But..it was the image that mattered to a, by then, war-weary American populace. And that made a very big difference.
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The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery...part DEUX
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Good call. My grandfather (still alive) spent the better part of a month living and fighting on the island. He was a 17 year old (lied about his age) mortar man. He doesn't talk about it much, but still has a deep hatred for the Japanese. As a segue to the "geedunk" thread, he fought in two campaigns and has 6 ribbons/medals including the Purple Heart and a helmet with a hole shot through it. Was given the option of an immediate commission and a chance to go to Okinawa or flight school. Chose flight school and hadn't yet flown an airplane when the war ended. Met my grandmother who was in college (NAS DeLand, FL) and the rest is history. He still flies a Marine Corps flag outside his house much to the chagrin of his south Florida neighbors.
"Where do we get such men?"
Homer J
I'm with NAVAIR. I'm here to help you.
Oo-Rah to your grand dad. My son has a September 15 ship date for Parris Island. 0844 Artillery Fire Control Specialist. I couldn't be more proud.
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My eldest, BzB Jr. did 2 tours in the 'raq, and luckily, came back unscathed and now (military) retired.
BzB
Should be you won't have to sweat your Son being sent into the 'ghan morass, Time to let them bomb each other to death, instead of our kids. Looks to me now, that all of our sacrifices in the Mideast were pretty much for naught.
My eldest, BzB Jr. did 2 tours in the 'raq, and luckily, came back unscathed and now (military) retired.
BzB
Just as to the whole Afghanistan thingie…right, wrong, or indifferent: We will NEVER "tame" Afghanistan. Don't believe me…ask the Brits, the Russians, and well…crap..now you can ask us, I guess. It's a muddy sink-hole for lives and national treasure. I don't think it can ever be done…too many cultural differences…and they don't give two craps about Democracy...and they simply grow too much "product" available from nowhere else. Just to be fucking CLEAR: Heroin, hashish, opium, crack…the "pain solutions" for today. Money talks…bullshit walks.[
Should be you won't have to sweat your Son being sent into the 'ghan morass, Time to let them bomb each other to death, instead of our kids. Looks to me now, that all of our sacrifices in the Mideast were pretty much for naught.
My eldest did 2 tours in the 'raq, and luckily, came back unscathed and now (military) retired.
BzB
"Afghanistan is not just a war, but a country of many ordinary yet unique people, kind and cruel, rich and poor. Not least of all, the inescapable fact: the solution to the opium trade – and the war – lies not in bullets or military strategy, but in addressing the root cause, which is the demand for the drug in the west." [Can't site it…but I totally ripped that snippet from somewhere else on the internet…]
Good luck with that.
"Every gig" is a good 'un….maybe that's the message.
Yep…pretty cool. Probably 90% of Naval Aviation is the "cool shit you get to see and do". This is a GREAT example…and a nice pic.
Is that a sonobuoy splash at about 8 o'clock…or a missed harpoon throw?
Tail boom on the Jet Ranger.Where does it say Army... no stars & bars?
BzB
It's a TH-67 "Creek" from Ft Rucker. A company in the area does aircraft reset work for DoD, he was at our airfield to do a compass swing.
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