tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post6876935127550105675..comments2024-03-29T06:08:20.938-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: "I feel like a heel. I'm getting out but other guys are staying in."OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39708177413225603312017-08-01T14:26:07.325-07:002017-08-01T14:26:07.325-07:00My wife says the same thing about me (not having m...My wife says the same thing about me (not having matured), so bird of a feather, Dave.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34998709712826069972017-08-01T14:24:37.480-07:002017-08-01T14:24:37.480-07:00Good use of Strategic Vision Tuna!Good use of Strategic Vision Tuna!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19048900292077601082017-08-01T11:01:14.398-07:002017-08-01T11:01:14.398-07:00I haven't matured, so it must have been Viet-N...I haven't matured, so it must have been Viet-Nam.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50955085914613582612017-08-01T08:33:25.185-07:002017-08-01T08:33:25.185-07:00Regarding your comment several back, fortunately i...Regarding your comment several back, fortunately it was a relatively low-rent district when we bought. At 8% interest it was still a huge stretch. All of 1 paycheck and $200 from the one on the 15th, but the bump in flight pay shortly thereafter was a Godsend.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30051057679629850302017-08-01T06:21:24.662-07:002017-08-01T06:21:24.662-07:00High Probability. I think I read that another med...High Probability. I think I read that another medic in the battalion (?) had received a posthumous Medal in the same time frame. Maybe some paper pusher thought that "Above and beyond the call of duty" only happened once every 3 months or something.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53812530684881744302017-08-01T01:36:57.848-07:002017-08-01T01:36:57.848-07:00Wednesday 5:30 Eastern. He's waited so long, h...Wednesday 5:30 Eastern. He's waited so long, he goes to the front of the line!Mike aka Proofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83227210260489915422017-07-31T20:12:20.175-07:002017-07-31T20:12:20.175-07:00"I do not understand 'my fellow man."...<i>"I do not understand 'my fellow man."</i><br /><br />You and me both, my Friend, you and me both.<br /><br />juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15406932393006513492017-07-31T20:09:27.038-07:002017-07-31T20:09:27.038-07:00Yes, well...There was that prayer.Yes, well...There was that prayer.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66403049412313410752017-07-31T19:29:32.201-07:002017-07-31T19:29:32.201-07:00Amazing story, and well deserved. The interesting ...Amazing story, and well deserved. The interesting thing is that he gave the rest of his life to helping other Veterans.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56778088825489398092017-07-31T19:20:15.989-07:002017-07-31T19:20:15.989-07:00What the heck? This is about the honor of a man, ...What the heck? This is about the honor of a man, and a grateful nation finally recognizing said honor.<br /><br />Don't they realize that all the presenting President does is hook it around his neck and shake the man's hand?<br /><br />It is the Congressional Medal of Honor. All fault lies within the Defense Department for sitting on the recommendation and for Congress to get over itself to recognize the recommendation and to make the award.<br /><br />These people are flipping nuts! They literally have driven this nation farther apart than that four year thingy involving a minor dispute over Ft. Sumter.<br /><br />For shame on these people and their sorry little lives. For shame, libtard medames et messirs, for shame.<br /><br />I lit into those preponderous fat-asses at WAPO for the honor of my country, which they have besmirched by surviving long enough to operate an input devise. I basically reposted what I done writ above. <br /><br />I do not understand 'my fellow man.'Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76034032345127198802017-07-31T16:28:30.966-07:002017-07-31T16:28:30.966-07:00"He don't care what most people say"..."He don't care what most people say" is a lyric from one of my favorite Jimmy Buffett songs. It applies to me to a pretty full degree. I agree that I'm happier for it.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71093943724212654432017-07-31T16:26:21.223-07:002017-07-31T16:26:21.223-07:00Oh and looking forward to your posting thereof.Oh and looking forward to your posting thereof.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35583491634385866472017-07-31T16:25:57.929-07:002017-07-31T16:25:57.929-07:00Wow! Shoulda been presented in 1968, but wow and ...Wow! Shoulda been presented in 1968, but wow and well deserved.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23840531261996400972017-07-31T16:22:25.106-07:002017-07-31T16:22:25.106-07:00REMFs?REMFs?Mike aka Proofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43243663763031257992017-07-31T16:21:06.620-07:002017-07-31T16:21:06.620-07:00Hahaha!Hahaha!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-92021547845839463892017-07-31T16:20:39.785-07:002017-07-31T16:20:39.785-07:00And did your moment come with Maturity or Vietnam?...And did your moment come with Maturity or Vietnam? or both?juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25436008798965615472017-07-31T16:20:01.358-07:002017-07-31T16:20:01.358-07:00But then came the upgrades and the changes and the...But then came the upgrades and the changes and the drop tanks and the engine and the canopy and then it was the finest escort fighter of WWII, and that's my dilemma right now. I cringe in fear of a conversation that starts with "Would it be great if....."juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65095401049605592922017-07-31T16:19:50.708-07:002017-07-31T16:19:50.708-07:00Found a copy of the citation at Stars and Stripes:...Found a copy of the citation at Stars and Stripes: <br />https://www.stripes.com/news/full-text-of-president-trump-s-remarks-at-the-medal-of-honor-ceremony-july-31-2017-1.480830Mike aka Proofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4885614615778008172017-07-31T16:17:14.676-07:002017-07-31T16:17:14.676-07:00"Too bad none of your radars will work"
...<i>"Too bad none of your radars will work"</i><br /><br />Well, that would eliminate one of the three weapons on board.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6905450402376762582017-07-31T15:43:27.338-07:002017-07-31T15:43:27.338-07:00Heh.Heh.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76774026399706661122017-07-31T15:41:45.530-07:002017-07-31T15:41:45.530-07:00Paweł - there's even camera footage (very blur...Paweł - there's even camera footage (very blurry) of that event. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8ZYv2TFnZg" rel="nofollow"><b>LINK</b></a>OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24168922551749449652017-07-31T15:38:35.274-07:002017-07-31T15:38:35.274-07:00Juvat - I know.
Too bad none of your radars will ...Juvat - I know.<br /><br />Too bad none of your radars will work.<br /><br />;)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72606575621951918012017-07-31T15:15:35.315-07:002017-07-31T15:15:35.315-07:00What Tuna said. It was strange to look back at it....What Tuna said. It was strange to look back at it.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63252892990839741592017-07-31T14:17:33.186-07:002017-07-31T14:17:33.186-07:00did you know Bush senior was member of the goldfis...did you know Bush senior was member of the goldfish club (and saved by usn sub )Paweł Kasperekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636249014878876718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68762273435941867142017-07-31T14:14:14.510-07:002017-07-31T14:14:14.510-07:00relating to the opening statement...
The prototype...relating to the opening statement...<br />The prototype NA-73X airframe was rolled out on 9 September 1940, 102 days after the contract was signed, and first flew on 26 October<br />on time definitely<br />the story of how this evolved into finest escort fighter of WW2, is worthy of telling another timePaweł Kasperekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636249014878876718noreply@blogger.com