Posted on 09/22/2003 7:07:04 AM PDT by Billie
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'Morning, Finest FReepers. I wanted to make an announcement about the FReeper Photo Album. Most of you know that our dear FRiend, LBGA, created the album a couple of years ago and has been maintaining it all this time, with the help of FReeper Nick Danger, who hosts the pictures on his server. Recently, LBGA has had a severe setback and is unable to take care of the album for us any longer. Seriously ill, she needs all our prayers, but one of her wishes has been that the Photo Album continue to grow, and she asked two other dear FRiends, Dansangel and .45Man, to take over for her.
A link to the album, and one to .45Man's email address (for sending the photos) will be included in all our threads, beginning with today's. When you contact .45Man, be sure and mention Freeper Photo Album in the subject line so he will know the attachment is okay to download.
To view the Photo Album, click on the graphic below. You might want to bookmark the link - it's kind of fun to put a face to a screenname. :)
I see where you added my hubby's photo! Maine Rebel? He would have been really happy!!! Thank you SO much for this!!!!!
Since it's Military Monday here's another tribute to some of my fallen comrades, one I knew personally for a very short time.
Accident report detailing the accident that took WO1 Lambs life.
UH-1C 66-15168 was hovering into the gunship rearming area. There was a tailwind - Pilot sitting on left side stated he had run out of aft cyclic. Aircraft got extremely close to another UH-1C that was at flight idle also starting to rearm. Aircraft Commander bottomed pitch to stop aircraft and the main rotor blades of the aircraft (66-15168) struck the main rotor blades of the UH-1C 66-15210. The Aircraft Commander of 66-15210 had unbuckled and was departing his aircraft to supervise rearming as the blades struck causing 66-15210 to lurch up, tail coming right and to roll over on its top right side killing the AC with a fatal head injury. The main transmission mast and rotor system of the hovering aircraft (66-15168) came out and flew approximately ten feet before coming to rest nearly intact. There were no injuries on 66-15168. Both aircraft sustained major damage to main rotor blades, rotor heads, mast, transmission mounts and transmissions. There was no fire. From Army Aircraft Accident Report Check List.
On a personal note, I was in the same unit as WO1 Gary Lamb, he was in our gun platoon, the Thunderbirds. I had only been in country a couple of days when he was killed. I was living on the top floor of a two story barracks we called the "death house" because of it's height and non-sandbagged walls. When the two aircraft collided I was in my room and heard the terrific noise and thought we were under mortar attack. I could hear pieces of the aircraft as they flew past the hooch. A piece of the main rotor blade flew over the hangar, over the "death house", then across the company street and took out the Battalion Commanders air conditioner. Mr. Lamb's death brought home the fact that we were all vulnerable.
SCOUTS OUT!
Breakfast is now being served on the forward mess deck.
Big Hugs!!!
'Morning to all the Finest.
Today is the first day of Fall...)
Miss Aqua, the pic of Gallile yesterday was beautiful...)
What a beautiful graphic to go with that reminder (((((((jwfiv)))))))
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