FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Col Walker Melville "Bud" Mahurin ~ 22 May 2023

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[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

And now on to the new week!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[luvie]

They tried to do that to my son, but he fought it and won.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, luvie...so glad your son fought back, and WON!!

We thank him for his service to our country.

[luvie]

I salute this hero
With a Corsair barrel roll.
...and yes, I do know that
the Corsair is a Navy plane. LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[luvie]

I was glad too! It was bad enough that they tried to make him retire a bit before 20 years instead of the 30 years that he wanted to put in, because he had a bad seizure at work and that was the end of that. Also can’t fly helicopters anymore. He’s fine, though, and is enjoying retirement. Going back to college for a Masters.

[Kathy in Alaska]

But it’s a cool Navy plane. 😎😎😎

[luvie]

It’s my favorite WWII plane. :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

[linMcHlp]

Col. Walker M. Bud Mahurin was born in Dowagiac, MI, then lived in Ann Arbor until he was adopted by a family from Fort Wayne, Indiana. He studied engineering at Purdue University and became a licensed civilian pilot in 1939.

. . . [He] retired from the Air Force in 1978. Mahurin became a Vice-President of Rockwell International assisting with the Apollo program.

- https://www.airzoo.org/enshrinees

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Glad your son beat ‘em.

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

Me too. They are heartless. But that’s government issue for ya! LOL

[radu]

They sure are and it sure is.

Have you recuperated from yesterday’s long drive?

[Eagles6]

Good for him.😉👌

[luvie]

I’m gradually recuperating. It takes a bit longer these days. LOL! Just so many hours sitting in one place is tiring. ;)

How was the weekend at the museum? Were the crowds bigger? Does it have something special planned for the holiday weekend?

[radu]

LOL! It DOES take a little longer, doesn’t it? But it was all worth it.

It wasn’t a very bus weekend at the museum. Fridays are always on the slow side and Saturday was terrible weather-wise. It rained all day long. We still had a decent turnout then though.

Nothing special planned for next weekend but we’ll be open. I saw a cup of polysilk poppies in the office yesterday so I guess they plan to set them out for folks who’d like to have one. The weather is supposed to be perfect next weekend so I hope for a lot of people to stop by.

All the towns around here have events planned for that Monday and I’m going to do my best to crawl out of bed for the one here. It’s going to be a bit early in the morning.

[luvie]

It darn sure was worth it. I’ll have time to recuperate fully before the next trek.

Glad the turnout was decent. It’s nice that way....you have time to give each visitor the “long version”, maybe?

I guess I’d better head out. I’m ready to crash and burn. But at least it isn’t as early as last night. See ya tomorrow!

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Monday morning and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

Yesterday at Comanche Lake:

How's everyone doing this morning?