Go Melissa!
Welcome to the Canteen, HoustonCurmudgeon, and thank you for your service to our country.
Posted on 11/17/2002 11:43:07 PM PST by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
Go Melissa!
Welcome to the Canteen, HoustonCurmudgeon, and thank you for your service to our country.
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A MUSICAL DEDICATION TO HEROES THAT
God Bless All Our Troops And Allies!!
Happy Birthday, Goddess!!
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Hope everyone is having a great evening!! Just wanted to pop in to say "HELLO"!!
Also, I will try to put up some music everyday. The length of the music dedication will depend on the amount of time I have, but I will make an effort to ensure that our troops, allies, and Canteeners have music.
Keep in mind, there's a wide selection of music. Not all music is for everyone. Unless you have the musical tastes of MoJo and you like to listen to everything at least once.
I will try to keep the music up so everyone will have something to listen to. If you have any music you'd like to hear, please freepmail me. I'm always open to suggestions. Thank you, sir! God Bless you for everything you've done for us!!
I need to replace the flag that is currently flying in front of our home. Does the VFW still accept old flags to be burned or will we need to do that ourselves?
"I will never forget how we were so eager to get off the boat 24 hours before, and so eager and happy to get back on the boat again 24 hours later!"
Hmmmmmmmmm.....does NOT sound like fun. Thanks for sharing the picture and the story. I'm sure we have Marines out there that can relate. And thank you, Sir, for your service to our country.
AIR POWER
REPUBLIC F-105G "THUNDERCHIEF" 
The F-105 (affectionately nicknamed "Thud") evolved from a project begun in 1951 by Republic Aviation to develop a supersonic tactical fighter-bomber to replace the F-84F. The prototype first flew on October 22, 1955, but the first production aircraft, an F-105B, was not delivered to the USAF until 1958. The F-105D all-weather strike fighter and the two-place F-105F dual-purpose trainer-fighter also were built before F-105 production (833 aircraft) ended in 1964. No "C" or "E" series were produced, and the "G"s were modified from F-105Fs.
The "Thunderchief" on display began operational service in 1964 as a standard F-105F. In 1967 it joined the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW) in Thailand and for nearly three years flew combat missions over Vietnam where it became one of a select few claiming three MiG kills. In 1970 it was fitted with electronic counter-measure equipment and joined the 388th TFW for "Wild Weasel" duty, attacking enemy surface-to-air missile (SAM) sites. In 1972, the aircraft was modified to the improved F-105G "Wild Weasel" configuration. After another year in Thailand, it was assigned to the 35th TFW at George AFB, California. It remained there until February 1980 when it was flown to the USAF Museum. It is marked as it was when assigned to the 561st Tactical Fighter Squadron based at Korat RTAFB, Thailand in 1972-1973.
SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 34 ft. 11 in.
Length: 67 ft. 0 in.
Height: 20 ft. 2 in.
Weight: 54,580 lbs. max.
Armament: One M61 20mm Vulcan cannon plus 14,000 pounds of ordnance--conventional bombs, rocket packs, missiles and special weapons
Engine: One Pratt & Whitney J75-P-19W of 26,500 lbs. thrust with afterburner
Cost: $2,237,000
Serial number: 63-8320
PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed: 1,386 mph
Cruising speed: 596 mph.
Range: 1,500 miles
Service Ceiling: 50,000 ft.
You betcha ya babe, I'm a tough ol' war horse!!
I love Barry White as well!!
Oh!! I knew you were tough. I didn't need any proof of that!! LOL!
Job well done! You're getting good at finding those smiles on the phone. *HUG*
Ahhhh..look! If I hurry and post a few more, it will put us to another page. Woohoo!! (Would I do something that??)
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