As a matter of fact…

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

Gotcha…

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

WWII Poster…

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

A year ago…

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

Grrr…

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

TBT, since everybody ELSE is doing it…

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

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Why was this overlooked???

Does anybody remember seeing ANY coverage of this, anywhere??? I don’t… h/t Ripper … Continue reading

Taxi, oh taxi…

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

Why ask why???

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

The Grey Man update…

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