UHBlackhawk
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I thought Bob Hoover was a more approachable person than Yeager. Plus, how many pilots can say they stole a German FW-190?
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sanman
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One of my heroes is Douglas Bader. A double amputee who went on to become a Spitfire pilot. His biography 'Reach for the Sky' is a great read.
When he was shot down and became a POW he tried escaping that many times that the germans eventually put him in Colditz which was their POW camp for the most troublesome prisoners. He loved playing golf and had a special pair legs made especially for golf.
When he was shot down and became a POW he tried escaping that many times that the germans eventually put him in Colditz which was their POW camp for the most troublesome prisoners. He loved playing golf and had a special pair legs made especially for golf.
UHBlackhawk
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Two Marines. General Kelly's now-famous speech starts at 5:14.
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Next door to Chesty and the band members lived Tony Snow, the White House press secretary for Bush 43. I saw his wife and kids often but hardly saw him until his cancer got to the terminal stage. He and Jill would go for a walk up the street and back.
My daughter and I were home the day President Bush’s motorcade matriculated down the road. I was outside when the lead motor cycle roared by so I went to the street and watched all 15 or so vehicles go by and stop at Tony’s house. My daughter came out and we saw POTUS get out of the Beast and go inside. Tony had passed and the president was paying his respects. We stood there and watched and I pointed out the various vehicles and we saw the officer with the football. My son was home between colleges and got stuck outside the road block coming home from the gym. Sad occasion but a cool look at presidential transportation.
My daughter and I were home the day President Bush’s motorcade matriculated down the road. I was outside when the lead motor cycle roared by so I went to the street and watched all 15 or so vehicles go by and stop at Tony’s house. My daughter came out and we saw POTUS get out of the Beast and go inside. Tony had passed and the president was paying his respects. We stood there and watched and I pointed out the various vehicles and we saw the officer with the football. My son was home between colleges and got stuck outside the road block coming home from the gym. Sad occasion but a cool look at presidential transportation.
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Ever wonder how come veterans have Tricare for life?? It wasn't always so. Before that, vets had Tricare until 65, then had to switch over to Medicare.
Tricare for Life (TFL) came about because of a lawsuit brought by USAF Col.(ret) Bud Day. Day was a WWII (as a Marine), Korea, & Vietnam veteran, and his day job apparently was as a lawyer. Among other cool things he did was to bail out of a fighter jet w/o a parachute becoming the 1st. person to live in doing so. (a 30' tree helped.) Guess God had other plans for him.
In 2002, the TFL class action made it all the way to the Supreme Court which refused to hear the case letting stand a lower ruling leaving the switch to Medicare the law. The class action had national attention & the same year, Congress passed Tricare for Life & Tricare Senior Pharmacy, the biggest expansion in government-funded health benefits in decades. I guess Congress didn't like the optics of Col. Day arguing healthcare for vets before the Supreme Court while wearing his Congressional Medal of Honor awarded for his service & leadership during his 5 yr. 7 month POW imprisonment in the Hanoi Hilton!
PS: The wiki article states that Day is wearing an unidentified badge on his right pocket. Maybe someone on this forum can ID it and contact Wikipedia!
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Tricare for Life (TFL) came about because of a lawsuit brought by USAF Col.(ret) Bud Day. Day was a WWII (as a Marine), Korea, & Vietnam veteran, and his day job apparently was as a lawyer. Among other cool things he did was to bail out of a fighter jet w/o a parachute becoming the 1st. person to live in doing so. (a 30' tree helped.) Guess God had other plans for him.
In 2002, the TFL class action made it all the way to the Supreme Court which refused to hear the case letting stand a lower ruling leaving the switch to Medicare the law. The class action had national attention & the same year, Congress passed Tricare for Life & Tricare Senior Pharmacy, the biggest expansion in government-funded health benefits in decades. I guess Congress didn't like the optics of Col. Day arguing healthcare for vets before the Supreme Court while wearing his Congressional Medal of Honor awarded for his service & leadership during his 5 yr. 7 month POW imprisonment in the Hanoi Hilton!
PS: The wiki article states that Day is wearing an unidentified badge on his right pocket. Maybe someone on this forum can ID it and contact Wikipedia!
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What makes this effort truly special is that Brigadier General Day, as a former Vietnam POW, was automatically classified 100% VA disability and could receive full, no-cost care from them, as well as full dental care, surviving spouse will get DIC, etc.Ever wonder how come veterans have Tricare for life?? It wasn't always so. Before that, vets had Tricare until 65, then had to switch over to Medicare.
Tricare for Life (TFL) came about because of a lawsuit brought by USAF Col.(ret) Bud Day. Day was a WWII (as a Marine), Korea, & Vietnam veteran, and his day job apparently was as a lawyer. Among other cool things he did was to bail out of a fighter jet w/o a parachute becoming the 1st. person to live in doing so. (a 30' tree helped.) Guess God had other plans for him.
In 2002, the TFL class action made it all the way to the Supreme Court which refused to hear the case letting stand a lower ruling leaving the switch to Medicare the law. The class action had national attention & the same year, Congress passed Tricare for Life & Tricare Senior Pharmacy, the biggest expansion in government-funded health benefits in decades. I guess Congress didn't like the optics of Col. Day arguing healthcare for vets before the Supreme Court while wearing his Congressional Medal of Honor awarded for his service & leadership during his 5 yr. 7 month POW imprisonment in the Hanoi Hilton!
PS: The wiki article states that Day is wearing an unidentified badge on his right pocket. Maybe someone on this forum can ID it and contact Wikipedia!
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I recently came back from a week in the "yards" (hospital) and my cats were pretty nonchalont - sniffed me as if to say "who are you" but did not
give me any other welcome type reaction.
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Not sure why this didn't make bigger headlines, but I have been struggling to find a comprehensive story on an event that took place during the Seattle riots on Saturday. I am still trying to get a comprehensive news report but here is what I have learned...
A new station's security guard who had served as an Infantry Marine witnessed rioters pulling AR-15 rifles from a burning and abandoned police cruisers. He jumped into action disarming one and had the foresight to remove the breakdown and pivot pins from the weapon so that anyone who might overpower him would not be able to use it. He then saw another rioter with a stolen rifle and disarmed him.
Once a Marine, always a Marine.
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A new station's security guard who had served as an Infantry Marine witnessed rioters pulling AR-15 rifles from a burning and abandoned police cruisers. He jumped into action disarming one and had the foresight to remove the breakdown and pivot pins from the weapon so that anyone who might overpower him would not be able to use it. He then saw another rioter with a stolen rifle and disarmed him.
Once a Marine, always a Marine.
Seattle security guard helps disarm George Floyd rioters with AR-15s stolen from smashed police cruiser
A security guard hired to protect a local news crew covering Seattle protests Saturday night disarmed two masked men carrying AR-15s and confiscated the weapons to prevent any injuries, according to reports.
Watch: Marine veteran disarms protester armed with stolen police AR-15 rifle
A veteran employed as a security guard for a local news station disarmed a protester who stole a police AR-15 rifle.
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Damm...Left unsecured in the vehicle loaded?? Usually they're unloaded in a bolted down locked box in the trunk. A loading/unloading safety port is there also. Although I am aware of an FBI unmarked vehicle towed for illegal parking in Lower Manhattan where automatic rifles were found in the trunk when the car was inventoried at the tow pound! Nervousness ensued.
This former Marine should be presented with a federal civilian award! The Medal of Freedom?? He saved a lot of lives.
This former Marine should be presented with a federal civilian award! The Medal of Freedom?? He saved a lot of lives.
