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Post by falconkeeper on Jun 26, 2019 0:13:40 GMT 9
I was stationed at Aviano AB at that time. We were told that C-141s were flying down the center of the Med, landing in Israel, offloading supplies, and coming back to Aviano to refuel ( fuel was badly needed in Israel, so no refueling). I remember that time well. They flew the center of the Med route so they would not overfly countries that wanted to stay neutral.
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Post by Gene on Jul 5, 2019 10:40:58 GMT 9
another version of our history... or the birth of a nation!!
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Post by Gene on Jul 6, 2019 4:56:09 GMT 9
thanks falconkeeper… I found it interesting... if that's and why he wrote it...
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Post by Jim on Mar 28, 2020 9:47:46 GMT 9
> "I Talked To A Man Today" > > I talked with a man today, an 80+ year old man. I asked him if there was anything I can get him while this Corona virus scare was gripping America. > > He simply smiled, looked away and said: > > "Let me tell you what I need! I need to believe, at some point, that this country is the same country my generation fought for. I need to believe this nation we handed safely to our children and their children is in good hands. I need to know this generation will quit being a bunch of sissies; that they respect what they've been given; that they've earned what others sacrificed for." > > I wasn't sure where the conversation was going or if it was going anywhere at all. So, I sat there, quietly observing. > > "You know, I was a little boy during WW-II. Those were scary days. We didn't know if we were going to be speaking English, German or Japanese at the end of the war. There was no certainty, no guarantees like Americans expect and enjoy today. > > And no home went without sacrifice or loss. Every house, up and down every street, had someone in harm's way. Maybe their Daddy was a soldier, maybe their son was a sailor, maybe their uncle was a Marine. Sometimes it was the whole damn family, fathers, sons, brothers, uncles. > > Having someone you love, sent off to war, it wasn't any less frightening than it is today. In fact, it was scary as Hell. If anything, it was more frightening. We didn't have battle front news. We didn't have e-mail or cell phones. You sent them away and you hoped and you got down on your knees and you prayed for them. You may not hear from them for months, if ever. Sometimes a grieving mother was reading her son's last letters the same day Dad was comforting her over the news of their child's death. > > And we sacrificed. You couldn't buy things. Everything was rationed. You were only allowed so much milk per month, only so much bread, toilet paper. EVERYTHING was restricted for the war effort. And what you weren't using, what you didn't need, things you threw away, they were saved and sorted out for the war effort. My generation was the original recycling movement in America. > > And we had viruses back then, damn serious viruses. Things like polio, measles and such. It was nothing to walk to school and pass a house or two that was quarantined. We didn't shut down our schools. We didn't shut down our cities. We carried on, without masks, without hand sanitizer. And do you know what? We persevered. We overcame. We didn't attack our President, we came together, united as one country. We rallied around our flag for the war. Thick or thin, we were in it to win it. And we would lose more boys in an hour of combat than we lose in entire wars today." > > He slowly looked away again. Maybe I saw a small tear in the corner of his eye. Then he continued: > > "Today's kids don't know sacrifice. They think a sacrifice is not having coverage on their phone while they drive freely across the country. Today's kids are selfish and spoiled. In my generation, we looked out for our elders. We helped out with single moms who's husbands were either at war or dead from the war. Today's kids rush to the store, buying everything they can, no concern for anyone but themselves. It's shameful the way Americans behave these days. None of them deserve the sacrifices their granddads made. > > So, no I don't need anything. I appreciate your offer, but I know I've been through worse things than this corona virus. But maybe I should be asking you, what can I do to help you? Do you have enough pop to get through this? Enough steak? Will you be able to survive with 113 channels on your TV?" > > I smiled, fighting back a tear of my own, now humbled by a man in his 80's. All I could do was thank him for the history lesson, leave my number for emergency and leave with my ego firmly tucked in my rear. > > I talked to a man today. A real man. An American man from an era long gone and forgotten. We will never understand the sacrifices. We will never fully earn their sacrifices. But we should work harder to learn about them, learn from them, to respect them.
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Post by Jim on Feb 2, 2021 15:03:32 GMT 9
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Post by LBer1568 on Mar 22, 2021 2:15:31 GMT 9
Liberals have demanded many things, mainly free things instead of Freedom. Looks right to me. Lorin
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Post by Jim on Mar 25, 2021 2:06:05 GMT 9
WORST First Date
We have all had bad dates, but this takes the cake. Jay Leno went into the audience to find the most embarrassing first date that a woman ever had. The winner described her worst first date experience. There was absolutely no question as to why her tale took the prize! She said it was midwinter...snowing and quite cold... and the guy had taken her skiing in the mountains outside Salt Lake City, Utah. It was a day trip (no overnight). They were strangers, after all, and had never met before. The outing was fun but relatively uneventful until they were headed home late that afternoon. They were driving back down the mountain when she gradually began to realize that she should not have had that extra latte! They were about an hour away from anywhere with a restroom and in the middle of nowhere! Her companion suggested she try to hold it, which she did for a while. Unfortunately, because of the heavy snow and slow going, there came a point where she told him that he had better stop and let her go beside the road, or it would be the front seat of his car. They stopped and she quickly crawled out beside the car, yanked her pants down, and started. In the deep snow, she didn't have good footing, so she let her butt rest against the rear fender to steady herself. Her companion stood on the side of the car watching for traffic and indeed was a real gentleman and refrained from peeking. All she could think about was the relief she felt despite the rather embarrassing nature of the situation.
Upon finishing, however, she soon became aware of another sensation. As she bent to pull up her pants, the young lady discovered her buttocks were firmly glued against the car's fender. Thoughts of tongues frozen to poles immediately came to mind as she attempted to disengage her flesh from the icy metal. It was quickly apparent that she had a brand new problem, due to the extreme cold. Horrified by her plight and yet aware of the humor of the moment, she answered her date's concerns about' what is taking so long' with a reply that indeed, she was 'freezing her butt off' and in need of some assistance! He came around the car as she tried to cover herself with her sweater and then, as she looked imploringly into his eyes, he burst out laughing, she too, got the giggles and when they finally managed to compose themselves, they assessed her dilemma. Obviously, as hysterical as the situation was, they also were faced with a real problem, both agreed it would take something hot to free her chilly cheeks from the grip of the icy metal! Thinking about what had gotten her into the predicament in the first place, both quickly realized that there was only one way to get her free. So, as she looked the other way, her first-time date proceeded to unzip his pants and pee her butt off the fender. As the audience screamed in laughter, she took the Tonight Show prize hands down, or Perhaps that should be 'pants down'. And you thought your first date was embarrassing.
Jay Leno's comment... 'This gives a whole new meaning to being pissed-off. 'OH, and how did the first date turn out? He became her husband and was sitting next to her on the Leno show. If you laughed at this, please pass it on. Remember, if you haven't got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart, then you are just a sour old fart or tart. "Have a great day, unless you've made other plans". ENJOY LIFE NOW - IT HAS AN EXPIRATION DATE!
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Post by Jeff Shannon on Jul 4, 2021 5:42:21 GMT 9
For my friends with young children... "Mommy, watch this!!" is the toddler equivalent of "Hold my beer". It usually means something stupid and dangerous is about to take place.
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Post by pat perry on Jul 5, 2021 9:28:46 GMT 9
Tonight's 60 Minutes TV program had three good segments. If you missed it here they are:
Solar Winds & Fire Eye - this will scare you! SolarWinds: How Russian spies hacked the Justice, State, Treasury, Energy and Commerce Departments
Bill Whitaker reports on how Russian spies used a popular piece of software to unleash a virus that spread to 18,000 government and private computer networks.
www.cbsnews.com/news/solarwinds-hack-russia-cyberattack-60-minutes-2021-07-04/
Ken Burns on America, selling his first film, PBS's long deadlines and more
The filmmaker known for his exhaustive documentaries on American subjects gives Scott Pelley a glimpse into how his films are made, the message he wants to convey with them and how he became the person he is today. (He is one of the greatest documentary producers who ever lived).
www.cbsnews.com/news/ken-burns-60-minutes-2021-07-04/
New Orleans' St. Augustine High School Marching Band, the self-proclaimed "Best Band in the Land"
Sharyn Alfonsi reports on the band that desegregated Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans and played through the pandemic.
www.cbsnews.com/news/new-orleans-st-augustine-marching-band-60-minutes-2021-07-04/
It's not too often that 60 Minutes runs three good segments on the same show. But they did tonight! Pat P.
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Post by LBer1568 on Mar 27, 2022 3:16:55 GMT 9
As a Chief I never drove an expediate truck even though I did serve weekend duties as Avionics Super. What that picture does remind me of was my first Chief in MA-1 at McGuire. CMSgt Sieg Foster. A remnant of Korean war, he preferred to sit in his office and smoke pipe. Even during major Inspections/Exercises he never went to Flightline or drove truck. Needless to say, he was an E-9, not a Chief. I never spoke to him much, but never found out his background to be in MA-1 except he had rank and didn't need to be technical. We had another MA-1 Chief in charge of mock-up. We only had one Chief in MA-1 at Tyndall and we had about triple number of birds and people. Cold today with snow flurries. Filled up last night at $3.82. Lorin
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Post by LBer1568 on May 2, 2023 8:34:36 GMT 9
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Post by LBer1568 on May 27, 2023 23:07:38 GMT 9
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Post by Bullhunter on May 27, 2023 23:35:32 GMT 9
I was stationed at Aviano AB at that time. We were told that C-141s were flying down the center of the Med, landing in Israel, offloading supplies, and coming back to Aviano to refuel ( fuel was badly needed in Israel, so no refueling). I remember that time well. They flew the center of the Med route so they would not overfly countries that wanted to stay neutral. I remember.
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Post by LBer1568 on May 28, 2023 1:47:13 GMT 9
Two Hunters Two hunters were dragging their dead deer back to their car. Another hunter approached pulling his along too. "Hey, I don't want to tell you how to do something ... but I can tell you that it's much easier if you drag the deer in the other direction. Then the antlers won't dig into the ground." After the third hunter left, the two decided to try it. A little while later one hunter said to the other, "You know, that guy was right. This is a lot easier!" The other hunter said, "Yeah, but we're getting farther from the truck!”
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Post by pat perry on May 28, 2023 5:55:17 GMT 9
The "Some Thoughts to Ponder" Thread is located in the "Jokes, Jokes, and More" category. Lorin posted the one about the deer hunters dragging the dead dear back to their truck in the wrong direction (an oldie but a goody Joke). So, I went looking for a good joke and found this from the Old Sarge, Jim Gier who posted on the F-106 Forum 9,304 times. We really miss The Old Sarge and all the other Forum members we have lost in the years gone by. Memorial Day is a good day to remember their service to our country and for making us laugh and sometimes cry with the stories they posted.
WORST First Date We have all had bad dates, but this takes the cake. Jay Leno went into the audience to find the most embarrassing first date that a woman ever had. The winner described her worst first date experience. There was absolutely no question as to why her tale took the prize!
She said it was midwinter...snowing and quite cold... and the guy had taken her skiing in the mountains outside Salt Lake City, Utah. It was a day trip (no overnight). They were strangers, after all, and had never met before. The outing was fun but relatively uneventful until they were headed home late that afternoon. They were driving back down the mountain when she gradually began to realize that she should not have had that extra latte!
They were about an hour away from anywhere with a restroom and in the middle of nowhere! Her companion suggested she try to hold it, which she did for a while. Unfortunately, because of the heavy snow and slow going, there came a point where she told him that he had better stop and let her go beside the road, or it would be the front seat of his car.
They stopped and she quickly crawled out beside the car, yanked her pants down, and started. In the deep snow, she didn't have good footing, so she let her butt rest against the rear fender to steady herself. Her companion stood on the side of the car watching for traffic and indeed was a real gentleman and refrained from peeking. All she could think about was the relief she felt despite the rather embarrassing nature of the situation.
Upon finishing, however, she soon became aware of another sensation. As she bent to pull up her pants, the young lady discovered her buttocks were firmly glued against the car's fender. Thoughts of tongues frozen to poles immediately came to mind as she attempted to disengage her flesh from the icy metal. It was quickly apparent that she had a brand new problem, due to the extreme cold.
Horrified by her plight and yet aware of the humor of the moment, she answered her date's concerns about' what is taking so long' with a reply that indeed, she was 'freezing her butt off' and in need of some assistance!
He came around the car as she tried to cover herself with her sweater and then, as she looked imploringly into his eyes, he burst out laughing, she too, got the giggles and when they finally managed to compose themselves, they assessed her dilemma. Obviously, as hysterical as the situation was, they also were faced with a real problem, both agreed it would take something hot to free her chilly cheeks from the grip of the icy metal!
Thinking about what had gotten her into the predicament in the first place, both quickly realized that there was only one way to get her free. So, as she looked the other way, her first-time date proceeded to unzip his pants and pee her butt off the fender.
As the audience screamed in laughter, she took the Tonight Show prize hands down, or Perhaps that should be 'pants down'. And you thought your first date was embarrassing.
Jay Leno's comment... 'This gives a whole new meaning to being pissed-off. 'OH, and how did the first date turn out? He became her husband and was sitting next to her on the Leno show.
If you laughed at this, please pass it on. Remember, if you haven't got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart, then you are just a sour old fart or tart.
"Have a great day, unless you've made other plans".
ENJOY LIFE NOW - IT HAS AN EXPIRATION DATE! The Old Sarge
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Post by Diamondback on May 29, 2023 8:03:34 GMT 9
The "Some Thoughts to Ponder" Thread is located in the "Jokes, Jokes, and More" category. Lorin posted the one about the deer hunters dragging the dead dear back to their truck in the wrong direction (an oldie but a goody Joke). So, I went looking for a good joke and found this from the Old Sarge, Jim Gier who posted on the F-106 Forum 9,304 times. We really miss The Old Sarge and all the other Forum members we have lost in the years gone by. Memorial Day is a good day to remember their service to our country and for making us laugh and sometimes cry with the stories they posted.
Indeed. God bless and keep all the Some Who Gave All, including the foreign allies who fell at our guys' sides fighting together as Brothers at Arms.
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