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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 07:30 PM Original message |
The odd history of the use of Geronimo as a war cry... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. For more information, Google Geronimo paratroopers. |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 07:19 AM Response to Reply #1 |
23. In the 501st Infantry in Vietnam, WE were the "Geronimos" |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 08:08 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Thanks for that additional information. |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. Excellent post! n/t |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 07:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Thanks! I thought there was a WWII origin to it. |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 07:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Yep |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 07:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I think we all did. I didn't have any idea why we did it, but I suppose |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 07:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. If American Indians say they feel disrespected by the use of the name, I think that objection should |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 07:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Then that's how they feel. I'm just telling the story of how it |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 04:58 AM Response to Reply #8 |
22. The white power structure of the military co-opts what it wants at will... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 08:09 AM Response to Reply #22 |
28. OK. I was just posting the history of the use of the word. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 04:27 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. What you posted was the point of view of the white power structure. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 08:01 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. How silly. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
4. G*******! n* |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
9. Here's a plot summary of the 1993 version of the film: Geronimo |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 08:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Geronimo most certainly was not the hero of this film |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 08:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. You have linked to and cited the 1993 film Geronimo: An |
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marybourg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 11:13 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I attended the "premiere" of the '93 film, which was held in |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 08:06 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Interesting. Thanks! (nt) |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 08:09 AM Response to Reply #15 |
29. Yes, as indicated in the title of my post, and in the thread. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
10. I knew it as a battle cry long before I had heard of the Native American |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 08:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Well, I know it made us kids feel brave when facing |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
11. Unrec |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 08:01 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Thanks for your opinion. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
16. Chris Rock has a routine about why he should be allowed to |
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flpab (210 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 08:31 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. my Dad was a World War 11 paratrooper |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 11:20 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. To which I add, "who is this we you speak of, kimosabe?" |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 11:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Yeah, but there's a considerable difference |
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left is right (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-08-11 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
18. It is Doctor Who number 11’s catch word |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 07:44 AM Response to Original message |
24. It's just way easier... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 08:10 AM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Ha! My father-in-law was forever singing that. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-09-11 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
25. OK, this thread was interesting. |
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