Since we’re back in that mess again… Detachment flight schedules sometimes got interesting… Jeddah more so than most… Stuck off in the far right corner of the airport, you never knew who or what might show up in the middle … Continue reading
Family things… My Uncle Riley drew these in 1989, based on his memories of growing up on the ‘home place’ in Louisiana in the 1910s and 20sa… I remember the old home place, it was what was known as a … Continue reading
It was a different time… I remember hearing stories from friend’s dads who’d gone through North Platte… A different time… When our country pulled together… Today, we lose 17-18 veterans a day to suicide. This is horrific! If you know … Continue reading
Gah, it really was 50 years ago… Way back this time… 1976, and a fall/winter deployment to Northern Japan… I think I’d made E-6 a couple of months earlier. And was still trying to figure out the airplane, as I’d … Continue reading
We all have those ‘generational’ memories… I found another pic from the 60s of some of the girls at the pool party… Yes, it’s black and white, and the suits are plain, but the girls are nice!!! And 20 years … Continue reading
Back in the day… Now, every thing on this page is in your phone, except the CD player… And these were your grandmothers, back in the 60s… The other thing to note is not a single tattoo to be seen, … Continue reading
Getting down low… It was part of our job, especially during rigging operations- That was getting the upright sequences of the ships, the names off them, and anything ‘strange’ that the crew might notice. This wasn’t us, he’s probably right … Continue reading
First guns… My first gun was a Stevens Crack Shot .22 (which I still have), the 94 was given to me in 1963 for my birthday, the 4 inch Python in 1966, and I bought the 6 inch Python in … Continue reading
Sigh… The things one ‘finds’ when you move… Anybody remember these? Aluminium travel cups that somehow migrated into the house and became the ‘kids’ cups… And how many of us old farts had one of these? It’s a Sony no … Continue reading
Anybody recognize these??? Back in the day before ‘breakers’ these were what you had in your house… They weren’t called FUSE boxes for nothing…LOL And an ’emergency’ fuse was a real copper penny! As a high school kid, I helped … Continue reading