tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post6535402081428627237..comments2024-03-28T07:40:20.999-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The Friday Flyby - 06 JuneOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39133392216469947792014-06-07T08:11:30.328-07:002014-06-07T08:11:30.328-07:00I could not have said that any better Tuna.I could not have said that any better Tuna.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66567742184013089432014-06-07T08:10:10.603-07:002014-06-07T08:10:10.603-07:00That would be my problem, the allergies.That would be my problem, the allergies.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28954805083604372302014-06-07T07:22:14.214-07:002014-06-07T07:22:14.214-07:00The day I visited, there seemed to be an awful lot...The day I visited, there seemed to be an awful lot of allergens in the air. My eyes were frequently watery as were those of most of the folks there, seemed to be even worse around the American Cemetery.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75339189050018806712014-06-06T20:48:44.205-07:002014-06-06T20:48:44.205-07:00The picture after you stated that the 3rd Reich wa...The picture after you stated that the 3rd Reich was soon to be over- the one with the city destroyed got me to thinking. We have to go to war when a madman (Hitler, Hussein, Bin Laden), or a leader completely blinded by his beliefs in his imperialist ideology (Hirohito), forces our hand and causes us to nearly destroy everything in order to subdue him. It's a shame that their insanity or ego blinds them from the nearly inevitable defeat that is forthcoming and has to result in actions like the bombing of Dresden and Nurnburg, firebombing and nuking of Japan, and the loss of so many innocent lives which we have to call collateral damage. Of course the loss of our servicemen is a tragedy as well, as we remember today. Tokyo is a modern city now, with almost no pre-war architecture remaining. Nurnburg? Only a little remains. Dresden rebuilt as well. War is definitely hell.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39126628918475901162014-06-06T17:15:52.034-07:002014-06-06T17:15:52.034-07:00I do believe that's a Martin Baltimore. Nice s...I do believe that's a Martin Baltimore. Nice spec page <a href="http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=264" rel="nofollow"><b>here</b></a>.<br /><br />And that solid nose is pretty rare! Good eye Virgil!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48712881690460193112014-06-06T16:59:16.573-07:002014-06-06T16:59:16.573-07:00Nice pics. About half I'd seen, half I hadn...Nice pics. About half I'd seen, half I hadn't...you've got a rare head-on pic of either a Martin Maryland or Baltimore light twin solid-nose attack there--hard to say which..virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1187268558676544952014-06-06T15:07:57.625-07:002014-06-06T15:07:57.625-07:00Thanks Greg.Thanks Greg.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9408739928393828672014-06-06T12:42:28.787-07:002014-06-06T12:42:28.787-07:00Great post.Great post.Greg Peaveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00983526350040615801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45482519639016771182014-06-06T11:36:07.612-07:002014-06-06T11:36:07.612-07:00I need to get over there again. One of the regrets...I need to get over there again. One of the regrets of my European tour was not visiting Normandy.<br /><br />Quite honestly, I'm not sure how I would have handled it, emotionally speaking. Still not sure.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64540037648592528172014-06-06T10:55:33.529-07:002014-06-06T10:55:33.529-07:00The Ol' Man agreed with you about "see th...The Ol' Man agreed with you about "see the ground for yourself." One of the first trips we took during his three year assignment to Paris was up to Normandy. That was in 1954 and the area wasn't as tidy then as it is now. I'll never forget that trip.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53879182150810839452014-06-06T10:45:48.996-07:002014-06-06T10:45:48.996-07:00Thanks Mary.Thanks Mary.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54993398685125254702014-06-06T10:31:35.409-07:002014-06-06T10:31:35.409-07:00Great post and pictures. Thank you for sharing. I ...Great post and pictures. Thank you for sharing. I will never forget.Mary F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08161273162129455869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33680462727640977722014-06-06T08:03:44.338-07:002014-06-06T08:03:44.338-07:00It's always best to see the ground for yoursel...It's always best to see the ground for yourself.<br /><br />I will never forget them. Ever.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67233899435040441802014-06-06T08:02:47.387-07:002014-06-06T08:02:47.387-07:00Thanks WSF.Thanks WSF.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54592701962892065902014-06-06T07:59:36.169-07:002014-06-06T07:59:36.169-07:00Spent the better part of 3 months at "ARRRMY ...Spent the better part of 3 months at "ARRRMY TRAINING, Sir!!!!" studying this operation and wasn't until 2 years ago, standing on Pont Du Hoc did I even begin to grasp the enormity of the undertaking. Arrows on Maps just don't bring it home. My hat's off to all participants.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-27156357019438627562014-06-06T07:45:46.939-07:002014-06-06T07:45:46.939-07:00Great post.Great post.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56149660889053837122014-06-06T07:38:01.912-07:002014-06-06T07:38:01.912-07:00Thanks Rob.
My children won't forget either.Thanks Rob.<br /><br />My children won't forget either.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21919882465096667032014-06-06T07:37:36.303-07:002014-06-06T07:37:36.303-07:00Thanks Bob.Thanks Bob.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51371789929977496202014-06-06T07:08:13.335-07:002014-06-06T07:08:13.335-07:00Great post. I for one will never forget, nor will ...Great post. I for one will never forget, nor will my children. Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800149852939042454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30544792475799548942014-06-06T06:35:38.595-07:002014-06-06T06:35:38.595-07:00Nice post Sarge :)Nice post Sarge :)Bob Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989585364568658157noreply@blogger.com