During our military basic training, we learned many useful skills and among these were how to field strip a cigarette, clean a latrine, and peel potatoes. On April 8th, several members of Post 41 had an opportunity to apply one of these basic training skills to civilian life. They volunteered to peel potatoes that will be mashed for the Post’s Awards Dinner. They peeled one hundred pounds of potatoes in less than an hour. Since everyone remained “cut free”, no Purple Hearts were awarded for this hazardous duty.
Brucetown United Methodist Church is catering our Awards Dinner on April 9th. Since we are expecting about 200 members of our Post family and invited guests to attend the dinner, we decided to assist by peeling the potatoes for the church. The church ladies showed their appreciation by fixing the peelers a nice lunch of country ham sandwiches, potato salad, applesauce, and iced tea.
Who says that military basic training skills don’t apply to civilian life?
