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re: Your state's greatest human being ever
Posted on 7/8/23 at 10:01 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
Posted on 7/8/23 at 10:01 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
Bill Russell
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Posted on 7/8/23 at 10:02 pm to KingOfTheWorld
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I’m not gonna scroll every page to see if he’s been mentioned but any list of greatest Alabamians has to have Jeremiah Denton on it. He was a pilot and was shot down in Vietnam and spent eight years as a POW from ‘65 to ‘73.
He famously used eye blinks in Morse code to spell T-O-R-T-U-R-E when the Vietcong interviewed him for a propaganda video. Absolute badass.
We studied about him in SERE and Recondo School at Bragg back in the 70s ... you should read the Reader's Digest book about him, et al., titled "POW" about the Hanoi Hilton. One of my favorite all time books. Required reading for Paratroopers.
Posted on 7/8/23 at 10:03 pm to VABuckeye
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William Tecumsah Sherman
Posted on 7/8/23 at 10:10 pm to GreatPumpkin
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Sounds about right from you Stacy Abrams
...Doesn't romanticize the Civil War and remember fondly the Civil War?
...Definity voted for Stacey Abrams!
Grandpa needs to consume less internet and another nap
Posted on 7/8/23 at 10:11 pm to wadewilson
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by VABuckeye
William Tecumsah Sherman
RA'd for yankee suckeye fricktardedness. Evil POS is rotting in hell right now.
Why are suckeyes even allowed on this site.
tOSU ... 0-2 vs the Gamecocks and 1-7 vs teams from the state that fired the first shot in the war of northern agression.
Posted on 7/8/23 at 10:24 pm to scrooster
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One of my favorite all time books. Required reading for Paratroopers.
I will check it out. I remember him from when I was a kid in the 70s. He’s one of our favorite sons.
Posted on 7/8/23 at 10:35 pm to scrooster
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Evil POS is rotting in hell right now.
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war of northern agression.
Posted on 7/8/23 at 10:43 pm to NawFoo
You embarass me as a tennessee fan and even more as an American
Posted on 7/8/23 at 11:00 pm to scrooster
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not gonna scroll every page to see if he’s been mentioned but any list of greatest Alabamians has to have Jeremiah Denton on it. He was a pilot and was shot down in Vietnam and spent eight years as a POW from ‘65 to ‘73. He famously used eye blinks in Morse code to spell T-O-R-T-U-R-E when the Vietcong interviewed him for a propaganda video. Absolute badass.
McGill Toolen Catholic HS graduate where my kid goes now (also Jimmy Buffet and Vince Dooley’s alma mater). True American hero
This post was edited on 7/8/23 at 11:13 pm
Posted on 7/8/23 at 11:04 pm to wadewilson
Sherman was an all around badass. Make ‘em howl
Posted on 7/8/23 at 11:23 pm to European Man Satchel
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Doesn't romanticize the Civil War and remember fondly the Civil War? ...Definity voted for Stacey Abrams! Grandpa needs to consume less internet and another nap
You are so gay I honestly actually feel bad for UGA
Posted on 7/8/23 at 11:25 pm to StopRobot
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McGill Toolen Catholic HS graduate where my kid goes now (also Jimmy Buffet and Vince Dooley’s alma mater). True American hero
Very cool. M-T Catholic is a great school. When I coached HS track they always had a strong team, and a Catholic education is one of the best you can get.
I knew he was from Mobile but didn’t know the McGill-Toolen connection.
Posted on 7/8/23 at 11:40 pm to UKat
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Jefferson Davis
Damnit you’ve gone and made me like Kentucky now
Posted on 7/9/23 at 7:10 am to mouse_cop
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Mark Twain
The correct answer for Missouri.
This post was edited on 7/9/23 at 7:11 am
Posted on 7/9/23 at 7:36 am to Jobu93
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Chris Kyle, Marcus Luttrell, or Audie Murphy from armed forces
Willie Nelson or George Strait as entertainers
Dr. Red Duke as bad arse doctor
Audie Murphy>>>>>Chris Kyle , Marcus Luttrell....and the rest combined
Now I would put Sam Houston above him
Posted on 7/9/23 at 7:58 am to Harry Rex Vonner
MLK Jr.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 8:02 am to UKat
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Jefferson Davis
Yep
Posted on 7/9/23 at 8:56 am to scrooster
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We studied about him in SERE and Recondo School at Bragg back in the 70s ... you should read the Reader's Digest book about him, et al., titled "POW" about the Hanoi Hilton. One of my favorite all time books. Required reading for Paratroopers.
I saw a documentary on the Hanoi Hilton recently and how several of our POWs were doing a lot more than just saying they were being tortured. They were also sending messages about nearby targets for bombing missions and other intelligence. That part was classified until recently so only the "torture" message was announced after the war. Denton wasn't even allowed to talk about it in his book. I always thought there was more to the story. Now we know. Cool stuff.
This post was edited on 7/9/23 at 8:59 am
Posted on 7/9/23 at 9:41 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Michael DeBakey, the doctor that developed the first artificial heart. He was born in Lake Charles.
Michael DeBakey Accomplishments
Michael DeBakey Accomplishments
This post was edited on 7/9/23 at 9:42 am
Posted on 7/9/23 at 9:44 am to Harry Rex Vonner
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