Any Spanish-Amer war vets still alive?

L

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Mar 8, 2001, 7:21:29 AM3/8/01

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I figure most of those old coots have got to be dead, but maybe there
might be one in a nursing home somewhere in Florida. Let's see the war
ended in 1898, so let's say the youngest soldier back then was what
14-15 years old that would make him... (hang on, I gotta take my shoes
off for this one)...117 years old. Hmmm, on second thought I guess
not. Well let's try the next war, WWI, that ended in 1918 so there must
be 1,000's of those buggers still out on their putting away on the back
nine of life.

Richard Lumsden

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Mar 8, 2001, 7:57:32 AM3/8/01

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And your point?

Swami River

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Mar 8, 2001, 9:26:18 AM3/8/01

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In article <0oLp6.7558$zi6.1...@newscontent-01.sprint.ca>, "Richard
Lumsden" <rlum...@computan.on.ca> wrote:

> And your point?
>
>

I believe his only point is that old people are coots and buggers.

Swami

Louis Epstein

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Mar 8, 2001, 11:18:29 AM3/8/01

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L (noemailad...@non.com) wrote:
: I figure most of those old coots have got to be dead, but maybe there

The last confirmed Spanish-American War veteran died a few years ago.
There are a few thousand American survivors of WW I.

Lori McDowell

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Mar 8, 2001, 12:27:26 PM3/8/01

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Isn't there a widow of one of the Spanish-American War vets still alive?
She married the vet when he was quite far along in years and she was very
young.

I know one of you will correct me if I'm wrong.

Lori

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Louis Epstein

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Mar 8, 2001, 1:50:29 PM3/8/01

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Lori McDowell (ah...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA) wrote:

: Louis Epstein (l...@put.com) writes:
: > L (noemailad...@non.com) wrote:
: > : I figure most of those old coots have got to be dead, but maybe there
: > : might be one in a nursing home somewhere in Florida. Let's see the war
: > : ended in 1898, so let's say the youngest soldier back then was what
: > : 14-15 years old that would make him... (hang on, I gotta take my shoes
: > : off for this one)...117 years old. Hmmm, on second thought I guess
: > : not. Well let's try the next war, WWI, that ended in 1918 so there must
: > : be 1,000's of those buggers still out on their putting away on the back
: > : nine of life.
: >
: > The last confirmed Spanish-American War veteran died a few years ago.
: > There are a few thousand American survivors of WW I.
:
: Isn't there a widow of one of the Spanish-American War vets still alive?
: She married the vet when he was quite far along in years and she was very
: young.

I'm sure.
Heck,there are widows of CIVIL War veterans still alive...
they were young and married old war vets circa 1915 to beat
a deadline for a generous widows' pension.

trippy

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Mar 8, 2001, 4:41:49 PM3/8/01

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I am not very comfortable reading this. you sound like someone
trying to be funny with a singular lack of success

"coot" = diving bird
"bugger" = sodomite

Not very nice descriptions of people who were young once and fought to stay
alive

Tripp

Bill Schenley

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Mar 8, 2001, 6:15:32 PM3/8/01

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trippy <2se...@home.com> wrote in message
news:3AA7FC87...@home.com...

> I am not very comfortable reading this. you sound like someone
> trying to be funny with a singular lack of success
>
> "coot" = diving bird
> "bugger" = sodomite
>
> Not very nice descriptions of people who were young once and fought to
stay
> alive
>
> Tripp

Not a very nice description of people who were young once and fought for
many people to stay alive.

Erik L.

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Mar 8, 2001, 8:09:07 PM3/8/01

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The last veteran of the Spanish American War was Nathan Cook. He died September
10, 1992. He is buried in the National Memorial Cemetery, Phoenix, Arizona,

.

Erik L.

MadCow57

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Mar 9, 2001, 2:04:28 AM3/9/01

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>>I am not very comfortable reading this. you sound like someone
trying to be funny with a singular lack of success

"coot" = diving bird
"bugger" = sodomite

Not very nice descriptions of people who were young once and fought to stay

alive<< -- Tripp

Exactly. And if my Uncle Wilmer, who fought in the Spanish-American War, were
still alive, he'd make this young fool's ears ring.

trippy

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Mar 9, 2001, 11:23:50 AM3/9/01

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I couldn't agree more!!!
thanks

Tripp

MadCow57

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Mar 9, 2001, 7:30:52 PM3/9/01

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>>And if my Uncle Wilmer, who fought in the Spanish-American War, were

still alive, he'd make this young fool's ears ring.<< -- me

I just have to add something about Uncle Wilmer. Before he became a lawyer, he
was a court reporter. He used Pittman, which was completely obsolete by the
time I lived with him and Aunt Rose in the early 60s.

Uncle Wilmer always left phone messages for me written in Pittman, and was
annoyed when I asked to have them translated.

Uncle Wilmer also used to enjoy playing his stereo, but Aunt Rose couldn't
stand it when she was doing her checkbook, etc. So she would simply unplug the
stereo. Uncle Wilmer would bitch and moan and tell her to get the damn
repairman in again.

The next day, she'd stick the plug back in the wall. This went on at least
once a month the whole time I lived there, and he NEVER figured it out.

RIP Uncle Wilmer.