Reports From the Bridge

This isn’t current Captain Freeman passed away in 2008. He was a true hero
and deserves our remembrance and respect.

In this time of great uncertainty we could use more men like him.

Pray for our country and it’s people.

Courage.

You’re a 19 year old kid.

You’re critically wounded and dying in
the jungle somewhere in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam.

It’s November 11, 1967.

LZ (landing zone) X-ray.

Your
unit is outnumbered 8-1 and the enemy fire is so intense, from 100 yards
away, that your CO (commanding officer) has ordered the MedEvac helicopters to
stop coming in.

You’re lying there, listening to the enemy machine guns and you know you’re not getting out.

Your family is half way around the world, 12,000 miles away, and you’ll never see them again.

As the world starts to fade in and out, you know this is the day.

Then - over the machine gun noise - you faintly hear that sound of a helicopter.

You look up to see a Huey coming in. But … It doesn’t seem real because no MedEvac markings are on it.

Captain Ed Freeman is coming in for you.

He’s not MedEvac so it’s not his job, but he heard the radio call and decided he’s flying his Huey down into the machine gun fire anyway.

Even after the MedEvacs were ordered
not to come. He’s coming anyway.

And he drops it in and sits there in the machine gun fire, as they load 3 of you
at a time on board.

Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire to the doctors and nurses
and safety.

And, he kept coming back!! 13 more times!!
Until all the wounded were out. No one knew until the mission was over that the Captain had been hit 4 times in the legs
and left arm.

He took 29 of you and your buddies out that day. Some would not have made it without the Captain and his Huey.

Medal of Honor Recipient, Captain Ed Freeman, United States Air Force,
died last Wednesday at the age of 70, in Boise, Idaho .

May God Bless and Rest His Soul.

I bet you didn’t hear about this
hero’s passing, but we’ve sure seen
a whole bunch about Michael
Jackson and Tiger Woods.

Medal of Honor
Winner Captain Ed Freeman

Shame on the American media !!!

Good Monday morning

Well the last show for the spring 2010 season is over and it went out with a whimper.
It was nice to see many of my old fishing friends and I hope we made a few new ones too but over all this show was very slow! For what ever reasons from good weather diverting people outdoors to the economy or just lack of interest there was just fewer people at these 2 last shows.

The good news is those of you who did show up found some great deals at the show and got to look at some pretty nice new gear.

As promised after the show on Sunday we had the drawing for those of you who bought OKUMA rods and reels at the Fred Hall shows this year. The winners are the 6 day went to Mike Cagle of San Diego,The 3.5 day went to Clay Van Thistle of L A and the lucky winner of the 2 day was Kyle Ordile of Vista.

Congratulations we have sent out emails and will be calling you. See you on the BIG GAME using your new OKUMA rods and reels. For the rest of you who bought OKUMA gear and received a 50% off an BIG GAME trip please call A S A P  to book your trip as many trips are now filling and you should book now to get your first choice on a trip.

Anyone who hasn’t had a chance to see OKUMA”S new reels and are in the market for a great reel you need to take a good look at what they have to offer.

P. S

THE GUYS HAD A NICE 2 DAY TRIP BUT NO EXHOTICS.  THEY HAD GOOD ROCK FISHING AT SANTA BARBARA ISLAND ON SATURDAY THEN  SOME BASS, BONITO AND WHITE FISH AND MORE ROCKFISH  AT SAN CLEMENTE ON SUNDAY. THEY DID SEE SOME YELLOWS BUT NO BITERS.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

I would like to wish all of my loyal customers and friends a happy and prosperous

New Year.

I would also like to thank all of you who took advantage of our holiday 50% of special.

Your response was overwhelming to say the least (you pushed Larry to the brink these last 2 days) and I know that some of you missed out because you couldn’t get through.

NEXT YEAR DON’T WAIT SO LONG TO CALL 

For those of you who didn’t pull the trigger on this fantastic offer we still have space on most of our trips and the regular BIG GAME 90 price is still the best value for a            Milti-day fishing trip in Southern California 

 (Most trips are less than $225 per day including food)

Don’t wait too long trips will be filling up. Act now and reserve a spot at the rail with

MIKE AND THE BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tight lines and good times
IRV

  P.S

You can now make your deposit with your credit card

THE OLD MAN! 
As I came out of the supermarket that sunny  day, pushing my cart of groceries towards my car, I saw an old man with the hood of his car up and a lady sitting inside the car, with the door open.
   
The old man was looking at the engine. I put my groceries away in my car and continued to watch the old gentleman from about twenty five feet away.

I saw a young man in his early twenties with a grocery bag in his arm, walking towards the old man. The old gentleman saw him coming too and took a few steps towards him.
 
I saw the old gentleman point to his open hood and say something.  The young man put his grocery bag into what looked like a brand new Cadillac Escalade and then turn back to the old man and I heard him yell at the old gentleman saying,

‘You shouldn’t even be allowed to drive a car at your age.’ And then with a wave of his hand, he got in his car and peeled rubber out of the parking lot.

I saw the old gentleman pull out his handkerchief and mop his brow as he went back to his car and again looked at the engine.

He then went to his wife and spoke with her and appeared to tell her it would be okay. I had seen enough and I approached the old man. He saw me coming and stood straight and as I got near him I said, ‘Looks like you’re having a problem.’

He smiled sheepishly and quietly nodded his head. I looked under the hood myself and knew that whatever the problem was, it was beyond me. Looking around I saw a gas station up the road and told the old man that I would be right back… I drove to the station and went inside and saw three attendants working on cars. I approached one of them and related the problem the old man had with his car and offered to pay them if they could follow me back down and help him.

The old man had pushed the heavy car under the shade of a tree and appeared to be comforting his wife. When he saw us he straightened up and thanked me for my help. As the mechanics diagnosed the problem (overheated engine) I spoke with the old
gentleman.

When I shook hands with him earlier, he had noticed my Marine Corps ring and had commented about it, telling me that he had been a Marine too. I nodded and asked the usual question, ‘What outfit did you serve with?’

He had mentioned that he served with the first Marine Division at Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal .

He had hit all the big ones and retired from the Corps after the war was over. As we talked we heard the car engine come on and saw the mechanics lower the hood. They came over to us as the old man reached for his wallet, but was stopped by me and I told him I
would just put the bill on my AAA card.

He still reached for the wallet and handed me a card that I assumed had his name and address on it and I stuck it in my pocket.. We all shook hands all around again and I said my goodbye’s to his wife.

I then told the two mechanics that I would follow them back up to the station. Once at the station I told them that they had interrupted their own jobs to come along with me and help the old man. I said I wanted to pay for the help, but they refused to charge me.

One of them pulled out a card from his pocket looking exactly like the card the old man had given to me. Both of the men told me then,that they were Marine Corps Reserves. Once again we shook hands all around and as I was leaving, one of them told me I should look at the card the old man had given to me.. I said I would and drove off.

For some reason I had gone about two blocks when I pulled over and took the card out of my pocket and looked at it for a long, long time. The name of the old gentleman was on the card in golden leaf and under his name……..
‘Congressional Medal of Honor Society.’

I sat there motionless looking at the card and reading it over and over. I looked up from the card and smiled to no one but myself and marveled that on this day, four Marines had all come together, because one of us needed help. He was an old man all right, but it felt good to have stood next to greatness and courage and an honor to have been in his presence. Remember, OLD men like him gave you FREEDOM for America .
Thanks to those who served..& those who supported them.

America is not at war. The U.S. Military is at war. America is at the Mall. If you don’t stand behind our troops, PLEASE feel free to stand in front of them!

Remember, Freedom isn’t Free, thousands have paid the price so you can enjoy what you have today.

LET’S DO THIS  JUST 19 WORDS
 
GOD OUR FATHER, WALK THROUGH MY HOUSE AND TAKE AWAY ALL MY WORRIES; AND PLEASE WATCH OVER AND HEAL MY FAMILY IN JESUS ‘ NAME. AND PLEASE PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS AND WATCH OVER OUR TROOPS WHO ARE DEFENDING THOSE FREEDOMS.
IN JESUS NAME,AMEN

Jim Hill’s letter to Barbara Boxer

Many of us witnessed the arrogance of Barbara Boxer as she admonished a
brigadier general because he addressed her as “ma’am” and not “Senator”
before a Senate hearing. This letter is from a National Guard aviator
and Captain for Alaska Airlines. I wonder what he would have said if he
were really angry.  Long fly Alaska !!!!!

Babs:

You were so right on when you scolded the general on TV for using the
term, “ma’am,” instead of “Senator”. After all, in the military,
“ma’am” is a term of respect when addressing a female o f superior rank
or position. The general was totally wrong. You are not a person of
superior rank or position. You are a member of one of the world’s most
corrupt organizations, the  U.S. Senate, equalled only by the
House of Representatives.

Congress is a cesspool of liars, thieves, inside traders, traitors,
drunks (one who killed a staffer, yet is still revered), criminals, and
other low level swine who, as individuals (not all, but many), will do
anything to enhance their lives, fortunes and power, all at the expense
of the People of the United States and its Constitution, in order to be
continually re-elected.  Many democrats even want American troops
killed by releasing photographs. How many of you could honestly say,
“We pledge our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor”? None? One?
Two?

Your reaction to the general shows several things. First is your
abysmal ignorance of all things military. Your treatment of the general
shows you to be an elitist of the worst kind. When the general entered
the military (as most of us who served) he wrote the government a blank
check, offering his life to protect your derriere, now safely and
comfortably ensconced in a 20 thousand dollar leather chair, paid for
by the general’s taxes. You repaid him for this by humiliating him in
front of millions.

Second is your puerile character, lack of sophistication, and arrogance
which borders on the hubristic. This display of brattish=2 0behavior shows
you to be a virago, termagant, harridan, nag, scold or shrew, unfit for
your position, regardless of the support of the unwashed, uneducated
masses who have made  California into the laughing stock of the nation.

What I am writing, Senator, are the same thoughts countless millions of
Americans have toward Congress, but who lack the energy, ability or
time to convey them. Under the democrats, some don’t even have the 44
cents to buy the stamp. Regardless of their thoughts, most realize that
politicians are pretty much the same, and will vote for the one who
will bring home the most bacon, even if they do consider  how corrupt
that person is. Lord Acton (1834 - 1902) so aptly charged, “Power tends
to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Unbeknownst to you
and your colleagues, “Mr. Power” has had his way with all of you, and
we are all the worse for it.

Finally Senator, I, too, have a title. It is “Right Wing Extremist
Potential Terrorist Threat.” It is not of my choosing, but was given to
me by your Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano. And you
were offended by “ma’am”?

Have a fine day. Cheers!

Jim Hill
16808 - 103rd Avenue Court East
South Hill, WA 98374

Please circulate this to remind every voter that the “cesspools” MUST
be pumped out when we go to the polls in November, 2010. Honoring and
respecting the voters is a thing of the past for many of=2 0those in our
congress and senate.We need to vote their arrogant, self serving asses
out of office if America is to get on t
he long road back from the
devastation that these self serving cowards have brought upon us!

I looked this up on snopes.com. It’s attributed to Chuck Yeager - according to snopes, Chuck Yeager did not have the chance meeting, but the man who wrote the original email did indeed meet Shifty and write this.

We’re hearing a lot today about big splashy memorial services. I want a nationwide memorial service for Darrell “Shifty” Powers.     Shifty volunteered for the airborne in WWII and served with Easy  Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st  Airborne Infantry. If you’ve seen Band of Brothers on HBO or the  History Channel , you know Shifty. His character appears in all 10  episodes, and Shifty himself is interviewed in several of them.         I met Shifty in the Philadelphia airport several years ago. I didn’t  know who he was at the time. I just saw an elderly gentleman having  trouble reading his ticket. I offered to help, assured him that he was  at the right gate, and noticed the “Screaming Eagle,” the symbol of  the 101st Airborne, on his hat.   Making conversation, I asked him if he’d been in the 101st Airborne  or if his son was serving. He said quietly that he had been in the  101st. I thanked him for his service, then asked him when he served,  and how many jumps he made.   Quietly and humbly, he said “Well, I guess I signed up in 1941 or so,  and was in until sometime in 1945 .. . . ” at which point my heart  skipped.   At that point, again, very humbly, he said “I made the 5 training  jumps at Toccoa, and then jumped into Normandy . . . . do you know  where Normandy is?” At this point my heart stopped.   I told him “yes, I know exactly where Normandy is, and I know what  D-Day was.” At that point he said “I also made a second jump into  Holland , into Arnhem .” I was standing with a genuine war hero . . . .  and then I realized that it was June, just after the anniversary of  D-Day..   I asked Shifty if he was on his way back from France , and he said  “Yes. And it’s real sad because, these days, so few of the guys are  left, and those that are, lots of them can’t make the trip.” My heart  was in my throat and I didn’t know what to say.   I helped Shifty get onto the plane and then realized he was back in  Coach while I was in First Class. I sent the flight attendant back to  get him and said that I wanted to switch seats. When Shifty came  forward, I got up out of the seat and told him I wanted him to have  it, that I’d take his in coach.   He said “No, son, you enjoy that seat. Just knowing that there are  still some who remember what we did and who still care is enough to  make an old man very happy.” His eyes were filling up as he said it.  And mine are brimming up now as I write this.   Shifty died on June 17, 2009 after fighting cancer.     There was no parade. No big event in Staples Center . No wall to wall back to back 24×7 news coverage. No weeping fans on television. And that’s not right.   Let’s give Shifty his own Memorial Service, online, in our own quiet  way. Please forward this email to everyone you know. Especially to the  veterans.   Rest in peace, Shifty.   Chuck Yeager, MajGen. [ret.]

Good morning all:

As most of you know that from time to time I post somthing that does not have anything to do with the BIG GAME 90 or offshore fishing.

Well this is one of them.

For many years I have been one of several San Diego avid big bass fisherman. 

This spring we lost one of the best and most experienced of those men.

Mr. Bill Murphy will be remembered as one of the best.

Bill has left us a fine piece of literature on the subject of hunting for trophy bass fishing in southern California.

If you would like to purchase a copy of his book please go to carolemurphy@rocketmail.com

this is a very informative book and is a collectors item too.

thanks bill you will be remembered

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