“Agnostic, gun owning, conservative, college educated hillbilly”
July 23, 2018, 04:36 PM
ontmark
A true American town.
God Bless Norte Platte.
Beware the man who only has one gun. He probably knows how to use it! - John Steinbeck
July 23, 2018, 05:55 PM
sjtill
Fortunately did a search before posting this myself. Not easy to do, given heavy unexpected dust storm.
_________________________ “Remember, remember the fifth of November!"
July 23, 2018, 05:56 PM
V-Tail
This is what President Trump means, when he says "Make America Great Again."
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July 23, 2018, 06:10 PM
ersatzknarf
quote:
Originally posted by V-Tail: This is what President Trump means, when he says "Make America Great Again."
Amen !
July 23, 2018, 06:26 PM
bubbatime
This is the America I love and cherish. Never heard of the place, but I will make sure and stop in that town one day in my travels west.
Computer is emitting fresh cut onion vapors at the moment.
______________________________________________________ Often times a very small man can cast a very large shadow
July 23, 2018, 06:45 PM
229DAK
God bless the deplorables of North Platte!
_________________________________________________________________________ “A man’s treatment of a dog is no indication of the man’s nature, but his treatment of a cat is. It is the crucial test. None but the humane treat a cat well.” -- Mark Twain, 1902
July 23, 2018, 07:27 PM
newtoSig765
I don't know how to clip a Youtube video. Charles Kuralt visited North Platte and did this story, interviewing the people who originally fed 6 million US troops:
-------------------------- Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. -- H L Mencken
I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is. -- JALLEN 10/18/18
July 23, 2018, 10:22 PM
bgouker
Been thru North Platte many times, everyone is always nice. All of Nebraska is this way. My folks lived in several towns in Nebraska, all very caring.
July 23, 2018, 10:28 PM
TMats
I’m not at the Mac, so I cannot embed, but if you liked the story of North Platte’s reception of soldiers now, you need to see this account of the history of North Platte during WWII.
_______________________________________________________ despite them
July 24, 2018, 02:23 AM
midwest guy
It’s my stay over point when driving to Denver, also one of the farthest western towns on central time. During the summer you can get last light up to 9:45pm.
July 24, 2018, 07:21 AM
rduckwor
Good place, good people. RMD
TL Davis: “The Second Amendment is special, not because it protects guns, but because its violation signals a government with the intention to oppress its people…” Remember: After the first one, the rest are free.
July 24, 2018, 08:02 AM
TMats
Thanks for the Charles Kuralt piece.
_______________________________________________________ despite them
It's mind boggling to consider the spirit of a whole town geared with a mind set to appreciate troops.
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
July 24, 2018, 12:37 PM
CD228
quote:
Originally posted by TexasScrub: CSB and could you please pass me a kleenex?
I'm with you.
July 24, 2018, 12:40 PM
Vanwall
I find it great that the town got together for the troops coming through today.
July 24, 2018, 05:03 PM
sjtill
If you were a little misty from the article, do not look at the photos linked in the OP. Gotta get a Kleenex now. “Always Under the Same Stars” says one girl’s sign.
_________________________ “Remember, remember the fifth of November!"
July 24, 2018, 09:01 PM
Doc H.
quote:
Originally posted by V-Tail: This is what President Trump means, when he says "Make America Great Again."
It always was, in these parts....
"And gentlemen in England now abed, shall think themselves accursed they were not here, and hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks that fought with us upon Saint Crispin's Day"
Veteran's Memorial, North Platte, NE 
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