Posted on Aug 26, 2015
Maj Kim Patterson
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During WWII, villages took offense about the free spending and boisterous behavior amongst service men. A group was created, the Turtles, and dad was a lifetime member and imperial turtle (he was allowed to induct new members) the other day, I came across my original membership card and before he passed, he elected me to be an imperial turtle and follow the tradition. This site is mostly Army but there is an Air Force presence. So to my frenemies I ask: "Are you a Turtle?" Please respond with the correct answer or a simple no. Just wondering if any of this tradition is still alive. There were a few others that I hope to ask at another time.
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SSgt Alex Robinson
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Maj Kim Patterson great post. Thanks for sharing such interesting info!
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SFC Retention Operations Nco
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Never heard of a turtle, only a shellback which my grandfather was.
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PO3 William Lynch
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You bet your sweet ass I am
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TSgt Joshua Copeland
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Never heard of it.
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Maj Kim Patterson
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More info can be found on Wikipedia or other similar site, to become a turtle you must think with a clean mind and answer 4 questions correctly. You then can obtain a membership card and more history. If anyone would like to know and attempt to answer four questions, pm me.

We older vets need to keep some traditions alive
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