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The Black Aces and President Reagan
KFSN-TV Fresno, CA ^ | 2/5/2011 | Nancy Osborne

Posted on 02/05/2011 8:47:01 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld

This week marks the 100th birthday celebration of the late President Ronald Reagan. And his library in the southern California city of Simi Valley has been buzzing with celebrities, politicians and well wishers.

I had the opportunity to travel there and learn the ties between one N.A.S. Lemoore squadron and Mr. Reagan's presidency. And how four members of today's Navy came to serve America's 40th president after his death.

When the fighter jets are training over the skies above of the Naval Air Station those call the roar they make 'The Sound of Freedom'. And in this place that is as normal as breathing.

Training, maintaining and flying the Hornet jet fighters leads to serving aboard America's aircraft carriers. And pride in those skills runs high among the base's eighteen fighter jet squadrons.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aerospace; aim9; blackaces; f14; f14a; fasteagle102; fasteagle107; naslemoore; ronaldreagan; su22; ussnimitz; vf41

1 posted on 02/05/2011 8:47:05 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: ErnstStavroBlofeld

Why has Obama started to make comparisons to himself with Reagan?


2 posted on 02/05/2011 9:08:29 PM PST by tbw2 (Freeper sci-fi - "Sirat: Through the Fires of Hell" - on amazon.com)
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To: tbw2

He is not Ronald Reagan by a long shot.


3 posted on 02/05/2011 9:09:41 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: ErnstStavroBlofeld; LibreOuMort
When the fighter jets are training over the skies above of the Naval Air Station those call the roar they make 'The Sound of Freedom'. And in this place that is as normal as breathing.

A sound I'd like to hear more.

4 posted on 02/05/2011 9:12:45 PM PST by sionnsar (IranAzadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5:SONY|Why are TSA exempt from their own searches?)
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Fast Eagle 102

5 posted on 02/05/2011 9:27:30 PM PST by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
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To: tbw2

He wants to appear centrist, a wolf in sheep’s clothing.


6 posted on 02/06/2011 12:10:27 AM PST by newzjunkey
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