Good Sunday morning everyone.
Posted on 10/29/2005 8:58:13 PM PDT by alfa6
Shouldn't you two be working, instead of lollygaging here?
U.S. Army Spc. Lauren Kostoff and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Tammy Kostoff [SpankenTruppen Recruit] stand together during a visit at Forward Operating Base Warrior, Iraq. Mother and son are both members of the Montana Army National Guard assigned to Task Force Liberty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 3. U.S. Army photo
Skyraiders accounted for at least one MiG in both Korea and Vietnam. The MiG kills usually occured when the MiG pilots would make thew mistake of managing to fly low and slow in front of the Skyraider.
Jet jockeys tend to forget how manuverable a slow moving prop plane is relative to a jet or faster moving aircraft. I recall reading a book by a Swordfish pilot during WW-II. The Swordfish pilots had worked out a manuver routine that when used against a ME-109 or similar aircraft would put the Swordfish on the tail of the enemy A/C most of the time.
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
Morning, PE. Fine Flag-o-gram today. Inspiring even, Mother and son.
LOL. There are alot of neat little episodes like this from the early part of the Cold War. Thanks for the thread.
I've been reading John Adams by David McCullough. This an excerpt from a letter sent by John Adams to his son, John Quincy Adams:
Public business, my son, must always be done by somebody. It will be done by somebody or other. If wise men decline it, others will not; if honest men refuse it, others will not. A young man should weigh well his plans. Integrity should be preserved in all events, as essential to his happiness, through every stage of his existence. His first maxim should be to place his honor out of reach of all men. In order to do this he must make it a rule never to become dependent on public employments for subsistence. Let him have a trade, a profession, a farm, a shop, something where he can honestly live, and then he may engage in public affairs, if invited, upon independent principles. My advice to my children is to maintain an independent character.
It'd sure be a change if modern statesman believed this way.
Now that is cool! Mother and son...
Giving a homeland for these guys.
Hi miss Feather.
Bittygirl announced her hunger this morning by toting in a bowl and a box of cereal, saying "this" several times.
Oh bless her heart. I can see her doing it. She is so precious.
I couldn't resist the SpankenTruppen angle on this one. LOL
Friday, after the plans had bee issued, I offered to take all my guys out for a beer to relax a bit.
Over the course of the day, one by one, they all begged of for one reason or another. At the same time I decided, hey we're all REALLY tired, pumping beer into us is likely to make somebody fall asleep on the way home. I postponed the celebration for a few days, and was meet with 100% approval.
Cool. They're excellent recruits for the Spankentruppen!
LOL. We actually get to sleep late, eat breakfast and lollygag on Sunday! Yippee. We are open from 11-4 on Sundays and with turning the clocks back last night it nearly feels like a day off!
This week's forcast. :-)
Today
Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs 55 to 60. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Rain likely. Lows around 45. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday
Rain. Highs around 60. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Monday Night
Rain likely. Lows 45 to 50. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Rain likely. Highs around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Rain. Lows around 45.
Wednesday
Rain likely. Highs 50 to 55.
Wednesday Night
Rain likely. Lows around 45.
Thursday
Rain likely. Highs around 55.
Thursday Night
Showers likely. Lows around 40.
Friday
Showers likely. Highs 45 to 50.
Friday Night
Showers likely. Lows around 40.
Saturday
Showers likely. Highs 45 to 50.
Ah good thinking. Beer is good sometimes and sometimes not so good. Everyone is safe with a clear head due to their and your decision to postpone.
Morning snippy, warm up here in the North East, temps going into the low 60s, woo hoo. Oh, we have sun, too.
Good morning feather. The sun is out here this morning, cool temps.
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