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My youngest, The WSO knows how I felt about this guy. How much I enjoyed his wit, his wisdom and his writing.
Right now VFA-2, The Bullets, are out at NAS Fallon, getting ready for RIMPAC* this summer. The WSO sent me a few pictures. I thought I'd share them with you. It's what I do, I share. Well, most of the time.
Okay, some of time.
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| A couple of Bullets enjoying a Guinness with Lex (BTM on the left, LUSH on the right**) |
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| In the O-Club at Fallon |
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| Lex has two patches there, one from his time as the XO of TOPGUN***. |
He was a great guy.
Thanks BTM, thanks LUSH.
* RIMPAC, the Rim of the Pacific Exercise, is the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise.
** See this Flyby for other members of VFA-2
***XO = Executive Officer, aka second in command. As for TOPGUN, yes, it's one word, all caps, don't ask.
He was good people... Nuff said...
ReplyDeleteNot a day goes by...
DeleteGee, is that a USAF "silver" NOMEX flt suit? When I was in we went from old original non-nomex "silvers" to the "green " nomex. Have things shifted back? juvat? Anyone?
ReplyDeleteLooking at that pic of Lex just makes me sad/mad all over again....many brooding premonitions, and all that..
I can't answer the flight suit question Virgil. Perhaps ATAC provides them?
DeleteAnd like I told Old NFO, not a day goes by where I don't think about Lex.
Thank YOU for sharing the pics. And yeah, not a day goes by...
ReplyDeleteIt still hurts. I think it always will.
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ReplyDeleteOnly guy that could make cheaters hanging on a flight suit look cool. tis to weep.
Indeed.
DeleteNo No.
ReplyDeleteWe need to stop.
He was a rare man, a naval aviator with a call sign.
We need to give a deflection shot to history
The man we admire had a name. We should now start to use it forevermore.
Yes, he was our Red Baron but who remembers his name?
I think we would do well to remember the name:
Carroll Lefon
You have a point Cap'n. Though it is traditional in the flying services to call folks by their callsigns, in this case we should strive to remember the man's full name: Carroll Fairfax LeFon, Captain, United States Navy.
DeleteThose not of the aviation community probably don't really understand the callsign thing, it's like a nickname but more than that. Ask an aviator what someone's name is, and they'll pause for a moment and tell you. Point out someone in a room and ask "Who's that?" Nine times out of ten, they'll immediately respond with a callsign. Still and all, I get your point Sir. That's also why I list him over there on the starboard side with his name, callsign, rank and branch of service.