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Introduction - Hello
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Hello All,
First of all I would like to introduce myself. My name is Ralph Young, and I live in northern Utah. I belong to a very new Roman Army Living History Society here, so new that we only formed this passed Summer. As of this month we have grown to eight members, with a few others sniffing at the wings. We are the only group of our type here, there are a few Civil War, and more contemporary reenactment groups, and an SRA group. However, no groups with an interest to study and portray to the public what life was like in ancient Rome. We have named our organization " LEGIO XIIII GEMINI MARTIA VICTORIRIX COHOR II LAITORUM Roman Army Living History Society". So far this year we have made a showing at the Utah Renaissance Fair and three elementary school visits. We are learning as we go.
I am a retired Navy veteran with time to pursue my hobbies in ancient military history and maritime history. I am a model shipbuilder and dabble in model railroading. In my pre Navy life I worked on a logging railroad and in a logging camp in southern Oregon. I gained an understanding of trestles and bridging that has carried through to today. During my time in the Navy, I visited Spain, Italy and Sicily where I spent my off time visiting ancient sites mainly Roman. I also have family in Britain and have made trips there, and when I can escape from my wife I visit what sights I can, my favorites being Chester and Hadrian's Wall. Even though my post Navy academic and professional careers led me towards social services, I managed to study history as much as possible. Now that I am retired, I have launched into a journey of research and personal development. Getting involved with living history and this forum are tools that I can use become the type of historian that want to be.
Cheers,

Ralph Young
Clinton, UT
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Introduction - Hello - by Ralph Young - 12-15-2012, 07:01 AM
Introduction - Hello - by Caballo - 12-15-2012, 07:18 AM
Introduction - Hello - by Ralph Young - 12-15-2012, 08:32 AM
Introduction - Hello - by Caballo - 12-15-2012, 03:06 PM
Introduction - Hello - by Vindex - 12-15-2012, 03:21 PM
Introduction - Hello - by Flavivs Aetivs - 12-15-2012, 07:04 PM
Introduction - Hello - by Ralph Young - 12-16-2012, 03:42 AM
Introduction - Hello - by Musivarius - 12-16-2012, 09:20 AM
Introduction - Hello - by Ralph Young - 12-16-2012, 12:07 PM
Introduction - Hello - by Caballo - 12-16-2012, 03:06 PM
Introduction - Hello - by Ralph Young - 12-17-2012, 07:00 AM
Introduction - Hello - by Caballo - 12-17-2012, 11:54 AM
Introduction - Hello - by Ralph Young - 12-17-2012, 12:09 PM
Introduction - Hello - by John1 - 12-18-2012, 02:04 PM

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