i could use some help

[ontheoutside]

well to put it bluntly Alabama i was born in 1929 and joined the service when i was 15 no one back then looked at certificates i just looked old enough didn't have parents both died so i enlisted within 6 months they had me in Europe and to make a long story short i dove on a grenade to protect my guys and had a leg blown off also a arm and 4 finers from my left hand still have shapernal inn me 300 stitches to patch me up well came home married when i was 19 and started a bisisness and had a family despite only having a half of body i managed that's kind of it in a nutshell i made a nice living and worked for 51 years until i sold my bisiness dietbetes has taken the rest from me fingers and such but my mind is sharp and my site is great and im a pretty good gambler i give all my winnings to my grandkids and to the local boys and girls club

[Alabama Stakes]

You are one of the greatest living Americans. Guys like you made this country great.

[3kings]

Originally Posted by ontheoutside

well to put it bluntly Alabama i was born in 1929 and joined the service when i was 15 no one back then looked at certificates i just looked old enough didn't have parents both died so i enlisted within 6 months they had me in Europe and to make a long story short i dove on a grenade to protect my guys and had a leg blown off also a arm and 4 finers from my left hand still have shapernal inn me 300 stitches to patch me up well came home married when i was 19 and started a bisisness and had a family despite only having a half of body i managed that's kind of it in a nutshell i made a nice living and worked for 51 years until i sold my bisiness dietbetes has taken the rest from me fingers and such but my mind is sharp and my site is great and im a pretty good gambler i give all my winnings to my grandkids and to the local boys and girls club

Thank you for your service and for sharing your story. Good luck this weekend but if you hit those doubles I won't be cashing any Derby/Oaks tickets!

[tector]

Sir, if I don't win I sure as hell hope you do. Good luck!

[ontheoutside]

i don't really expect to win but i rarely bet favorits so im taking a shot the more i look and with the weather im kind of liking hennings horse in the oaks but it is what it is so we will ride with those

[Dunbar]

That's quite a history, OTO. Thank you for sharing it!