Request from Aggie Casavant (69): Fort Mill, SC
Hi Gary, I just got off the phone with my sister Yvonne, I was telling her how interesting your daily e-mail to everyone is,she asked if you could put her on the list,her e-mail address is Thanks Gary – Hope You Have A Blest Day…Aggie
Yvonne, I have you listed in my records with this email address, however I had some else’s email address listed for you on the master distribution list. I also have you listed as living in Bismarck. I am so sorry for the mix up. I caught one other person with a wrong email address too. Gary
Previously posted with message 164 on July 17, 2008
Reply from Alan (42) & Phyllis Campbell:
Gary: In answer to your request for the names of those at the ribbon cutting at the Grand Opening of the new Bottineau Security State Bank they are as follows: left to right: Jeff Campbell (class of 76), Phyllis, Cathy (class of 73), Jeremy (Jeff’s son who is working this summer at the Botno bank and is a Junior at U. of Mary in Bismarck),Alan, Bottineau Mayor Doug Marsden, Donovan Bertsch (a bank director), Rich (class of 68 and also a bank director) and David (class of 71). A little correction on the story – William (Bill) Campbelll came to the bank in Dunseith i n 1933 from Omemee where he, Violet and Alan were living. Several Dunseith businessmen including W.E. Hosmer, Joe Lamoureaux and Wm. Gottbreht among others asked him to come to Dunseith to run the bank. I forgot to mention above that Alan was a graduate in the class of 1942. He went to Jamestown College where eventully he and Phyllis met! These parents are very proud of all their children and the good education they received in Dunseith and thank you and others for your nice comments!Incidentally all four kids are happily married and all living in North Dakota! Alan and Phyllis have ten grandchildren – all out of high school now – plus two great-grandchildren. We do enjoy reading the emails from near and far!
Picture L to R: Jeff, Phyllis, Cathy, Jeremy & Alan Campbell; Doug Marsen,
Donovan Bertsch, Rich Campbell and David Campbell
KC & Esther Evenson
Tim & Terry Martinson
Gary Wall & Gary Stokes – Viet Nam – October 69
Warren Anderson – Viet Nam
Warren Anderson’s return trip to Viet Nam in 2006
From Allen Richard (65): Midland, MI
Gary — I think a lot of the bloggers would like this
Allen
Subject: Honor in a politician
Harry Truman
Harry Truman was a different kind of President. He probably made
many important decisions regarding our nation’s history as any of the
other 42 Presidents. However, a measure of his greatness may rest on
what he did after he left the White House.
The only asset he had when he died was the house he lived in, which
was in Independence Missouri.
His wife had inherited the house from her mother and other than their
years in the White House, they lived their entire lives there.
When he retired from office in 1952, his income was a U.S. Army
pension
reported to have been $13,507.72 a year. Congress, noting that he was
paying for his stamps and personally licking them, granted him an
allowance’ and, later, a retroactive pension of $25,000 per year.
After President Eisenhower was inaugurated, Harry and Bess drove home
to Missouri by themselves.
There were no Secret Service following them. When offered corporate
positions at large salaries, he declined, stating, “You don’t want
me.
You want the office of the President, and that doesn’t belong to me.
It belongs to the American people and it’s not for sale.”
Even later, on May 6, 1971, when Congress was preparing to award him
the Medal of Honor on his 87th birthday, he refused to accept it,
writing, “I don’t consider that I have done anything which should be
the reason for any award, Congressional or otherwise.”
As president he paid for all of his own travel expenses and food.
Modern politicians have found a new level of success in cashing in on
the Presidency, resulting in untold wealth. Today, many in Congress
also have found a way to become quite wealthy while enjoying the
fruit of their offices. Political offices are now for sale.
Good old Harry Truman was correct when he observed, “My choices in
life were either to be a piano player in a whore house or a
politician. And to tell the truth, there’s hardly any difference!
I say dig him up and clone him!!
