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Hello and Welcome. My name is J. W. Holland. I was born in North Alabama on top of sand mountain in a small town called Dutton, on a cold, cold day in January so many years ago, and with a plastic spoon in my mouth. We now call Beaufort, South Carolina our home.
My oldest
son, (Jerry) lives in Winter Springs, Fla. near Orlando, with two
of my grandaughters, Brandy and Samantha, Jerry works at
Lockheed/Martin as a PC Tech/Nework Specialist. AttaBoy son keep them running! 
I Will BE WAITING
"Milltary Humor"
An Army grunt stands in the rain with a 35 pound pack on his back, 15 lb. weapon in hand, after having marched 12 miles, and says, "This sucks!"
An Army Airborne Ranger stands in the rain with a 45 lb. pack
on his back, weapon in hand, after having jumped from an airplane
and marched 18 miles, and says with a smile, "I like how this sucks!"
A Navy SEAL lies in the mud, 55 LB pack on his back, weapon
in hand, after swimming 10 miles to shore, crawling through a
swamp and marching 25 miles at night past the enemy positions,
says with a grin, "This sucks great!"
A Marine, up to his nose in the stinking, bug-infested mud of a
swamp with a 65 LB pack on his back and a weapon in both hands
after jumping from an aircraft at high altitude, into the ocean, swimming
12 miles to the shore, killing several alligators to enter the swamp,
then crawling 30 miles through the brush to assault an enemy camp,
says, "I wish this sucked more!"
The Air Force NCO sits in an easy chair in an air conditioned, carpeted
office and says, "My e-mail's out? Man this really sucks!
Which Military Service is Best!!!
A Soldier, a Sailor, an Airman and a Marine got into an argument about which service was "the best."
The arguing became so heated the four servicemen failed to see a oncoming truck. They were run over by the truck and killed instantly. Soon the four servicemen found themselves at the Pearly Gates of Heaven. There, they met Saint Peter and decided that only he could be the ultimate source of truth and honesty.
So, the four servicemen asked him, "Saint Peter, which branch of the United States Armed Forces is the best?"
Saint Peter replied, "I can't answer that. however, I will ask God what he thinks the next time I see him. Meanwhile, thank you for your service on Earth and welcome to Heaven."
Some time later the four servicemen see Saint Peter and remind him of the question they had asked when first entering Heaven.
The four servicemen asked Saint Peter if he was able to find the answer.
Suddenly, a sparkling white dove lands on Saint Peter's shoulder. In the dove's beak is a note glistening with gold dust. Saint Peter says to the four Servicemen, "Your answer from the Boss.
Let's see what He says."
Saint Peter opens the note, trumpets blare, gold dust drifts into the air, harps play crescendos, and Saint Peter begins to read the note aloud to the four Servicemen:
MEMORANDUM
FROM: The Almighty One
TO: Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines
SUBJ: WHICH MILITARY SERVICE IS BEST
1. Gentlemen, all branches of the United States Armed Forces are honorable and noble. Each serves America well and with distinction. Being a serviceman in the United States Military represents a special calling
warranting special respect, tribute and dedication.
2. Be proud of that.
Semper Fidelis,
GOD
USMC (Retired)
LINKSMAGAZINES
- AARP Bulletin
- Air and Space Smithsonian Magazine
- Archaeology
- Car and Driver
- CNN Sports Illustrated
- Computer Shopper
- Discover
- Education Week
- FamilyPC
- The American Legion
- Health
- Journal of Chemical Education
- Modern Maturity (AARP Magazine)
- National Geographic
- Nature
- NEA Today
- Newsweek
- New Yorker
- PC Computing
- PC Magazine
- PC Today
- Personal Computing
- Physics Today
- Popular Mechanics
- Popular Science
- Prevention
- Readers Digest
- Science
- Science Digest
- Smart Computing
- Smithsonian Magazine
- Southern Living
- Teacher Magazine
- Technical Horizons in Education Journal
- Time
- ALL HANDS
- U. S. News and World Reports
- Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
Plow and Hearth
Newspapers Online
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia
- The Chattanooga Times-Free Press, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- The Beaufort Gazette Homepage, Beaufort, South Carolina
- Daily Sentinel Homepage, Scottsboro, Alabama
- Gadsden Times Homepage,Gadsden, Alabama
- Huntsville Times, Huntsville, Alabama
- Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, Alabama
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QUEEN OF THE SEA ISLANDS
Beaufort
is queen of the Carolina Sea Islands. Called the most
aristocratic town of its size in America. Before the "War
Between the States", Beaufort and its historic ante-bellum
mansions were largely spared the devastation of Sherman's march
on the South and these magnificent homes still grace the downtown
area with shady live oak trees hanging with Spanish moss. Many of
these mansions have been the sites for films, including "The
Prince of Tides", "The Great Santini",
"Forrest Gump", "Night Walk" and "The Big Chill", "The War", and in the movie " The War", all scenes that included the oak tree were filmed 500
yards from my house (As the bird flys). The oak is at the entrance to Carolina Shores
subdivision. 
The first recorded inhabitants were know as the Archaic Indians whose
earliest traces date back over 4000 years. The Spanish exploration in
1514 was the first occurrence of Europeans to this area. Since then it
has known Spanish conquistadors, French Hugenots, English privateers,
treacherous pirates and bloody wars. It's hard to find anywhere without a
view of the water and shimmering marshes alive with herons and
other wonders.
Beaufort itself
is nestled on the banks of the Beaufort River and the intercoastal waterway.
It is a boater's paradise with its intricate saltwater creeks and rivers, which
wind between the Sea Islands that make up this area. Some say
that there are 80 islands - others over 100! Some are inhabited
and others not. 
Among the inhabited are Parris Island (home of the Marines),
Dataw Island, a residential golfers paradise, Lady's Island, St. Helena
Island with its Afro American culture and history protected by the Penn Center.
Here you will hear the local Gullah language, acombination of
English and African. Cat Island and Cane Island with its Daffodil Festival in February.
Fripp Island, home to many celebrities and inspiration to many
moviemakers to film the town. "The Prince of Tides" was
shot here. Hunting Island is a gem of a state park with miles of
white sands and a protected natural habitat. For nature lovers
there are Bray's Island, Callawassie Island, and Spring Island.
Beaufort itself sits on Port Royal Island. It's impossible to
name them all. You just have to come here and explore. 
Port Royal
town is 5 miles from Beaufort and an integral part of the
community. Predating Jamestown and St. Augustine by 45 years,
Port Royal was the first settlement in the new world, founded by
Jean Ribaut in 1562, Port Royal has been ruled under 7 flags:
French, Spanish, English, Scottish, Confederate, USA and South
Carolina. Lovely homes were built; some of which are still in
existence. Today, Port Royal is on the move again, providing a
neighborhood community of old and new houses, new industry and
the revitalization of the "Old Town" section Lady's
Island has a lot of new residential developments, varied enough
to suit most tastes. It is one of the fastest expanding islands.
Many people choose Lady's Island with its convenient shopping and
lovely water views. 
The climate is beyond comparison. The winters
are mild and the camellias seem to bloom forever. However, there
is always a breeze to protect you again the heat in the summer.
True Southern hospitality prevails with an aura of days gone by.
Take a leisurely tour by horse drawn carriage, a guided walking
tour, a boat tour, a bike tour, or a bus tour and hear the
history of how the sea islands were discovered by Spanish
explorers in 1514. The French and then the English arrived and
the town was named after Henry Somerset, Duke of Beaufort. But
strangely enough, it is notpronounced the same way. It is
pronounced Bewfort to rhyme with beauty. Not a bad idea.
During its mercantile days, the cotton, indigo, and rice plantations surrounded Beaufort. Plantation owners who came to Beaufort for the bracing breezes and summer conviviality built many of the historic mansions.
If you
stroll down Bay Street with its art galleries and boutiques, you
will find a number of restaurants and cafes all opening up to the
waterfront. There you can eat the local catch, be it shrimp,
oysters as sweet as you will ever find, or blue crab. She Crab
soup is a local wonder. Anywhere you wander away from downtown,
you will find excellent food - from barbecue to haute cuisine.
Many restaurants have musical entertainment. Luxurious Bed and
Breakfast Inns in Ante-bellum houses, and accommodations are
present in Beaufort and the surrounds offering every kind
hospitality.
Beaufort Memorial Hospital and the Naval Hospital
attract some of the finest physicians you could hope to find.
There are 12 golf courses within a 25-mile radius, museums,
tours, and festivals going on year round. Three of the most
popular are the Gullah Festival at the end of May, the Water
Festival in July and the Shrimp Festival in October. All year
round there are music, dance and other cultural events happening.
So, if you want to improve your mind, or you tennis, it is here
for you, be horse carriage, bicycle, or on foot.
Beaufort County
is an area with a heart and soul and not to be missed. Beaufort is in the bottom tip of South Carolina 35 miles north of Savannah, GA. A short ways up HiWay 21 North is the small cross road, called Grays Hill, this is where you can find me.
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An Army grunt stands in the rain with a 35 pound pack on his back, 15 lb. weapon in hand, after having marched 12 miles, and says, "This sucks!"
An Army Airborne Ranger stands in the rain with a 45 lb. pack
on his back, weapon in hand, after having jumped from an airplane
and marched 18 miles, and says with a smile, "I like how this sucks!"
A Navy SEAL lies in the mud, 55 LB pack on his back, weapon
in hand, after swimming 10 miles to shore, crawling through a
swamp and marching 25 miles at night past the enemy positions,
says with a grin, "This sucks great!"
A Marine, up to his nose in the stinking, bug-infested mud of a
swamp with a 65 LB pack on his back and a weapon in both hands
after jumping from an aircraft at high altitude, into the ocean, swimming
12 miles to the shore, killing several alligators to enter the swamp,
then crawling 30 miles through the brush to assault an enemy camp,
says, "I wish this sucked more!"
The Air Force NCO sits in an easy chair in an air conditioned, carpeted
office and says, "My e-mail's out? Man this really sucks!
Which Military Service is Best!!!
A Soldier, a Sailor, an Airman and a Marine got into an argument about which service was "the best."
The arguing became so heated the four servicemen failed to see a oncoming truck. They were run over by the truck and killed instantly. Soon the four servicemen found themselves at the Pearly Gates of Heaven. There, they met Saint Peter and decided that only he could be the ultimate source of truth and honesty.
So, the four servicemen asked him, "Saint Peter, which branch of the United States Armed Forces is the best?"
Saint Peter replied, "I can't answer that. however, I will ask God what he thinks the next time I see him. Meanwhile, thank you for your service on Earth and welcome to Heaven."
Some time later the four servicemen see Saint Peter and remind him of the question they had asked when first entering Heaven.
The four servicemen asked Saint Peter if he was able to find the answer.
Suddenly, a sparkling white dove lands on Saint Peter's shoulder. In the dove's beak is a note glistening with gold dust. Saint Peter says to the four Servicemen, "Your answer from the Boss.
Let's see what He says."
Saint Peter opens the note, trumpets blare, gold dust drifts into the air, harps play crescendos, and Saint Peter begins to read the note aloud to the four Servicemen:
MEMORANDUM
FROM: The Almighty One
TO: Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines
SUBJ: WHICH MILITARY SERVICE IS BEST
1. Gentlemen, all branches of the United States Armed Forces are honorable and noble. Each serves America well and with distinction. Being a serviceman in the United States Military represents a special calling
warranting special respect, tribute and dedication.
2. Be proud of that.
Semper Fidelis,
GOD
USMC (Retired)
LINKSMAGAZINES
- AARP Bulletin
- Air and Space Smithsonian Magazine
- Archaeology
- Car and Driver
- CNN Sports Illustrated
- Computer Shopper
- Discover
- Education Week
- FamilyPC
- The American Legion
- Health
- Journal of Chemical Education
- Modern Maturity (AARP Magazine)
- National Geographic
- Nature
- NEA Today
- Newsweek
- New Yorker
- PC Computing
- PC Magazine
- PC Today
- Personal Computing
- Physics Today
- Popular Mechanics
- Popular Science
- Prevention
- Readers Digest
- Science
- Science Digest
- Smart Computing
- Smithsonian Magazine
- Southern Living
- Teacher Magazine
- Technical Horizons in Education Journal
- Time
- ALL HANDS
- U. S. News and World Reports
- Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
Plow and Hearth
Newspapers Online
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia
- The Chattanooga Times-Free Press, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- The Beaufort Gazette Homepage, Beaufort, South Carolina
- Daily Sentinel Homepage, Scottsboro, Alabama
- Gadsden Times Homepage,Gadsden, Alabama
- Huntsville Times, Huntsville, Alabama
- Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, Alabama
- New York Times Online, New York City, NY
- USA Today Homepage
- The Washington Post, Washington, D. C.
- The Washington Times, Washington, D. C.
- Find Other Newspapers Online Worldwide
Television and Cable Networks and Special Cable Channels
- ABC TV
- A&E Channel Cable
- All News Channel Cable
- Animal Planet Cable
- Bloomberg Financial News Cable
- Cartoon Network Cable
- CBN Cable
- CBS TV
- CMT Cable
- CNBC Cable
- C-Span Cable
- Discovery Channel Cable
- Discovery Health Channel Cable
- Discovery School Channel Cable
- Discovery Science Channel Cable
- Discovery Travel Channel Cable
- Disney Channel Cable
- ESPN Cable
- Food Network Cable
- Fox Family Channel Cable
- Fox News Channel Cable
- Game Show Network Cable
- Home and Garden Television Cable
- Learning Channel Cable
- MSNBC Cable
- NBC TV
- Nick At Night Cable
- PBS TV
- TBS Cable and TV
- TCM Cable
- TNN Cable
- TNT Cable
- TV Land Cable
- USA Network Cable
- Weather Channel Cable
QUEEN OF THE SEA ISLANDS
Beaufort
is queen of the Carolina Sea Islands. Called the most
aristocratic town of its size in America. Before the "War
Between the States", Beaufort and its historic ante-bellum
mansions were largely spared the devastation of Sherman's march
on the South and these magnificent homes still grace the downtown
area with shady live oak trees hanging with Spanish moss. Many of
these mansions have been the sites for films, including "The
Prince of Tides", "The Great Santini",
"Forrest Gump", "Night Walk" and "The Big Chill", "The War", and in the movie " The War", all scenes that included the oak tree were filmed 500
yards from my house (As the bird flys). The oak is at the entrance to Carolina Shores
subdivision.
The first recorded inhabitants were know as the Archaic Indians whose
earliest traces date back over 4000 years. The Spanish exploration in
1514 was the first occurrence of Europeans to this area. Since then it
has known Spanish conquistadors, French Hugenots, English privateers,
treacherous pirates and bloody wars. It's hard to find anywhere without a
view of the water and shimmering marshes alive with herons and
other wonders.
Beaufort itself
is nestled on the banks of the Beaufort River and the intercoastal waterway.
It is a boater's paradise with its intricate saltwater creeks and rivers, which
wind between the Sea Islands that make up this area. Some say
that there are 80 islands - others over 100! Some are inhabited
and others not.
Among the inhabited are Parris Island (home of the Marines),
Dataw Island, a residential golfers paradise, Lady's Island, St. Helena
Island with its Afro American culture and history protected by the Penn Center.
Here you will hear the local Gullah language, acombination of
English and African. Cat Island and Cane Island with its Daffodil Festival in February.
Fripp Island, home to many celebrities and inspiration to many
moviemakers to film the town. "The Prince of Tides" was
shot here. Hunting Island is a gem of a state park with miles of
white sands and a protected natural habitat. For nature lovers
there are Bray's Island, Callawassie Island, and Spring Island.
Beaufort itself sits on Port Royal Island. It's impossible to
name them all. You just have to come here and explore. Port Royal
town is 5 miles from Beaufort and an integral part of the
community. Predating Jamestown and St. Augustine by 45 years,
Port Royal was the first settlement in the new world, founded by
Jean Ribaut in 1562, Port Royal has been ruled under 7 flags:
French, Spanish, English, Scottish, Confederate, USA and South
Carolina. Lovely homes were built; some of which are still in
existence. Today, Port Royal is on the move again, providing a
neighborhood community of old and new houses, new industry and
the revitalization of the "Old Town" section Lady's
Island has a lot of new residential developments, varied enough
to suit most tastes. It is one of the fastest expanding islands.
Many people choose Lady's Island with its convenient shopping and
lovely water views.
The climate is beyond comparison. The winters
are mild and the camellias seem to bloom forever. However, there
is always a breeze to protect you again the heat in the summer.
True Southern hospitality prevails with an aura of days gone by.
Take a leisurely tour by horse drawn carriage, a guided walking
tour, a boat tour, a bike tour, or a bus tour and hear the
history of how the sea islands were discovered by Spanish
explorers in 1514. The French and then the English arrived and
the town was named after Henry Somerset, Duke of Beaufort. But
strangely enough, it is notpronounced the same way. It is
pronounced Bewfort to rhyme with beauty. Not a bad idea.
During its mercantile days, the cotton, indigo, and rice plantations surrounded Beaufort. Plantation owners who came to Beaufort for the bracing breezes and summer conviviality built many of the historic mansions.If you
stroll down Bay Street with its art galleries and boutiques, you
will find a number of restaurants and cafes all opening up to the
waterfront. There you can eat the local catch, be it shrimp,
oysters as sweet as you will ever find, or blue crab. She Crab
soup is a local wonder. Anywhere you wander away from downtown,
you will find excellent food - from barbecue to haute cuisine.
Many restaurants have musical entertainment. Luxurious Bed and
Breakfast Inns in Ante-bellum houses, and accommodations are
present in Beaufort and the surrounds offering every kind
hospitality.Beaufort Memorial Hospital and the Naval Hospital
attract some of the finest physicians you could hope to find.
There are 12 golf courses within a 25-mile radius, museums,
tours, and festivals going on year round. Three of the most
popular are the Gullah Festival at the end of May, the Water
Festival in July and the Shrimp Festival in October. All year
round there are music, dance and other cultural events happening.
So, if you want to improve your mind, or you tennis, it is here
for you, be horse carriage, bicycle, or on foot.
Beaufort County
is an area with a heart and soul and not to be missed. Beaufort is in the bottom tip of South Carolina 35 miles north of Savannah, GA. A short ways up HiWay 21 North is the small cross road, called Grays Hill, this is where you can find me.
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Doc doc's Patriotic and Memorial Graphics
Fred's Memorial Graphics
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ICQ Random Thoughts and Greetings by Sweet Georgia Peach
Holiday Greetings by Sweet Georgia Peach
Marine and Patriotic Graphics by Doug Kidd
FROM: The Almighty One
TO: Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines
SUBJ: WHICH MILITARY SERVICE IS BEST
1. Gentlemen, all branches of the United States Armed Forces are honorable and noble. Each serves America well and with distinction. Being a serviceman in the United States Military represents a special calling
warranting special respect, tribute and dedication.
2. Be proud of that.
Sign My Guestbook/"
Doc doc's Patriotic and Memorial Graphics
Fred's Memorial Graphics
by Fred
ICQ Random Thoughts and Greetings by Sweet Georgia Peach
Holiday Greetings by Sweet Georgia Peach
Marine and Patriotic Graphics by Doug Kidd MAGAZINES
Newspapers Online
Television and Cable Networks and Special Cable Channels
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