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OMAR BRADLEY BRADLEY
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Chuck Clampitt
Mt Etna #333
Huntington, Indiana

—†‰‹‰ ‹Ž‹–ƒ”› Ž‡ƒ†‡”•Š‹’ ˆ”‘ ƒ ‹Ž‹–ƒ”› ’‡”•’‡ –‹˜‡ –Š‡ ‡† ‘ˆ –Š‡ ™ƒ” ‹ ‘˜‡„‡” ‘ˆ –Šƒ– •ƒ‡ ›‡ƒ”Ǥ –
„‡ ‘‡• ƒ †ƒ—–‹‰ –ƒ• ƒ• ’Žƒ›‡† —’‘ „› „‘–Š –Š‡ –‹‡ ”ƒ†Ž‡› –Š‘—‰Š– –Šƒ– Š‹• Žƒ  ‘ˆ ˆ”‘–ǦŽ‹‡
„‹‘‰”ƒ’Š‡”• ƒ† Š‹•–‘”‹ƒ•Ǥ Šƒ– ƒ‡• ƒ ‰‡‡”ƒŽ ‰”‡ƒ–ǡ ‡š’‡”‹‡ ‡ ™‘—Ž† „‡ †‡–”‹‡–ƒŽ –‘ Š‹• ƒ”‡‡”ǡ „—– Š‡
‘’‡–‡–ǡ ‘” ˆƒ‹Ž—”‡ǫ – ‘ˆ–‡ †‡’‡†• ‘ ™Š‡–Š‡” –Š‡ ™‘—Ž† ‘‡ –‘ ”‡ƒŽ‹œ‡ –Šƒ– –”‡ Š ™ƒ”ˆƒ”‡ ™‘—Ž† „‡ •‡‡
‰‡‡”ƒŽ ™ƒ• ‘ –Š‡ ™‹‹‰ •‹†‡ǡ ™‘ ‘” Ž‘•– ƒ ˆƒ‘—• ƒ• ƒ ‘—–†ƒ–‡† •–”ƒ–‡‰› –‘ „‡ ”‡’Žƒ ‡† „› ”ƒ’‹† ‘„‹Ž‹–›Ǥ
„ƒ––Ž‡ǡ ‘” ‹ˆ Š‡ ‰ƒ‹‡† –Š‡ ƒ––‡–‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ™‘”Ž† ‘ˆ Š‹•
‡”ƒǤ ‘‡ Ž‡ƒ†‡”• ƒ”‡ „Ž‡••‡† –‘ Šƒ˜‡ ƒ Šƒ”‹•ƒ –Šƒ– —”‹‰ ‘”Ž† ƒ” ǡ ͜ ‹ŽŽ‹‘ ‡ •‡”˜‡† ‹ –Š‡ Ǥ Ǥ
†”ƒ™• ƒ––‡–‹‘ ƒ ”‘•• –Š‡ ƒ‰‡•Ǥ ‡ Ž‹‡ ‡‡ǡ ”ƒ–ǡ ”› ƒ† ƒ‘–Š‡” ͘͘͠ǡ͘͘͘ ‹ ‘–Š‡” ‹Ž‹–ƒ”› „”ƒ Š‡•Ǥ
‘” ‘‡Ž ƒ”‡ ”‡˜‡”‡† ‡˜‡ –Š‘—‰Š –Š‡› Šƒ† •Š‘”–ˆƒŽŽ•Ǥ ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰ –Š‡ ™ƒ” –Š‡ ”› ƒ† –Š‡ ‘–Š‡” ‹Ž‹–ƒ”›
–Š‡” ‰‡‡”ƒŽ•ǡ –Š‡ Dzƒ˜‡”ƒ‰‡ ‘‡•dzǡ ‘ˆ–‡ ‰‘ ™‹–Š‘—– „”ƒ Š‡• ™‡”‡ “—‹ Ž› †‘™•‹œ‡†Ǥ ‡ˆ‡•‡ •’‡†‹‰
ƒ––‡–‹‘ ‡˜‡ –Š‘—‰Š –Š‡› ’”‘˜‡† –‘ „‡ ‰”‡ƒ– ‰‡‡”ƒŽ•Ǥ ™ƒ• •Žƒ•Š‡†ǡ –Š‡ ‡ƒ–‡ ˜‘–‡† ƒ‰ƒ‹•– Œ‘‹‹‰ –Š‡
‘ •‘‡ ‡š–‡– ‡‡”ƒŽ ƒ” Ǥ ”ƒ†Ž‡› ˆƒŽŽ• ‹–‘ –Šƒ– ‡ƒ‰—‡ ‘ˆ ƒ–‹‘•ǡ ƒ† ƒ ‘‘† ‘ˆ ƒ˜‘‹†‹‰ ‹–‡”ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ
Žƒ––‡” ƒ–‡‰‘”›Ǥ ‹˜‘Ž˜‡‡– ȋ‹•‘Žƒ–‹‘‹•Ȍ „‡ ƒ‡ –Š‡ ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ
‘•‡•—•Ǥ › ͙͚͛͡ –Š‡ ”› Šƒ† „‡‡ ”‡†— ‡† –‘
ƒ” ”ƒ†Ž‡› ™ƒ• „‘” ‘ ‡„”—ƒ”› ͙͚ǡ ͙͛͠͡ ‹ ƒ†‘Ž’Š ͙͚ǡ͘͘͘ ‘ƥ ‡”• ƒ† ͙͚͝ǡ͘͘͘ ‡Ž‹•–‡† ‡ ȋŠ––’•ǣȀȀ
‘—–›ǡ ‹••‘—”‹Ǥ ‡ •’‡– ‘•– ‘ˆ Š‹• ‡ƒ”Ž› ›‡ƒ”• Ž‹‡ Š‹•–‘”›Ǥƒ”›Ǥ‹ŽȌǤ • ‹‰Š– „‡ ‡š’‡ –‡†ǡ ‘’’‘”–—‹–‹‡•
ƒ› ‘–Š‡” „‘› ‰”‘™‹‰ —’ ‹ ”—”ƒŽ ‡”‹ ƒǡ Š—–‹‰ǡ ˆ‘” ƒ†˜ƒ ‡‡– ‹ –Š‡ ͙͚͘͡ǯ• ƒ† ͛͘ǯ• ˆ‘” ƒ”‡‡” ‘ƥ ‡”•
Ƥ•Š‹‰ǡ ƒ† ƒ––‡†‹‰ • Š‘‘ŽǤ Š‡ Š‹• ˆƒ–Š‡” †‹‡† •Ž‘™‡† –‘ ƒ ”ƒ™ŽǤ
”ƒ†Ž‡› ™ƒ• ͙͜Ǥ ‡ ƒ† Š‹• ‘–Š‡” ‘˜‡† –‘ ‘„‡”Ž›ǡ
™Š‡”‡ Š‡ ƒ––‡†‡† Š‹‰Š • Š‘‘ŽǤ ”ƒ†Ž‡›ǡ ƒŽ™ƒ›• —”‹‰ –Š‡ ‘—”•‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‡š– •‡˜‡”ƒŽ ›‡ƒ”•ǡ ”ƒ†Ž‡› ™ƒ•
ƒ–ŠŽ‡–‹ ǡ ‡š ‡ŽŽ‡† ‹ •’‘”–• ƒ† Ž‘‘‡† ƒŠ‡ƒ† –‘ ƒ––‡†‹‰ ˆ”‡“—‡–Ž› ‡‰ƒ‰‡† ‹ •‘‡ •‘”– ‘ˆ –”ƒ‹‹‰ǡ ‡‹–Š‡” ƒ• ƒ
‘ŽŽ‡‰‡Ǥ ‹–Š Ƥƒ ‡• ‹ •Š‘”– •—’’Ž›ǡ ”ƒ†Ž‡› ƒ’’Ž‹‡† ‹•–”— –‘” ‘” ƒ• ƒ •–—†‡–Ǥ  ͙͚͘͡ Š‡ ™ƒ• ƒ••‹‰‡† ƒ•
ƒ† ™ƒ• ƒ†‹––‡† –‘ ‡•– ‘‹– ™Š‡”‡ Š‡ ‰”ƒ†—ƒ–‡† ‹ ƒ ‹•–”— –‘” ƒ– ‡•– ‘‹–Ǥ  ͙͚͜͡ Š‡ ™ƒ• •‡– –‘ ‘”–
͙͙͡͝ ƒŽ‘‰ ™‹–Š ™‹‰Š– ‹•‡Š‘™‡”Ǥ Š‡ Žƒ•• ‘ˆ ͙͙͡͝ ‡‹‰ǡ ‡‘”‰‹ƒ ˆ‘” ‘‡ ›‡ƒ” ƒ– ƒ •‡‹‘” ‘ƥ ‡” ‘—”•‡Ǥ
„‡ ƒ‡ ‘™ ƒ• Dz–Š‡ Žƒ•• –Šƒ– •–ƒ”• ˆ‡ŽŽ ‘dz ƒ• ͝͡ ‘ˆ Š‡ ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰ ›‡ƒ” Š‡ ™ƒ• •–ƒ–‹‘‡† ‹ ƒ™ƒ‹‹ ™‹–Š –Š‡
͙͜͞ ‰”ƒ†—ƒ–‡• ”‘•‡ –‘ –Š‡ ”ƒ ‘ˆ ‰‡‡”ƒŽǤ ͚͟–Š ˆƒ–”› ƒ† –™‘ ›‡ƒ”• Žƒ–‡” ’Žƒ ‡† ‹ Šƒ”‰‡ ‘ˆ
ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ —ƒ”† ƒơƒ‹”• ˆ‘” –Š‡ ƒ™ƒ‹‹ƒ ‡’ƒ”–‡–Ǥ 
˜‡ –Š‘—‰Š ‘”Ž† ƒ” ™ƒ• ”ƒ‰‹‰ ‹ —”‘’‡ǡ –Š‡ ͙͚͡͠ Š‡ Š‘•‡ –‘ „‡ ‘‡ ƒ ‹•–”— –‘” ƒ– ‘”– ‡‹‰ǡ
‹–‡† –ƒ–‡• Šƒ† ›‡– –‘ „‡ ‘‡ ‹˜‘Ž˜‡†Ǥ  ͙͙͡͞ –Š‡ ‡‘”‰‹ƒǤ Dz Š‹• –—”‡† ‘—– –‘ „‡ ‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘•– ˆ‘”–—ƒ–‡
Ǥ Ǥ ”› ˆ‘” ‡• ™‡”‡ •‡– –‘ ‡š‹ ‘ –‘ Šƒ•‡ ƒˆ–‡” –Š‡ †‡ ‹•‹‘• ‘ˆ Š‹• ’”‘ˆ‡••‹‘ƒŽ Ž‹ˆ‡ǡ „‡ ƒ—•‡ ‹– ™ƒ• –Š‡”‡
‡š‹ ƒ „ƒ†‹– ‘ Š‘ ‹ŽŽƒǡ ™Š‘ Šƒ† ”ƒ‹†‡† ‘Ž—„—•ǡ –Šƒ– Š‡ ™ƒ• ‹–”‘†— ‡† –‘ ‡‘”‰‡ Ǥ ƒ”•ŠƒŽŽǤ ƒ”•ŠƒŽŽǯ•
‡™ ‡š‹ ‘ ‹ ƒ” Š ‘ˆ –Šƒ– ›‡ƒ”Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ˆ‘” ‡•ǡ Ž‡† „› ‹ƪ—‡ ‡ ™‘—Ž† ˆ‘”‡˜‡” Šƒ‰‡ ”ƒ†Ž‡›ǯ• Ž‹ˆ‡ ƒ† –Š‡
‡‡”ƒŽ Dz Žƒ  ƒ dz ‡”•Š‹‰ ‘˜‡† ‹–‘ ‘”–Š‡” –”ƒŒ‡ –‘”› ‘ˆ Š‹• ƒ”‡‡”Ǥdz ȋ Š‡ ”‹˜ƒ–‡ ‹ˆ‡ ‘ˆ ‡‡”ƒŽ
‡š‹ ‘ǡ „—– ”ƒ†Ž‡› ™ƒ• ‹•–‡ƒ† ’‘•–‡† –‘ ƒ „ƒ•‡ ‹ ƒ” Ǥ ”ƒ†Ž‡› „› ‡ơ”‡› Ǥ ƒ˜‘‹‡Ȍ
—ƒǡ ”‹œ‘ƒǤ Š‡ ‡”‹ ƒ †‡ Žƒ”‡† ™ƒ” ƒ‰ƒ‹•–
‡”ƒ› ‹ ’”‹Žǡ ͙͙͟͡ǡ –Š‡ •‹œ‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ”› ‡š’Ž‘†‡†Ǥ ƒ”•ŠƒŽŽ ™ƒ• ƒ ‹Ž‹–ƒ”› –Š‹‡” ƒ† ’Žƒ‡” ™Š‘ ™ƒ•
”‘‘’• ™‡”‡ ‹‡†‹ƒ–‡Ž› ‡‡†‡† ‹ —”‘’‡ –‘ „‘Ž•–‡” –Š‡ ƒ„Ž‡ –‘ ˜‹•—ƒŽ‹œ‡ –Š‡ –ƒ –‹ ƒŽ Šƒ‰‡• –Šƒ– ™‘—Ž† „‡
ƪƒ‰‰‹‰ •–”‡‰–Š ‘ˆ ‘—” ‡™ ”‡ Š ƒ† ‰Ž‹•Š ƒŽŽ‹‡•Ǥ • ‡’Ž‘›‡† ‹ –Š‡ ‡š– ‰Ž‘„ƒŽ ™ƒ”Ǥ Š‡ ‰‹˜‡ ‘ƒ†
‹‰Š– „‡ ‡š’‡ –‡†ǡ ‘•– ƒŽŽ ›‘—‰ ƒ”‡‡” ‘ƥ ‡”• ™‡”‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ”›ǯ• ˆƒ–”› –”ƒ‹‹‰ • Š‘‘Ž ƒ– ‘”– ‡‹‰ǡ
ƒš‹‘—• –‘ „‡ •‡– –‘ ”ƒ ‡ ƒ† †‹”‡ –Ž› ‹˜‘Ž˜‡† ‹ –Š‡ ƒ”•ŠƒŽŽ ƒ†‡ ‰”‡ƒ– •–”‹†‡• ‹ ‹’”‘˜‹‰ –Š‡ –ƒ –‹ • ƒ†
ƒ –‹‘Ǥ •–‡ƒ†ǡ ”ƒ†Ž‡› ™ƒ• •‡– –‘ —––‡ǡ ‘–ƒƒ ˆ‘” –Š‡ “—ƒŽ‹–› ‘ˆ ’‡”•‘‡ŽǤ ƒ”•ŠƒŽŽ ™ƒ• †‡ƒ†‹‰ ‘ˆ Š‹•
–Š‡ †—”ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ™ƒ” –‘ ‘ƒ† ƒ ‘’ƒ› ‰—ƒ”†‹‰ •—„‘”†‹ƒ–‡• „—– ƒ– –Š‡ •ƒ‡ –‹‡ †‡Ž‡‰ƒ–‡† ƒ—–Š‘”‹–›Ǥ
‘’’‡” ‹‡•Ǥ Ž–Š‘—‰Šǡ Ž‹––Ž‡ ‘™ǡ –Š‡ ‡”‹ ƒ ‡”Šƒ’• Š‹• ‰”‡ƒ–‡•– ƒ––”‹„—–‡ ™ƒ• –Š‡ ƒ„‹Ž‹–› –‘ ‹†‡–‹ˆ›
‰‘˜‡”‡– ˆ‡ƒ”‡† –Šƒ– ‡”–ƒ‹ ”‹–‹ ƒŽ ”‡•‘—” ‡• ‡‡†‡† Š‹‰Š “—ƒŽ‹–› Œ—‹‘” ‘ƥ ‡”• ™‹–Š ‘—–•–ƒ†‹‰ Ž‡ƒ†‡”•Š‹’
–‘ „‡ ’”‘–‡ –‡† ˆ”‘ •ƒ„‘–ƒ‰‡Ǥ Š‹Ž‡ ‘–Š‡” ‘ƥ ‡”• •‹ŽŽ•Ǥ – ™ƒ• ˆ”‘ –Š‹• ‰”‘—’ –Šƒ– ƒ› ‘ˆ –Š‡ •‡‹‘”
‡š’‡”‹‡ ‡† –Š‡‹” Ƥ”•– –ƒ•–‡ ‘ˆ ™ƒ”ǡ ”ƒ†Ž‡› ‹•–‡ƒ† ‡˜‡” ‰‡‡”ƒŽ• ‘ˆ ‘”Ž† ƒ” ƒ‡Ǥ ‘‰ –Š‡•‡ ™‡”‡ ƒ”
•ƒ™ ƒ –‹‘Ǥ ˜‡ ™‹–Š Š‹• ƒ••‹‰‡– •–ƒ–‡•‹†‡ǡ ”ƒ†Ž‡› ”ƒ†Ž‡›ǡ ‡†‡ŽŽ ‹–Šǡ ƒ––Š‡™ ‹†‰‡™ƒ›ǡ ƒ† ‘•‡’Š
™ƒ• ’”‘‘–‡† –‘ ƒŒ‘” ‹ —‰—•–ǡ ͙͙͡͠ Œ—•– „‡ˆ‘”‡ –‹Ž™‡ŽŽǤ