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Old 05-01-2022, 04:05 PM   #201
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would like to thank you all for your service
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Old 08-15-2022, 10:24 AM   #202
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This is an USAF A-7 Corsair II on display at the Montrose, CO regional airport.

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Old 09-14-2022, 04:50 AM   #203
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USS America (CV-66)

Nearing the end of my career in the USN, I made my last deployment aboard the USS America, as a member and maintenance chief for attack squadron 46 (VA-46) - (A-7E Aircraft). About halfway through our deployment in the Mediterranean Sea, our battle group was ordered to the Indian Ocean in support of increased US Naval operations in that area of the world. After a port call at Haifa Israel, we proceeded to the Suez Canal. The Egyptian air forces provided us with air cover for the transit.

The year was 1984 and here are pictures of our battle group on the way to the Red Sea.

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Old 10-12-2022, 11:12 AM   #204
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Davis-Monthan AFB

Out in the Arizona desert within the coffins of Davis-Monthan AFB at Tucson, AZ there is a huge US Military aircraft graveyard. Most of the aircraft there have met their limit for structural integrity and retired. However, hydraulic/pneumatic components, engine components, electrical/electronic components and flight control structures are salvageable. Sometimes when other countries like Taiwan purchase aircraft (A-7) from our government, many of the usable components from aircraft stored at DMAFB will be removed by skilled technicians and restored for sale to the foreign governments.

The aerial photo came from Wikipedia, the others were taken by me on a drive-through visit. DMAFB now provide van tours for the public.

When aboard DMAFB, aircraft of all kinds, restored for display, can be found around the base on display.

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Old 02-19-2023, 04:41 PM   #205
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didn’t know where else to post this but thought it may fit here..guy still volunteers at the museum every saturday https://komonews.com/news/local/worl...100th-birthday
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Old 02-19-2023, 05:32 PM   #206
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didn’t know where else to post this but thought it may fit here..guy still volunteers at the museum every saturday https://komonews.com/news/local/worl...100th-birthday
There's a link in the story at the above post. It goes much deeper into the life and feelings Dick Nelms had when over Berlin during the war. Reading a bit more of his story only serves to whet anyone's appetite for even more details from the memories of one of America's true heroes. There aren't many of them left and they are dying faster than we can learn of their memories...

https://komonews.com/news/erics-hero...nk-to-history#
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Old 02-19-2023, 06:19 PM   #207
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There's a link in the story at the above post. It goes much deeper into the life and feelings Dick Nelms had when over Berlin during the war. Reading a bit more of his story only serves to whet anyone's appetite for even more details from the memories of one of America's true heroes. There aren't many of them left and they are dying faster than we can learn of their memories...

https://komonews.com/news/erics-hero...nk-to-history#
Wow thanks for the link…makes me want to watch some old war movies..I only wish he was closer i’d go visit him at the museum
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Wow thanks for the link…makes me want to watch some old war movies..I only wish he was closer i’d go visit him at the museum
My dad was on subs in the Pacific. He was at Pearl Harbor on December 7th. All he ever told me about his service was, "Boy, you never want to have to deal with those kinds of memories" and "I was in a hammock on the deck because it was too hot to sleep below decks. All hell broke loose and even the water was on fire." Other than that, it was only short bits and pieces that he'd give as answers to direct questions. I wish he'd have be able to open up and share what he'd never talk about, but kept bottled up inside until the day he died.

The few Air Force (Army Air Corps) airmen that I have been able to listen to have all had memories that give me pause to wonder if I'd be brave enough (or young and foolish enough) to go where they went and do what they did... And it wasn't once, it was day after day until they finally accomplished their mission and gave us peace, at least for a few years..... Heroes all who deserve to be honored and remembered.
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My dad was on subs in the Pacific. He was at Pearl Harbor on December 7th. All he ever told me about his service was, "Boy, you never want to have to deal with those kinds of memories" and "I was in a hammock on the deck because it was too hot to sleep below decks. All hell broke loose and even the water was on fire." Other than that, it was only short bits and pieces that he'd give as answers to direct questions. I wish he'd have be able to open up and share what he'd never talk about, but kept bottled up inside until the day he died.

The few Air Force (Army Air Corps) airmen that I have been able to listen to have all had memories that give me pause to wonder if I'd be brave enough (or young and foolish enough) to go where they went and do what they did... And it wasn't once, it was day after day until they finally accomplished their mission and gave us peace, at least for a few years..... Heroes all who deserve to be honored and remembered.
My grandfather was the same way…well i’m down a rabbit hole now,gonna watch this interview…have a good evening and thanks to all that have served
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There's a link in the story at the above post. It goes much deeper into the life and feelings Dick Nelms had when over Berlin during the war. Reading a bit more of his story only serves to whet anyone's appetite for even more details from the memories of one of America's true heroes. There aren't many of them left and they are dying faster than we can learn of their memories...

https://komonews.com/news/erics-hero...nk-to-history#

Obviously veering from RV topics; my FIL was in the 101st Airborne in WWII. He always wanted to be a pilot but he was color blind so that wouldn't work. Said airborne was as close as he could get. Back then devotion to our country ran deep. After landing in the 101st he asked to be sent to Germany. He ended up at the Battle of the Bulge not realizing what that meant at the time. Lost his toes from frostbite but SO proud of what they did (and you had to pull his teeth to talk about anything). This gentleman reminds me of him and what they gave for us - almost all of them are gone.
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