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....... to my brothers in arms ........... past and present ........ my thanks to you on this Veterans Day .......... without your sacrifices I would not be able to lead the happy life that I now enjoy ............ my gratitude to you all
John Wolfe
SSGT USAF 1967-1971
55th Strat Recon Wing
Hq SAC, Offutt AFB, Nebraska
Amen John. Thanks for being the first to post up.
Offutt Recon? You probably know some of my ol' Batcat buddies who showed up there in late '68 early '69.
To all my friends who served-thank you! I now wish I would have been able to.
Quite possible Bob ............unless they were "spooks" ............... 55th Wing personnel didn't run in the same circles with them .............. and some of them were really spooky :3dSMILE::3dSMILE:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
We got around the Air Foce regulations about rotating assignments by changing on paper only ............ the first year I belonged to the 3902nd Support Squadron, the second year it was Headquarters SAC DOCODC, and my last year I worked for the 55th Strat Recon Wing ........... other than my rotations on the aircraft and some TDY's, my duty location never changed ............... Uncle didn't want us moving after they had spent so much money on our security clearances
By the way ............. does this look familiar to you
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...-121R_1969.jpg
Cool Connie!
Yes and thanks to all the veterans and current service people.
Sort of, only spent about 1100 hrs on those ol' girls.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Old Coyote
You might want to check out the directory on this site for any you might know; http://1stwave553rdreconwing.com/
Bob, did you fly with Orville and Wilbur?
Any truth that they had an age limit on the pilot & co-pilot assignments for the big Connies??Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Coyote
They have a very COOL sound to them also.
Pratt & Whitney 3350s, compound turbo /supercharged---4 engines in sinc at same rpm nice hummmmm
nice photo with the way the camo paint blends into that barren farmland----
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Originally Posted by robot
No, he was experimenting with Leonardo.:3dSMILE::LOL::LOL::LOL:
The stewardess...........errrr, flight attendant...............from our first flight has a message for both of you.............:LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by NTFDAY
wow lucky you bob she hot in a old fashion way:3dSMILE:
Not me...........she lives in Ft. Meyers Fl and says her boyfriend drives a cute little black car with copper colored wheels..............weird huh?:DQuote:
Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
Looks a lot like Norman Bates mother, are you sure your first name isn't Norman?:D:LOL::LOL::LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
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Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
Aircrew # 40 huh Bob ............... never made it to Korat, heard it was a "vacation destination" **)**) ........... thanks to you for your hard work and dedication ........... your efforts made our job a little easier ;);)
http://www.2accs.com/images/ec-135-1_jpg.jpg
Well John, thanks to you and the others who did their part as well. All the funnin' around aside, those times, both good and bad, were somethin' special.
My son's Memorial Tattoo for those who have fallen serving this country.
God Bless all of those who have served in the past, the present & the future.....joe
that is a beautiful tattoo.
That is a serious bit of work..I love it..Dunno what else to say,apart from the patriotism you guys have blows me away..For that,I salute you..:cool:
Thank you to all of our veterans here and everywhere.
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Originally Posted by lamin8r
Without the support of your country, Guadalcanal would have been more of a disaster in the beginning than it was and for that I salute you and your countrymen.
Thank you very much for that..my late father[we lost him 8 days before his 90th birthday],served in Guadalcanal,and Fiji,etc,for about three or four years,cant ask him any more,,:(but remember some of the stories,didnt talk too much about it,but have some old photos to keep..Quote:
Originally Posted by NTFDAY
I think our three countries,including the Aussies,will always back each other up,like to think so anyway..
We have more in common with you folks, the Aussies, and the Brits than we do with anyone else and I don't see that changing.:)
Nor can I,thankfully.I hope our respective leaders keep it working that way too.
Do ya get the feeling that we are being leaned on from all sides?:HMMM:
Yes I do and unfortunately some of that push comes from pinheads in this country.:(
Our previous PM liked the colour red a bit too much for me,and the colour and style of her jackets started to look more and more like she wanted to be the leader of China,or make New Zealand a province of China at least..:HMMM:Quote:
Originally Posted by NTFDAY