Posted on 08/01/2004 7:59:41 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
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Hey Kathy!
ROFL!
"The Princess Bride!" YES! How can we forget the immortal dialogue!
We watched this on DVD when I was up at Ft. McCoy, recently. The barracks gang made me do all of Vissini's lines - in character.
My thorat hurt for two days afterwards...
He he he!! I so love Space Balls - hubby hates it!
Good morning Sarge! I am SLOWLY catching up here! :o)
Unfortunately, the bit where they're 'firing across her nose/ how many a...les are there? Keep firing..' reminded me of my old unit.
DAUGHTREY, ROBERT NORLAN
Name: Robert Norlan Daughtrey
Rank/Branch: United States Air Force/O3
Unit: 12th TFS
Date of Birth: 05 October 1933
Home City of Record: Del Rio TX
Date of Loss: 02 August 1965
Country of Loss: North Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 194800 North 1054900 East
Status (in 1973): Returnee
Category:
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F105
Missions: 15 missions
Other Personnel in Incident: none
Refno:
Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more of the following: raw
data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA
families, published sources, interviews.
REMARKS: 730212 RELEASED BY DRV INJURED
SOURCE: WE CAME HOME copyright 1977
Captain and Mrs. Frederic A Wyatt (USNR Ret), Barbara Powers Wyatt, Editor
P.O.W. Publications, 10250 Moorpark St., Toluca Lake, CA 91602
Text is reproduced as found in the original publication (including date and
spelling errors).
ROBERT N. DAUGHTREY
Major - United States Air Force, pilot
Shot down: August 2, 1965
Released: February 12, 1973
Robert Daughtrey returned home from North Vietnam to a cheering crowd and a
thrilled wife, Sandra, and three children Jim 13 Sharon, 12 and Wade 10.
About 200 school children and the 27th Cadet Squadron from the Air Force
Academy watched as he disembarked from the plane piloted by General Albert
P. Clark Superintendent of the Academy. On his return he said "I am grateful
to those who worked so diligently so the POWs were not forgotten."
As he stood with a brace on his right arm he said "I like the clothing styles,
but I haven't made up my mind about the long hair." Both his arms were
broken when he ejected from his crippled F-105 on August 2 1965. In less
than two months after his capture, the North Vietnamese were using his
picture for propaganda purposes around the world.
Major Daughtrey was a native of Del Rio Texas. He attended Texas A & M,
but left after his sophomore year to earn a commission in the Air Force.
Since there is question whether he will be able to fly again. He hopes
to return to school to get his degree in mathematics.
November 1996
Robert Daughrey retired from the United States Air Force as a Lt. Colonel.
He has remarried and he and his wife Vickie reside in New Mexico.
Oooh! A morning hug! Thanks!! :o)
Backatcha!
Good Morning to all!
LOL! Good morning Darksheare!
Good morning laurenmarlowe!! This thread is going nuts today!! Lots of fun - glad you joined us! :o)
I see that...Cool! Thanks, and glad to be here, in and out, gotta do a little work today!
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Graphics and information from the MOH website.
This would have been my dad's first Christmas Eve. What a Christmas gift for Sgt. Gruennert's family. Sobering, eh?
Hmmmmm.....is that a guilty look on your face? LOL
Always amazed by their valour even in the face of overwhelming odds and certain death. We will NEVER forget!
SARGE! smooch.....smooch....... Welcome back to daylight time.
Morning Queenie!! :o)
ROFL Beach - that pic always cracks me up!! :o)
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