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Raptorman
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My grampa was a true bad ass. Fought in WWI, made trench art, based in the swamps of Florida after the Great War, moonshiner, made stills at the air base with the help of German POW's in WWII, built M1 Garands out of stolen parts before they could be bought as surplus.

I have an album of these pictures I am going to restore that my older brother sent me.



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Sounds like 'Merica!


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Very nice. My sister sent me some old photos last weekend. Fond memories.
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Working the still in a tie. That's a stylish gentleman.



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He's in uniform.... Wink


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Well, then that was perfectly legal for the government to make alternative fuels for the effort. Yeah, that's it, making fuel...




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my grandfather was a rum runner from Bermuda to Nova Scotia back in the old days

he had some great stores before he passed



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And a little proof for the pudding.

Like 180 proof.



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I had a great-uncle who was rumored to have been, at various times during Prohibition, a Federal Liquor Inspector and a tail-gunner on a beer truck.

While he was a Liquor Inspector it's said that he once visited a Doctor who had impeccable books. Telling some fellow inspectors about it, they informed him that he had just audited the books of Al Capone's personal physician.

I don't know if either story is true, but they sure-as-hell should be! Cool


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And when the judge only wants the best hooch there is and doesn't want to lose his supply....



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Those that have come to our shoots have to to shoot his 1911.





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What part of Florida was he in??? my family (mom's side) is from Lafayette County Fla...My Pop-Pop married Leon Sherrod-sister of Robert Sherrod of WWII fame (author) who was a Georgia Peach Smile

ETA that the Sherrods were from Thomas County GA.



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He moved to Miami until his death in 1966.


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Miami. I found his death records.





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Here he is not long before he died.

I have this Garand.



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Cool story, and pictures!
Not a snowflake around in that time and country!!


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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
Sounds like 'Merica!


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Sounds like South Florida!!!!!!
 
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