Stories my dad told me about his life as an Atlanta Fireman Updated with Corrections in narrative
Published: Monday, March 7th, 2016 @ 3:42 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Was Atlanta really a City to Busy to Hate or Just too Busy to Care
Published: Tuesday, February 9th, 2016 @ 3:41 am
By: Bobby Tony
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He was the most decorated soldier of World War II and a movie star, but many do not know the rest of his story.
Published: Sunday, February 7th, 2016 @ 9:06 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Pepsi admits that its bottled water is just Tap Water
Published: Thursday, January 28th, 2016 @ 11:38 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Centuries from now or maybe just a few years from now, some forensic archaeologist will be digging through our history and conclude we did not know how to read and write.
Published: Saturday, January 23rd, 2016 @ 4:58 am
By: Bobby Tony
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A while back, I had a series on Beaufort County Now about teachers that made an impact on my life. Some bosses also had an impact.
Published: Sunday, January 17th, 2016 @ 3:53 am
By: Bobby Tony
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;A Pecan pie is better if you picked the pecans, shelled them and made the ice cream yourself
Published: Saturday, January 16th, 2016 @ 3:19 am
By: Bobby Tony
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How will the regulars be able to cope with the possibility of being a homeless drinker?
Published: Thursday, January 14th, 2016 @ 1:48 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Aside from the obvious investment value of certain antiques, there is a valid reason for everyone to have a few scattered around the house or property.
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 @ 12:45 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Charlie Haughey was the battalion photographer for my battalion in the 25th Division during my time in Vietnam.
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 @ 4:25 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Hitting the lottery was the best thing that ever happened to me in my life. I should know because, I have hit it several times in my time life here on earth.
Published: Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 @ 9:32 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Each year-end brings the usual look back on those that have passed during the year.
Published: Monday, October 26th, 2015 @ 7:04 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Gallagher guitars are hand crafted in a small town in Tennessee since 1965.
Published: Monday, October 26th, 2015 @ 4:20 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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I do not need any of the high-tech highfalutin stuff that you get with iPhone, iPads, and computers. I married a GPS system. (Guaranteed personal solution)
Published: Thursday, October 15th, 2015 @ 4:55 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Here is some history about firefighting. Like many things forwarded and found on the internet, I have not been able to source this information but found it interesting. All my life I have heard the phrase "Fire Plug" and I must admit that my "Intellectual Curiosity" never reached the point of lookin
Published: Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 @ 4:46 am
By: Bobby Tony
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I have an old musket in my trophy room from my dad's family. It hung in the basement of our house all my life. After my parents passed, my brother hung it in his garage for a few years. It eventually ended up in my son's collection. It came back to me after he a few years when my son sold his hou
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 5:05 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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However, some people just bypass the drug companies and go straight to the source. They eat Kaolin or "White Gold" as the Georgians in Sandersville call it.
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 @ 5:48 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Conscientious Objectors (COs) could serve as Chaplains or Medics and op out of carrying weapons.
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 @ 10:52 am
By: Ted McDonald
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As the Vietnam series nears completion, I was looking for another Bobby Tony article to plagiarize and found this one.
Published: Sunday, September 27th, 2015 @ 5:12 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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After Navy boot camp, I attended Tech school with half Marine students and a few Marine instructors and on ship they provided Brig (jail) guards.
Published: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015 @ 5:04 am
By: Ted McDonald
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Back during the CB craze almost every city had a CB handle. Tampa was the Cigar City and probably still is, but its biggest cigar producer closed down in 2009.
Published: Sunday, September 20th, 2015 @ 9:56 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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It is hard to memorize Shakespeare, be a soda jerk and flirt with a preacher's daughter, but I did my best.
Published: Saturday, September 19th, 2015 @ 4:48 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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After my draft physical, I called a friend who joined the Air Force and hoped to work on dry land in Japan or Thailand.
Published: Saturday, September 19th, 2015 @ 3:57 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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Embarrassing yourself in front of the girls at the local swimming pool will destroy your cool.
Published: Friday, September 18th, 2015 @ 4:34 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Bobby Tony proves that multitasking is possible when dealing with the Reverend.
Published: Thursday, September 17th, 2015 @ 8:43 am
By: Bobby Tony
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As a first time grandpa, I have no experience on how to perform the role, so naturally I went back into the picture archive and searched for some help.
Published: Wednesday, September 16th, 2015 @ 2:40 am
By: Bobby Tony
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A Marine RVN Vet Helicopter door gunner said the Warrant officers were enlisted guys who finished boot camp, 10 weeks of Warrant Officer training and 18 month of helicopter flight training. You had to be at least 18 years old.
Published: Friday, September 11th, 2015 @ 3:59 am
By: Ted McDonald
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What is was like to be raised in Atlanta in later 1940 through 1950s
Published: Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 @ 1:55 am
By: Bobby Tony
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1972 was a very good year for Bobby Tony.
Published: Monday, September 7th, 2015 @ 9:03 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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How a book made me re-evaluate some of the events in my life.
Published: Sunday, September 6th, 2015 @ 2:29 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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How a book made me re-evaluate some of the events in my life.
Published: Saturday, September 5th, 2015 @ 10:34 am
By: Bobby Tony
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After a digilent search throught his Ancestory.com files, Bobby Tony finds a few rebels in the tree.
Published: Friday, September 4th, 2015 @ 9:39 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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The loneliest night of my life was beneath a picture of Stone Mountain.
Published: Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015 @ 4:54 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Take five minutes to watch this WWII Veteran tell his story
Published: Sunday, August 30th, 2015 @ 12:47 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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