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I know who he was, but know nothing about why we have a helmet named after him. (Much like Ben Franklin...but I know why he has his own helmet)
Just wondering.
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01-11-2008, 07:08 PM #1MembersZone Subscriber
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Sam Houston
Put THAT in your pump and flow it.
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I believe it was due to the Houston FD using the leather helmet but needing a NFPA approved one. So they took the person who the city got their name from. Not 100% sure of this but this is what I have been told. Chris
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Here's what I know:
Sam Houston was a big part in TN's history as well, so I know his background from history classes thru the years, and I know SHSU (Huntsville) is his namesake....but I couldn't find anything on him and the fire service.
Thanks for the info. Glad somebody knew something. LoL.
Put THAT in your pump and flow it.
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Cuz he is completely awesome, they made his legacy into a fire helmet....
thats All I got.
You dont see no George Washington Helmet... psshhhh
"Remember the Alamo"The Box. You opened it. We Came...
"You'll take my life but I'll take your's too. You'll fire musket but I'll run you through. So when your waiting for the next attack, you'll better understand there's no turn back."
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Originally Posted by JHR1985
Hahaha..that's great. He did many good things for both of our states.
Anyone else?Put THAT in your pump and flow it.
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And Alabama has ties to Sam Houston:
PERRY COUNTY is located in west central Alabama. ... Sam Houston was married in Marion to a local girl,Margaret Lea in 1840"In Tempore"
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Soooooo, from what I've seen, I've concluded that Sam Houston has his own helmet for no reason.
Beg to differ? Please share. Enlighten me.
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The world's most famous *** kicking. Originally Posted by JHR1985
Politics is like driving. To go forward select "D", to go backward select "R."
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I believe that would be the bombing of Hiroshima. Originally Posted by scfire86
Just know, I chose my own fate. I drove by the fork in the road and went straight.
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I believe that the battle of berlin during WWII was a bigger *** kicking. Originally Posted by KEEPBACK200FEET
Hello. Fire dept.. You light'em, We fight'em!
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I was thinking about events on American soil. Texans get all teary eyed about the Alamo. I'm thinking it was better being on the outside than inside. Originally Posted by KEEPBACK200FEET
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. Originally Posted by scfire86
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. . . Taxes . . .
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ever heard of the civil war?
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Touché.... Originally Posted by len1582
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. . . Taxes . . .Hello. Fire dept.. You light'em, We fight'em!
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actually... the world's most famous *** kicking would be the Battle of San Jacinto...
In 18 minutes of combat, the Texan army had won, killing about 630 Mexican soldiers, wounding 208 and taking 730 prisoners.[3]
and they lost....
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nine people and 30 wounded....The Box. You opened it. We Came...
"You'll take my life but I'll take your's too. You'll fire musket but I'll run you through. So when your waiting for the next attack, you'll better understand there's no turn back."
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AIDS. Kickin' the world's ***, one unused condom at a time.
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Outside of Texas and a few folks like me no one's ever heard of the Battle of San Jacinto. Originally Posted by JHR1985
There have been two movies made about the Alamo and the *** kicking the Texans got that day.
Let me know when San Jacinto achieves that level of notoriety.Last edited by scfire86; 01-22-2008 at 07:31 PM.
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Would those be the same taxes used to pay firefighters? Originally Posted by len1582
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. . . Taxes . . .Politics is like driving. To go forward select "D", to go backward select "R."
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Which one? There have been hundreds of civil wars in the course of recorded history. Originally Posted by Irish6019
Politics is like driving. To go forward select "D", to go backward select "R."
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