This from 2009… I found it buried in my email while looking for something else on Nam… SOBERING STATISTICS FOR THE VIETNAM WAR Subject: [Chapter61DisabledRetirees] Fw: Vietnam War Stats.UPDATE] To all who served and are now serving — Thank you … Continue reading
Category Archives: honoring our military
Assuming they ONLY work an 8 hour day, seven days a week, the average E-4 is making $8.92/hr for being responsible for a $55.2M F/A-18 E/F… A brown shirt is a plane captain, e.g. responsible for care/feeding of the acft … Continue reading
Today is Armed Forces Day. I took a little time and went over to the MCX and shook a few hands. It’s too bad our leadership expects this of the military, yet they themselves refuse to do anything to support … Continue reading
We weren’t treated that well, which is why we try our damnest to let those serving today how much we appreciate their service… As JP said, it was, to us, both a duty and an honor… Nuff said… … Continue reading
Bring a Kleenex… For all those who didn’t make it back… Aviators or not… Sadly Colonel Bud Day passed away in July of last year. A fitting tribute is HERE. h/t JP … Continue reading
A good analogy for the last two weeks… sigh… Planned for… Got… And the Prius was outta gas only 40 miles left on the battery, the bike had a flat tire, and the airplane got wet… But kudos to the … Continue reading
During sequestration, among other things cancelled were all ‘honor flights’ for sporting events, and fly overs at burials including at Arlington Cemetery. When Major Howard V. Andre Jr. and Major James E. Sizemore, were buried side by side in 2013 at … Continue reading
To all those who are flying, maintaining, and supporting the search efforts out of RAAF Pearce for MH370… HERE is a report from BBC World as they tagged along on one event. This is truly a multi-national effort, with US, … Continue reading
Probably the ‘iconic’ Navy recruiting poster, this one actually saw use in both WWI and WWII. It was done by Howard Chandler Christie, who had created the ‘Christie Girl’ Christy first attracted attention with his realistic illustrations and several articles … Continue reading
1943 Army one, tying back to the Revolution… And they did, and we won… … Continue reading