tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post7515722676545288588..comments2024-03-28T05:53:09.950-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: “What is courage without risk... It wouldn’t really be courage, would it?” *OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24990730936395569542016-01-11T19:20:06.853-08:002016-01-11T19:20:06.853-08:00They gave their all... Nothing else can be said.They gave their all... Nothing else can be said.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59069937011549434272016-01-11T13:45:59.552-08:002016-01-11T13:45:59.552-08:00As a brand new Fighter Pilot, I was going on a mis...As a brand new Fighter Pilot, I was going on a mission as #4. #3 was in the row ahead of me and slightly to my left. We're getting ready to taxi out. My crew chief was a diminutive female. The procedure to begin taxi was to advance the throttle a percent or two, about a quarter inch of throttle motion, then immediately return the throttle to idle. There was a bit of spool up time, so you would be back in idle before the engine spun up, minimizing the jet wash behind you. #3 forgets part 1 and part 2 of this procedure. He applies quite a bit of power and keeps it there (until the IP jerked the throttles to idle.<br /><br />Anyhow, this blast of black jetwash comes rolling across the ramp and knocks my crew chief over. She pops back up, gives the chocks in signal to the asst crew chief, then runs over in front of #3 gives him the hold position signal, plugs in her headphones and proceeds to ream the student left and right. Get's done, comes over to me, gives the chocks out signal and the run up signal. <br />Through sheer force of my thought, because I was not about to increase throttle, the airplane began to roll.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49603349615594939202016-01-11T09:57:02.197-08:002016-01-11T09:57:02.197-08:00When I was 10 and roaming the Pentagon at will I c...When I was 10 and roaming the Pentagon at will I came across the Medal of Honor intersection. Fascinating place.<br /><br />In school I had a friend who was in the Air Police. He told me he used to guard C5s until one night, in New Jersey, he was in a portajon on the ramp and the wind blew it over with him inside. He got out after that.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18796225924495861842016-01-11T09:20:50.529-08:002016-01-11T09:20:50.529-08:00Thanks,
"It's a privilege to live in a w...Thanks,<br /><br /><i>"It's a privilege to live in a world where such men exist. "</i><br /><br />Which is why it annoys me that I didn't know that they did exist. Growing up, I was religious reading Air Force Magazine which regularly had articles about people like Lance Sijan, Leo Thorsness, or Bud Day. I suppose I could've missed a few, but more than half? There's a quote ,erroneously attributed to Lincoln, that says "A nation that does not honor it's heroes, can not long endure." Whether or not Lincoln actually said it does not lessen, in my mind, its validity. <br /><br />So.....There will be more of these posts. <br /> <br />P.S. It also helps when writer's block strikes and I can't think of a subject. :-)<br />juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32314396194404547302016-01-11T07:52:22.494-08:002016-01-11T07:52:22.494-08:00Clanked indeed. Thanks for the great post.
It'...Clanked indeed. Thanks for the great post.<br /><br />It's a privilege to live in a world where such men exist. There place is never with the cold and timid souls TR described.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42699319004681959622016-01-11T07:00:31.322-08:002016-01-11T07:00:31.322-08:00He certainly was. Thanks.He certainly was. Thanks.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36453600708370289802016-01-11T06:50:52.832-08:002016-01-11T06:50:52.832-08:00Amazing story, Captain Wilbanks was the real deal....Amazing story, Captain Wilbanks was the real deal.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com