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Subject: [OM] Re: OT and apropos of nothing whatsoever...
From: Gordon Ross <gordross@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:45:53 -0700
Hi Chuck;

Sorry about the spelling. My father was a Sargeant-Major in the Black  
Watch (WW2) three times- I believe due to AWOL but it wasn't crops it  
was my mother. He was with the Canadians who liberated Holland, he was  
one of only 3 survivors from his whole regiment.

Gord

On 26-Feb-08, at 12:41 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:

> Well, it would be Norcutt's or Norcut's Regulators if there were such.
> My great, great, great, great grandfather John Norcutt and four of his
> five sons did serve during the revolution (at least two in Paul  
> Revere's
> regiment) but, being eastern farmers from Middleborough (40 miles  
> south
> of Boston) I don't think it likely they were any part of raiding the
> Springfield armory.  But they weren't always perfectly well behaved
> either.  Two of the son's were court-martialed during the war for  
> going
> AWOL to take in the crops.  :-)
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Gordon Ross wrote:
>> No I hadn't so I learned something today, I really like Thomas
>> Jeffersons quote about rebellion,  Any chance of seeing Norcott's
>> Regulators in the news soon?
>>
>> Gord
>>
>> On 26-Feb-08, at 7:46 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>
>>> It didn't take 234 years for the Massachusetts government to become
>>> repressive... ever heard of "Shay's Rebellion"... 1786/87?
>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shay%27s_Rebellion>
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>>
>>> Gordon Ross wrote:
>>>> Hi Chuck-- So 234 years later it is sad to hear what has become of
>>>> protest in Boston about governments not listening.
>
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