Aviation Art…

Gah, the scheduler didn’t schedule… Sorry! Two SBD-3s, S-9 and S-11 of VS-5, fly from the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier against the dark clouds of war and a rising sun, the symbol of the Japanese empire. In this case, the … Continue reading

TBT…

The last Habu out of Kadena… They were the next hangar over from us, and you could always tell when they were getting ready to go or coming back. The hangar was buzzing and security was EVERYWHERE!!! Note in this … Continue reading

The Code…

We were taught this during SERE school in 1973.  Click The Code link below for the video… The Code Col. Carlyle Harris was a prisoner of war for 2,871 days during the Vietnam War.He is credited with introducing ‘tap code,’ a … Continue reading

Catch-22ed…

Meh… I’m in the middle of an interesting situation WRT changing states and getting new tags and a new driver’s license. It seems that a DD-214 that shows I’m retired gets me a USN Retired plate in Texas… BUT… It … Continue reading

Go Navy…

Beat Army… 🙂 Old school… h/t Brad L. New school… Hokey as hell, but pretty funny too! This is one of those games where the respective records don’t matter… Any given day either team can win. But Navy DOES have … Continue reading

Tomb of the Unknowns…

One last video from Saturday’s visit to the Tomb. This was a Boy Scout Troop laying a wreath. Interestingly, the bugler is known as Sergeant ‘B’ for bugler, as it seems they almost never get the same bugler from the … Continue reading

Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers…

Yesterday I was privileged to get a private tour of Arlington Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknowns by a former Tomb Guard and badge holder who did three years there. This video is 7 minutes long, but shows the … Continue reading

TBT…

Over 30… That was always a fun call at 200 feet… That either meant a tight pattern, or MAD trapping… This is a Lockheed photo, but you get the idea… You grabbed the coffee out of the holder, put your … Continue reading

To all the Leathernecks out there…

Happy 240th! And a special shout out to “Kilo” Watt, and “George” Washington, F-18 drivers par excellence! Semper Fi gents, Semper Fi!!! … Continue reading

Therapy…

I’m into the third session of therapy, and not having fun… But, I didn’t expect to. As many have counselled me, DO THE @$#%^ THERAPY… I’m working on it, I’m working on it… But I’m quickly beginning to hate the … Continue reading