The Alamo

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so for some reason I just thought of this. Isn't the alamo, which I believe is in San Antonio, where we actually got our nickname as 'the volunteer state' hence the Vols.That can't hurt matters can it? Though I think we did lose that in the end:unsure:
 
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vol731 said:
so for some reason I just thought of this. Isn't the alamo, which I believe is in San Antonio, where we actually got our nickname as 'the volunteer state' hence the Vols.That can't hurt matters can it? Though I think we did lose that in the end:unsure:
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i think someone has alluded to this in another thread, but yes, that is more or less where the name comes from.
 
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The first things I thought when I was at the Alamo were:

"Ozzy Osbourne once took a leak here."
"Enough with the gift shops."
 
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emainvol said:
did the mexican army have a 7 foot, 45 year old center?
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No, but they sure had a bunch of Mexicans!

You know, kind of like the famous f-word quote..."Where in the f--- did all of these indians come from." --General George Armstrong Custer
 
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More Tennesseans died at The Alamo than Texans.

As long as we don't play the University of Mexico City, we should be fine.
 
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vol731 said:
so for some reason I just thought of this. Isn't the alamo, which I believe is in San Antonio, where we actually got our nickname as 'the volunteer state' hence the Vols.That can't hurt matters can it? Though I think we did lose that in the end:unsure:
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This is a misconception, although not dumb at all, Tenn. was coined the volunteer state when Andrew Jackson took the Tenn. "Volunteers" to the battle of New Orleans and repelled the British. Where Jackson got most of his fame and glory, and Tennessee got the nickname volunteer state. Coincidentally Tenn. has more volunteers serving in the United States military than any other state.And it has been that way since that fateful battle. I am not a fan of Andrew Jackson, but that is another matter entirely. He choose gold over Indians and led them to slaughter.
 
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The battle of the Alamo was crucial in the independence of TX. Yes the Mexicans did take the mission but the courage and fight in the ragtag group who held it for days against tremendous odds not only fired up the rest of the TX army it also scared the Mexican troops and was a HUGE emotional boost for what was a morally defeated TX army. So the Volunteers at the Alamo may have in fact lost the mission but they were what many believe was the spark that pushed TX into freedom.

So we may lose the first half, but the fire and desire we show will lift our guys to Victory in the 2nd half.

How does that sound? :)
 
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orangefan1998 said:
This is a misconception, although not dumb at all, Tenn. was coined the volunteer state when Andrew Jackson took the Tenn. "Volunteers" to the battle of New Orleans and repelled the British. Where Jackson got most of his fame and glory, and Tennessee got the nickname volunteer state. Coincidentally Tenn. has more volunteers serving in the United States military than any other state.And it has been that way since that fateful battle. I am not a fan of Andrew Jackson, but that is another matter entirely. He choose gold over Indians and led them to slaughter.
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You are correct. It was said of folks from TN that they would VOLUNTEER to fight anyone, anywhere, anytime.
 
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orangefan1998 said:
This is a misconception, although not dumb at all, Tenn. was coined the volunteer state when Andrew Jackson took the Tenn. "Volunteers" to the battle of New Orleans and repelled the British. Where Jackson got most of his fame and glory, and Tennessee got the nickname volunteer state. Coincidentally Tenn. has more volunteers serving in the United States military than any other state.And it has been that way since that fateful battle. I am not a fan of Andrew Jackson, but that is another matter entirely. He choose gold over Indians and led them to slaughter.
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I love Andrew Jackson and Harry Truman too, for that matter. Could you imagine if they were involved in our current campaigns in the Middle East? ... we wouldn't be concerned about collateral damage, I can tell you that much!

:machgun: :mf_surrender:
 
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HotlantaVol said:
I love Andrew Jackson and Harry Truman too, for that matter. Could you imagine if they were involved in our current campaigns in the Middle East? ... we wouldn't be concerned about collateral damage, I can tell you that much!

:machgun: :mf_surrender:
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This would be a great topic starter in the politics forum...

Trail of Tears, Davy Crockett voicing his disgust with Jackson's worthless policies by stating, in the Senate Chamber, "Y'all can go to hell, I'm going to Texas."

Truman handled the Korean War pretty well too...right?
 
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HotlantaVol said:
I love Andrew Jackson and Harry Truman too, for that matter. Could you imagine if they were involved in our current campaigns in the Middle East? ... we wouldn't be concerned about collateral damage, I can tell you that much!

:machgun: :mf_surrender:
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There's nothing wrong with that, but I am from the region of Tenn. where the trail of tears starts. Red Clay park is a reminder that gold is not worth the life of a human no matter what color or ethnicity. Harry Truman is another matter entirely. Not a fan myself, my favorite presidents are the Roosevelt's, Teddy and Franklin Delano. I tell ya if any of our politicians today no matter if they were republicans or democrats had the passion and concern these two had this country would be different I think. Not sure how or how much, but I think it would look different.
 
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therealUT said:
This would be a great topic starter in the politics forum...

Trail of Tears, Davy Crockett voicing his disgust with Jackson's worthless policies by stating, in the Senate Chamber, "Y'all can go to hell, I'm going to Texas."

Truman handled the Korean War pretty well too...right?
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I agree... it would be a good thread in the Politics forum. Jackson had his flaws, Truman too, but I think either one of them could prosecute a war better than our current "surgical strike" philosophies.

Regarding Truman, I do think he should have let MacArthur keep on truckin'...
 
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HotlantaVol said:
I agree... it would be a good thread in the Politics forum. Jackson had his flaws, Truman too, but I think either one of them could prosecute a war better than our current "surgical strike" philosophies.

Regarding Truman, I do think he should have let MacArthur keep on truckin'...
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Ok wow, NO that man tore families and this nation apart on witch hunts that never turned up one thing except hate. Its fine to dislike communism, its actually pretty smart to not like it. It doesn't work at all but to accuse innocent people to find nothing. I don't support causes like that, and Truman's communist containment policy worked so well didn't it?
 
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orangefan1998 said:
Ok wow, NO that man tore families and this nation apart on witch hunts that never turned up one thing except hate. Its fine to dislike communism, its actually pretty smart to not like it. It doesn't work at all but to accuse innocent people to find nothing. I don't support causes like that, and Truman's communist containment policy worked so well didn't it?
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I think you are confusing MacArthur with McCarthy. I was referring to the general, not the Senator from Wisconsin.
 
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