well. Maria carried a small automatic pistol with her wherever
she went and was proficient in its use. She was proud of that fact and shared
it with Hernando, who also swelled with pride at how his wife was responding.
He was comforted to know that she and her family had taken measures to provide
for their own personal defense, while he was away, helping provide for the
national defense.
Maria was also proud of her father-in-law. Mr. Rodriguez took his Home Guard
duty seriously, as did millions of other Americans. He trained as hard as he
could and was religiously punctual for his four, six hour watch duties each
week. They had all learned, all over the country, by hard experience what a
lack of vigilance could mean. It was written in the blood of tens of thousands
who had died and scores of thousands who had been injured or wounded & and
Page 90
ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html
they knew it was not over. For his part, Mr.
Rodriguez wrote regularly to his son and shared in writing with him the
experiences of their mutual service to their country. The feelings this [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]