The FReeper Foxhole Revisits The Berlin Airlift - January 28th, 2005

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[Iris7]

I knew you would appreciate my artistic sense. You and me, Valin. Us artistic types are SO misunderstood!

[colorado tanker]

As I recall, Gen. LeMay wasn't very keen on the McNamara/Taylor plan for fighting the Vietnam War.

[colorado tanker]

Great story. The fighter aces and bomber jocks can't take this one away from the transport guys - this was their victory.

Sure would have changed history if Gen. Clay had rolled across East Germany and the Cold War turned hot back in 1948. I wonder if Stalin would have backed down, or if we would have settled the fight right then and there.

[snippy_about_it]

Hi Gramma, I see Sam's been in touch so we'll work on something. Thanks for stopping by and sharing.

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks. It was a different time and we did good! ;-)

[snippy_about_it]

Good afternoon Aeronaut.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Yes indeedie! He certainly has, and I appreciate it big time. I had ANOTHER FRmail from someone giving me GREAT info!!

You guys & gals are WONDERFUL!!!

[snippy_about_it]

I know what I am saying.

We never doubted that!

Have to demolish a wall to get it in, too. Wife did not approve.

LOL. I can't imagine why. ;-)

[snippy_about_it]

Excellent tie in, excellent read.

[snippy_about_it]

ROTFLOL. Good afternoon feather.

[snippy_about_it]

He was. And it was worth saying twice. ;-)

[snippy_about_it]

!!!!!
Hugs

[Soaring Feather]

Hi snippy!!


I thought the FOXHOLE needed a few laughs today!

:-)

[snippy_about_it]

Cat looks like it's up to no good!

[snippy_about_it]

In my uneducated opinion I agree with Patton, we should have kept on going and gone after Russia.

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks.

I had ANOTHER FRmail from someone giving me GREAT info!!

We have lots of good folks at the Foxhole willing to do what they can, they're smart, helpful and fun.

[Brad’s Gramma]

This is TRUE!!! :)



BTW, if anyone asks, I'm not here. I'm vacuuming, OK?

[Iris7]

I just can't imagine how we could have brought the war to an end without the aerial bombardment outside of an amphibious assault. That would have killed more Japanese than did die.

Equally important to the American bombardment was the destruction of the Japanese Kwantung Army by the Soviets. The Kwantung Army was something like two thirds of the Imperial Army, and based in north China and Manchuria. The Soviet armored assault destroyed it utterly in a few weeks.

The Japanese had been hoping for Soviet help in getting a cease fire with the Americans. The reverse happened.

The Americans were going to move those same Russian Army Fronts that had destroyed the Kwantung Army into Japan using American amphibious assets as a major part of the final invasion. Food supplies in Japan were getting nearly desperate. The public were being trained to resist the invasion with spears, since there not enough guns and ammunition. Fight to the death. Things were really not going well at all for the Japanese.

[w_over_w]

Evening Grace Snip & Sam~

Ispirational read . . . let's here it for America and the boys in blue.

Keeping track of the flights and tonnage for each day for not only the record, but for competition between the organizations. The large "Vittles" board recorded statistics for each flight as well as the delivered tonnage. July 1948.

1994 Hal Smith actor (Otis Campbell-Andy Griffith Show), dies at 77

Otis with friend in the episode "Loaded Goat". They don't make comedies any better than this one . . . classic!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Happy TGFI everybody.