The FReeper Foxhole Remembers The Cactus Air Force - Guadalcanal - Feb. 4th, 2003

http://www.military.com/Content/MoreContent?file=PRcactus ^ | Don Hollway

[Chemnitz]

I tried twice. You have not removed me. Please remove me from your list.

[SAMWolf]

LOL! I saw that this morning. I had to give up my computer to my daughter so she could fill out her Student loan forms.

[SAMWolf]

It was sad to hear about Joe Foss's passing.

He was an amazing man.

[Jen]

I've removed you from the list. Sorry you had to ask more than once. I had computer problems and had to re-format my hard drive and lost the most up-to-date ping list in the process, and I lost my dad just over a week ago. I won't ping you again. Have a good day. Jen

[Afronaut]

Thanks again.

[SAMWolf]

Good Morning Cote,

Thank you for the daily poem.

[Jen]

Woman's intuition? hehehe

Let's see... which family visit might you be referring to? I've been back and forth to AL several times since my dad got so sick and the funeral. Being with my family was good, but sad under the circumstances. I'm heading to AL again today to spend the night with my mom. All the out-of-state kinfolk have gone home, so she's alone now. I plan to come home tomorrow night unless she talks me into staying longer.

[SAMWolf]

You're welcome.

[facedown]

Hi guys!

I stumbled across a whole site devoted to the Cactus Air Force.

Another VMF-121 group photo A picture of VMF-121 pilots that went back to Cactus after the first tour. Most of VMF-121 was sent to Samoa in a large pilot swap in early December. The pilots are (l to r) Haberman, Freeman, Furlow, Foss, Loesch, Presley, Marontate, and Bate.

A Tribute to The Cactus Air Force

Has detailed history and great photo's.

Left as a decoy
P-39/P-400 number 12 got a flat tire while taxing and became a victim of Japanese Zeros strafing the airfield. It was left in position as a decoy and often drew the fire of strafing Zeros. September 1942.

[Jen]

Oh suuuuuurrrrrrre! What a lame excuse for leaving a (*supposed*) FRiend all alone in a Foxhole!!! ;-)

I'm just kidding...

[Jen]

Great find! Thanks.

[Aquamarine]

Good morning all!

Click on the pic

[SAMWolf]

Thanks for the link to the Cactus Air Force Tribute site.

There is a lot of good info there.

[SAMWolf]

I was in the next Foxhole down the line. I had your flank covered and what a nice flank it is too.

[SAMWolf]

Good Morning Aquamarine. Beautiful picture of our Eagle!

[Aquamarine]

Sorry to hear about your Dad Jen.

[Jen]

Thanks Aqua for the beautiful soaring eagle pix and the music. Let me dust off my Foxhole Radio I just built so I can listen to it.

[Jen]

Sam! Does that mean what I think it means??? *blush*

I sure hope so... hehehehe

[Jen]

Thank you AM, he was a great guy and an Air Force veteran like me!