nice to hear, any tributes to vets are wonderful.
Firelock76In the Marines at least, I'm not sure how the Army handled it, once you did your 13 month tour of duty in 'Nam you didn't have to worry about going back (in most cases) for another three years. A lot can happen in three years. With the multiple deployments in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq it's no mystery to me the armed forces are exhausted.
Firelock, I think the big difference may be that back then you had the draft and low pay, so there was a big turnover in personnel. I met someone recently that had served in the military and planned to re-enlist--for the money. When I enlisted a private's pay was $78 a month.
Speaking of the draft, as much as I dreaded it when I was in my teens, I can see many positive aspects to it. Back in 1990-ish, after letting a couple of new-hires go, my boss was lamenting the fact that he couldn't find any good people, and attributed it to the lack of the draft. (About 90% of my coworkers close to my age had served in the military.) Besides technical training, we learned respect for authority and how to get along with people. One of the biggest problems with the new-hires was customer complaints about arrogance and rudeness. Well, I'd better stop; this isn't train related.
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One thing Sam negelected to mention, although I'm sure not purposefully, is that in one way todays service people have it worse than those who served in Vietnam.
In the Marines at least, I'm not sure how the Army handled it, once you did your 13 month tour of duty in 'Nam you didn't have to worry about going back (in most cases) for another three years. A lot can happen in three years. With the multiple deployments in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq it's no mystery to me the armed forces are exhausted.
Thank God todays vets aren't being verbally and physically abused like the 'Nam vets were. I didn't serve in Vietnam but even I caught some of the fallout. Not fun.
zugmann traisessive1 No one ever tucks them in. EVER. Raises hand. I do... And I know someone else that does - so there's at least 2 of us. We shoudl make shirts. But for publicity photos? Yeah. Tuck hoses, set mirrors up right, make sure chains are up. Clean up trash. Pretty basic stuff. Guess it's a lost art anymore.
traisessive1 No one ever tucks them in. EVER.
Raises hand. I do... And I know someone else that does - so there's at least 2 of us. We shoudl make shirts.
But for publicity photos? Yeah. Tuck hoses, set mirrors up right, make sure chains are up. Clean up trash. Pretty basic stuff. Guess it's a lost art anymore.
I do sometimes. It would help if the plows still came with the folding covers for the gap, then you could really keep snow and crud out of there.
Does NS still discipline people for not tucking them away? I read awhile ago on another forum that they were doing that.
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I like it! Thanks KCS! "Semper Fi" to you!
YEP! Add to Firelock76's comment..I do also like it! At least, the KCS made the effort, and made it happen. To Veterans. Their Day, means so very much. And to have that kind of 'concrete' support is very meaningful. Many Americans fail to realize that We entered Afghanistan in the Fall of 2001. Iraq was entered in Spring 2003 ( a Force of Allies, as well). America 'withdrew' from Iraq in 2011; while continuing to fight to current time(2018), in an 'insurgency' combat almost since we were withdrawn. At almost the same time frame we have been in Afghanistan, as well. American Service members are rotated in and out of the Combat Zone, on irregularly timed tours. Unlike previous 'Wars' when one was sent to fight for the Duration. In Vietnam, the tours were generally12 or 13 months, before being roatated back to the USA. So many current Veterans have had multiple combat tours while they served and sacrificed. Consequently, Veteran's Day Celebrations mean so much to all that have served in uniform. God Bless 'em ! Semper Fi..[ rant off!]
YEP! Add to Firelock76's comment..I do also like it!
At least, the KCS made the effort, and made it happen.
To Veterans. Their Day, means so very much. And to have that kind of 'concrete' support is very meaningful.
Many Americans fail to realize that We entered Afghanistan in the Fall of 2001.
Iraq was entered in Spring 2003 ( a Force of Allies, as well). America 'withdrew' from Iraq in 2011; while continuing to fight to current time(2018), in an 'insurgency' combat almost since we were withdrawn. At almost the same time frame we have been in Afghanistan, as well.
American Service members are rotated in and out of the Combat Zone, on irregularly timed tours. Unlike previous 'Wars' when one was sent to fight for the Duration. In Vietnam, the tours were generally12 or 13 months, before being roatated back to the USA. So many current Veterans have had multiple combat tours while they served and sacrificed. Consequently, Veteran's Day Celebrations mean so much to all that have served in uniform. God Bless 'em !
Semper Fi..[ rant off!]
Thanks for that zugmann! Over the years I have seen many staged publicity photos and there is some newspaper or other light trash in the photo and of course that is what your eye is drawn to.
I particularly have seen the same staged photo on the CPR several times in the Rockies. The train has been stopped for the shot, along a lake , and there is paper trash along the right of way in one spot. Someone should have picked that up.
So thanks and it's good to know someone out there gives a hoot about all these things.
traisessive1No one ever tucks them in. EVER.
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zugmann But a proper locomotive knows to tuck them in. Esp. on publicity photos. That's like rule #1.
But a proper locomotive knows to tuck them in.
Esp. on publicity photos. That's like rule #1.
No one ever tucks them in. EVER.
10000 feet and no dynamics? Today is going to be a good day ...
Why all the criticism? Just be grateful another railroad gave us something very cool to also look at.
beautiful Engine, Thanks KCS!
traisessive1Because it's a locomotive and locomotives have them ...
zugmann MU hoses. Why?
MU hoses. Why?
Meh...nice gesture. Paint scheme is a bit of a fail though.
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It does sort of remind my of 1943, but I don't think it was executed as well. The transition between the three different colors is sort of sudden. In fact, from the side it almost looks like the loco is a package covered in three types of wrapping paper. It is a nice gesture though...
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In observation of U.S. Veterans Day, Kansas City Southern today in Shreveport, La., unveiled KCS locomotive No. 4006, newly painted in a patriotic paint scheme. The locomotive is a 2005 EMD SD70ACE maintained in the Shreveport...
http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2018/11/12-kcs-debuts-patriotic-locomotive-for-veterans-day
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