tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post4030510316773822677..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Virgil's CousinOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13974316341517220652015-05-21T09:14:10.140-07:002015-05-21T09:14:10.140-07:00That would be pretty cool!That would be pretty cool!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50301185580928167532015-05-20T18:51:36.688-07:002015-05-20T18:51:36.688-07:00Thanks, Sarge. Now I understand. I might need to d...Thanks, Sarge. Now I understand. I might need to download that song to play if I ever DJ a veterans picnic.taminator013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55072550970276641652015-05-20T18:37:16.331-07:002015-05-20T18:37:16.331-07:00There's an old song from the Korean War, which...There's an old song from the Korean War, which, as far as I know, came out of the Air Force. The Nasal Radiators can correct me there.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvpOj9GVRBI" rel="nofollow"><b>Here's</b></a> a link to it.<br />OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82271371143157109382015-05-20T16:19:55.572-07:002015-05-20T16:19:55.572-07:00Very impressive man. Sorry to hear of his passing....Very impressive man. Sorry to hear of his passing. Not many left of that great generation.<br /><br />What did you mean when you said that you would bring a nickel when you visit Arlington? Is that an AF tradition? taminator013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43985282827136380132015-05-20T14:16:37.383-07:002015-05-20T14:16:37.383-07:00Alright!Alright!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87356204385357537892015-05-20T13:54:46.181-07:002015-05-20T13:54:46.181-07:00"Suspected Truck Parks" reminds me of a ..."Suspected Truck Parks" reminds me of a story. Too long to put down here. I'll have to break out the real keyboard.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65916859248294753502015-05-20T07:38:06.074-07:002015-05-20T07:38:06.074-07:00Sounds to me like he more than earned his pay.Sounds to me like he more than earned his pay.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33880818260207739782015-05-20T07:23:22.056-07:002015-05-20T07:23:22.056-07:00PS: AFAIK, Maurice was the ONLY Flag Officer of an...PS: AFAIK, Maurice was the ONLY Flag Officer of any service to serve two tours in SEA as a flag officer. The 1st as Director of the TACC (Tactical Air Control Center) HQ&thAF in Saigon when he made his first star in 1966 and later in '72 as as Maj Gen, Dir of Operations, HQ MACV/DCO, HQ 7thAF before appointment as Vice Cmdr, PACAF as a 3-star.virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82768298392807136202015-05-20T07:05:27.345-07:002015-05-20T07:05:27.345-07:00Well, you've mentioned him a few times, though...Well, you've mentioned him a few times, thought I'd look him up. To say I was impressed by the man and what he did would be an understatement.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30099388671435817142015-05-20T07:01:56.053-07:002015-05-20T07:01:56.053-07:00Sarg/
Hitting clean-up here, I'd like to say ...Sarg/<br /><br />Hitting clean-up here, I'd like to say thanks for the post. Might add that Maurice was also a Mid-West Golden Gloves Champion prior to attending WP (where he also boxed--don't remember what weight class) virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18312435646584473322015-05-20T07:01:48.686-07:002015-05-20T07:01:48.686-07:00Good choice Virgil.Good choice Virgil.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20287691441263287842015-05-20T07:01:21.232-07:002015-05-20T07:01:21.232-07:00Ah yes, "suspected truck parks." I wonde...Ah yes, "suspected truck parks." I wonder how many lives and how much ordnance was expended on those.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87380889785659026562015-05-20T06:49:29.499-07:002015-05-20T06:49:29.499-07:00Dave/
Don't forget the truck (singular) we &q...Dave/<br /><br />Don't forget the truck (singular) we "killed" in a "suspected truck park" for a solid month on the Ho-Chi Minh trail. (or at least the DaNang crowd did.) We got so sick of seeing a pic of that same truck during a msn brief that we'd throw things.. saying things like "you DO realize, don't you, that this is the nth time...you guys do any BDA anymore?" Blank stares.. virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66453760184321071762015-05-20T06:42:04.865-07:002015-05-20T06:42:04.865-07:00I, also, managed to avert my eyes..I, also, managed to avert my eyes..virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29305222597666816742015-05-20T05:18:20.463-07:002015-05-20T05:18:20.463-07:00Didn't McNamara write a book? I seem to recall...Didn't McNamara write a book? I seem to recall that he did, not wanting to put a dime in that man's pocket I didn't read it.<br /><br />Did anyone here do so?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22395816918134388892015-05-20T04:52:46.016-07:002015-05-20T04:52:46.016-07:00Now that would be an experience to write home abou...Now that would be an experience to write home about!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67076878706251977682015-05-20T04:51:36.125-07:002015-05-20T04:51:36.125-07:00In the end he became irrelevant.
But at what a co...In the end he became irrelevant.<br /><br />But at what a cost.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41221281287301040222015-05-20T04:51:02.865-07:002015-05-20T04:51:02.865-07:00Thanks Shaun.Thanks Shaun.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34511337993669043772015-05-19T19:39:21.315-07:002015-05-19T19:39:21.315-07:00I would think it would suck pretty bad to come to ...I would think it would suck pretty bad to come to the realization that your arrogance caused the deaths of a large number of your countrymen as it became obvious that your end of days was approaching. That might actually be the definition of hell. Eternity knowing that in the end, you knew nothing.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48042023240539318752015-05-19T19:00:37.249-07:002015-05-19T19:00:37.249-07:00I think ol' bobby strange got what came around...I think ol' bobby strange got what came around. I saw one of his last interviews a while back and while he was blathering on and hitting all the talking points, you could tell his heart wasn't in it. He knew. He knew we knew. And he knew we knew he knew. I'm guessing it sucked pretty bad.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88713418114231252662015-05-19T18:56:17.938-07:002015-05-19T18:56:17.938-07:00Exceptionally fine post Sarge.Exceptionally fine post Sarge.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48558552620124305862015-05-19T18:42:09.993-07:002015-05-19T18:42:09.993-07:00I'd rather you be there as well. Then we could...I'd rather you be there as well. Then we could get the whole chat covered. Jeanie and I are firmly rooted in OBS Florida , near Daytona. Got an extra queen size bed, dining room, private bath and private pool and beach. Passable grub all around - they even have bars with restaurants this much time after the five hundred.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79256890423449331752015-05-19T14:32:22.043-07:002015-05-19T14:32:22.043-07:00Heh. Prolly more than 3.Heh. Prolly more than 3.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84581436112278312452015-05-19T14:19:21.562-07:002015-05-19T14:19:21.562-07:00Me threeMe threeDave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55972091165782287342015-05-19T13:54:31.835-07:002015-05-19T13:54:31.835-07:00You read my mind WSF.You read my mind WSF.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com