 |
| Posted: Fri Dec 29th, 2006 03:02 am |
|
21st Post |
ole
Member
|
CleburneFan has just posted a nangle I'd not considered: your-college- of- choice's consideration of where you're comin' from. Good stuff, homie boy; write that down and keep it beside your CRT. Last edited on Fri Dec 29th, 2006 03:03 am by ole
|
|
Back To Top
|
younglobo
Member
|
HS 01
First off I am glad to see a young person such as yourself interested in our nations history and not Playstation or marylin Manson we need more like you.
Second I am a reenactor, I renact Confed. Calvalry ( Shelby's 5th MO. ) My reasons for reenacting personally, I love history and horses so it seemed a perfect fit for me. Also I enjoy it when young people , such as yourself come and ask questions and look at the gear and get on my horse try on my gear ect. I feel we make history come alive , which is important otherwise history can seem like just a bunch of moldy books to some , where it was truly ordinary people in extrodinary circumstances.Plus usually I come from a angle that schools dont take the time to teach anymore. I have made some of the best friends that I will have in life at reenactments, as one of the previous posts said "pards", lots of times in our everyday lives ,folks would rather step on you as look at you , I have never had that be the case at reenactments, everyone has time for others and helps each other out. My wife and daughters reenact also and as a family it is nice not to have the everyday distractions of work,school, cell phones and TV or whatever, some of my best memories with my kids and wife have happen at reenactments.
I have the following story which I keep thinking of as I type this on why i reenact so will share it.
One hot day in July 2 summers ago I was at a event and it was the usual 98 degrees in the shade , my horse and I had just come off the feild and were enjoying some shade and a nice drink when I spyed a young boy around 10 yrs. he was in a Wheelchair and wanted to pet a horse, but due to the fact he was in a electric chair (most horses hate weird noises and want to run off) he was having trouble gettin this done. I took my mount (Flash) over to him cause nothin scares him and he got to pet him and even got on his back , he asked tons of questions which i answered and we spent the better of 2 hours just hanging out and talking about the war and he tried out some of my gear, I think I learned as much from him as he did from me ( and not just about the war). I would like to think I would of took the time to talk to a boy in a wheelchair during my everyday life but I cant be sure ..... and that bothers me, but because I was there and the atmosphere and no distractions, I did ..... and that my young man is why I reenact.
Hope that helps
look foward to seein you on the field.
Michael
|
|
Back To Top
|
Homeschool_Teen_01
Member
|
I'd just like to thank everyone for their help. I wasn't expecting this many answers.
I've taken everything you've said into mind. My family has talked about this subject for several months now. We have discussed the money, time, equipment that I'll need and the commitment to reenacting.
Now, I'm 14 and will not be able to march onto the field with a weapon for another year and a half. I have thought about joining the 29th Ga as a musician, then as time progresses, to grab a musket and help fight in the battles.
I've always loved history and to act out things that I like (I do Gollum impersinations all the time!) I hope that I will love this just the same
Thanks for all the help!
CJ
|
|
Back To Top
|
Albert Sailhorst
Member
|
Home School Teen,
I just want to wish you good luck and say that I am very happy for you! I know you've found a hobby that you will enjoy for the rest of your life! You'll make some life-long freinds, whom you'll affectionately call "pards". From them you'll learn (and teach!) some very exciting things. No matter how long a person has been reenacting, I guarantee they learn something new at virtually every event they attend! I wish you a lifetime of fun, learning and freindship!
I'd also like to commend your parents for asking you to research the field of reenacting. In asking you to do that, they've taught you how to seek first-hand knowledge and how to think and make decisions for yourself based on this knowledge. I'd also like to commend them for discussing the "pros" and "cons". I am glad to see that they've made this project into a family decision. It is admirable that your family does these things together. You have very caring parents!
Again, good luck! Hopefully, I will someday be fortunate enough to meet you on the battlefield!
Albert Sailhorst, Scott's TN Battery
|
|
Back To Top
|
ole
Member
|
You have very caring parents!
Caring parents became evident in CJ's screen name: homeschool.
Ole
|
|
Back To Top
|
Current time is 05:11 am | Page:   1 2 |
|
|
|
