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
Category Archives: honoring our military
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Saw this one and couldn’t resist! It’s nine minutes long, but well worth it for the commentary if nothing else. From the Blues website- In 1946, the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Chester Nimitz, had a vision to create a … Continue reading
Starting to ‘collect’ all the things I have in various places… Old farts should remember this one… 🙂 We shot them in Jr. High and Boy Scouts! It has one of these on top… Recognize it yet? Yep, Remington NRA … Continue reading