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Death of Retired U.S. Navy Adm. Thomas M. Moorer
United States Department of Defense ^
| February 5, 2004
| DoD Media Release
Posted on 02/06/2004 11:16:13 AM PST by Calpernia
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To: Calpernia
It was an honor to serve under this man. A the time I thought as him being another link in the chain of command, but later I learned he was a super American. He's up there with Halsey, Nimitz, Patton, Burke and Bradly.
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02/06/2004 9:40:43 PM PST
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oyez
To: ampat
He was proud of that accomplishment,and it was for that reason that he was one of two flag officers instrumental in killing the F 111 program as envisioned by Robert Strange McNamara, (the other also being named Tom) that the F 14 was named the "Tomcat." Unfortunately, before he was able to scuttle McNamara's concept of the F-111 as an all force fighter, one Navy pilot testing it went off the end of the carrier on a landing and did not get out. That was its other problem. It did not have enough reverse thrust, was too heavy and otherwise not suited for landing on a carrier.
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02/06/2004 11:52:03 PM PST
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AmericanVictory
(Should we be more like them, or they like us?)
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