Setting the way back machine… Thanks to Tina for this one, she donated it to this old sailor… If you ever wondered how they learned semaphore in the Navy, this is one of the ways… Sending the letter Y on … Continue reading
Category Archives: honoring our military
One of those places that ‘literally’ was for the birds… Any guesses??? … Continue reading
I was reminded yesterday that 40 years ago we were in the middle of Frequent Wind… Officially only two days long, that was the final evac/mass exodus from Vietnam by any that could get out, any way they could get … Continue reading
A Vietnam memorial few know about… It’s hidden away in a mountain meadow in Colorado, visited by few. It covers from 1945 to the end of the Vietnam war in 1975. You can go HERE and flip through the pictures … Continue reading
Pointy noses… More from the Pacific Aviation Museum… These are in order of photography, not chronology… This one’s for Juvat and MSgt B! F-15A one each! It had two major advances, a HUD that could actually be seen in all … Continue reading
This series is the helicopters that are in the museum… The venerable H-3, flown by multiple services, this one happens to be in Navy markings. They did both SAR and submarine hunting with these birds, along with being used as … Continue reading
Sometimes it’s the little things that gets to one… Seeing the big flag at IAD yesterday morning brought a smile, and perked me up. Sadly, the camera didn’t catch the morning hues. It was pretty! (And frikkin COLD! 80’s to … Continue reading
Take five minutes to watch this video interview — Listen carefully to what he says and how he says it. You won’t regret a second of it. Ask yourself, how many of the few surviving WWII veterans kept themselves and their … Continue reading
Down in JAX for the MPRA Symposium, and this is a perfect fit… PBY- WWII P-2V7 This one is painted as VP-5 crew nine for a reason… This is the reason… 38 years, but they were returned to their families… … Continue reading
In all the hoopla surrounding the NRA AM, I missed this one… April 10th in History… The date was 150 years ago. 1865… Lee’s General Order Number 9 was recorded by Rev. Edmund Jennings Lee, IV (b. 1877) for an … Continue reading