I ‘do’ have some patches… In answer to an email question, here are two theater made patches from VP-4 that are on my flight jacket… This is the ‘skinny’ Skinny Dragon logo. And our Crew 1A (Alpha status, meaning we … Continue reading
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It’s not often that somebody puts one over on me, but I gotta admit y’all got me on this one… Jay G, SciFi, and some other folks ‘conspired’ against me here… And I thank you from the bottom of my … Continue reading
And we come back around to the Army. This one is a bit different, but interesting… Done in 1941. From the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula website. Beall did these ‘composite’ water colors quite often, and this one is … Continue reading
Well, on the 20th (oops) 16th actually… PPP offically became PP again… Now a year later? Chillin’ on the deck with the pups… Happy Birthday Jace, and I’m truly sorry for the world you’re gonna get… … Continue reading
I’m calling BS on the ‘no boots on the ground s**t… As of today, 1600 boots ARE on the ground in Iraq. And two US military died last weekend in a bombing in Kabul, but where’s the reporting on that? … Continue reading
Back in the day… And we bitched when the price went up… The day before beer had been .35 cents! Beer machines in the barracks… The ‘brand selection’ depended on which base… On Midway Is. beer was .25 and cokes … Continue reading
Does anybody remember seeing ANY coverage of this, anywhere??? I don’t… h/t Ripper … Continue reading
Looks like NASA finally got their act(s) together… Boeing and Space X each got a contract today for the next iteration of the ‘space taxi’ for six missions each… The interesting part? They have to be ready to fly by … Continue reading
How important does a person have to be before he is considered assassinated instead of just murdered? Once you’re in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity? Why does a round pizza come in a … Continue reading
It’s a (proof) BOOK! Making the last slog through the editing/corrections. I know I’m not going to catch everything, but I’ll do my best for y’all… Hoping to have it out the end of the month. Thank you for your … Continue reading