I'm new here and have had a lot of trouble getting the mechanics of this site down. It will come, but I wonder if I'm just too old to deal with it.
I live in Aiken, but I'm not sure where Millette is. If I'm not mistaken, there's a Beaver Dam Church Road somewhere in the CSRA, maybe in Barnwell County. The issue with small towns in certain parts of the area is that many were knocked down back in 1950, when the Savannah River Plant was built. Old Ellenton, Dunbarton, and several others vanished in that time frame.Welcome from AZ. Where in SC? My Dad was born in Millette, SC and he and my Mom are buried in the family plot at the church in Beaver Dam.
Thank you, sir. I'll try to catch up with the mechanics of the site quickly. I had an old army buddy from Coos Bay, OR. I'm not familiar with Oregon City, so give me an idea about where it is, please.Welcome aboard. Glad things are finally working as they should.
Nope, not an Army Ranger. I was an Arizona Ranger for 3 years and #107 in our local company which was formed in 1998. We never reused #s, when a Ranger retired his number was retired with him. That's where the screen name came from. I am a vet but was in the Navy and served with SEAL team 1 in Nam from 67 to 70.I live in Aiken, but I'm not sure where Millette is. If I'm not mistaken, there's a Beaver Dam Church Road somewhere in the CSRA, maybe in Barnwell County. The issue with small towns in certain parts of the area is that many were knocked down back in 1950, when the Savannah River Plant was built. Old Ellenton, Dunbarton, and several others vanished in that time frame.
I have known for a long time that you were an Army Ranger (at least I infer that you were). I'm a vet, too, but not in the same way you were. I was in the old Army Security Agency in Berlin during the years 1970-72.
Take care and stay in touch.
I think Millette disappeared in the 60s. Beaver Dam is straight north of you. Not sure how far. My uncle was the plant manager for the Coca Cola bottling company in Beaufort. I used to go with him on trips over to Parris Island marine base. As a teenager I used to go crabbing on Hilton Head island before it became a multimillion dollar resort. In the 60s it was just a tomato plantation, lol.I live in Aiken, but I'm not sure where Millette is. If I'm not mistaken, there's a Beaver Dam Church Road somewhere in the CSRA, maybe in Barnwell County. The issue with small towns in certain parts of the area is that many were knocked down back in 1950, when the Savannah River Plant was built. Old Ellenton, Dunbarton, and several others vanished in that time frame.
I have known for a long time that you were an Army Ranger (at least I infer that you were). I'm a vet, too, but not in the same way you were. I was in the old Army Security Agency in Berlin during the years 1970-72.
Take care and stay in touch.
Thanks. I passed through Astoria about 10 years ago onHmmm. Not so hard to find. Pull up Google Maps and type in “Oregon City”. I did a screen shot and Coos Bay is way to the South, close to the CA border. OC is way up North, clise the the WA border…all those stars represent Portland (general metro are population of 2.5 million). Oregon City is about 10 miles South at the major Oregon City Falls…confluence of the Willamette and Clackamas Rivers. We’re roughly 70 miles East of the Pacific Ocean and 80 miles West of Mt. Hood…our local active volcano…which is a tad over 11,000 ft.
Oregon City is the big blue dot.
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Not being familiar with AZ at all, I am wondering if the AZ Rangers are/were similar to the TX Rangers. Fill me in, if you would. The Navy SEAL situation is interesting to me for this reason. One of my high school classmates went to the USNA and graduated in '67. He went on to become a SEAL and did three tours in Nam. The odds are against this idea, but his name was Max Werner. Ring any bells? I don't know any of the particulars about his service, but he must have been a hell of a guy. He left the Navy, when they were about to send him on a fourth tour over there. When he got out, he went to the U of TX, Austin, to go to law school. Sadly, he was killed about a year later while riding a motorcycle down a farm to market road in the middle of the night. Some kid driving a large sedan topped a hill in the center of the road. Max never had a chance. Who knows how far he could have gone in public life or private practice.Nope, not an Army Ranger. I was an Arizona Ranger for 3 years and #107 in our local company which was formed in 1998. We never reused #s, when a Ranger retired his number was retired with him. That's where the screen name came from. I am a vet but was in the Navy and served with SEAL team 1 in Nam from 67 to 70.
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