The FReeper Foxhole Remembers The Doolittle Raid (4/18/1942) - Apr. 18th, 2003

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[Jen]

Scenery and Air Power WoooooHooooo!!

Beautiful Combination!! You know I'm partial to those Fighting Falcons - even if that one is from Luke AFB. Thanks Jinxie.

[Jen]

"Heads-Up"

Yeaaaaaah, that's what it was... hahahaha

Hey MUD! Happy Good Friday and Easter to you and yours!

[Jen]

"Present!"

And accounted for.

[Jen]

It's great to see those pictures of the 7 rescued POWs. I really didn't think they'd be found alive. Praise God though that they are alive and in good health.

[Jen]

WOW. Johnny you are (almost) as good as Sam at scrounging great pix for our Foxhole threads! ;-)

[SAMWolf]

Yeah. I didn't hold out a lot of hope either. I could hardly believe it when I heard the first news reports.

[Jen]

What men this Country produces!

And isn't it nice to know that hasn't changed!

Amen to that. I don't think I've ever felt more proud of all our armed forces than I do right now. Watching those young men (and some women) perform their missions in Kuwait and Iraq with such dedication and professionalism makes me almost cry sometimes.

[Jen]

Hi Victoria. Happy Good Friday.

[Jen]

So far only the socks fit.

Well... my flight cap still fits. hahahaha

[Jen]

That's a great site you linked to. Thanks Snippy.

[snippy_about_it]

No problem. I enjoy research, when I can find what I'm looking for. :)

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

Hey.. you wouldn't have to worry about a hotel!! :o)

Our home is always open.

FRegards, Vets

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

Really? Did you fly too? Art still has his Dads old leather one. We don't have any of his left. We are both shaking our heads at having gotten rid of all our uniforms!!

BTW.. Thanks for your service. We both really appreciate all our Vets. Present, Future and past Vets.

FRegards, Your Fellow Vets :o)

[Jen]

No, I wasn't a pilot - I was a public affairs officer. But I did get to fly once in the back seat of an F-16D when I was stationed in Utah. I even have a few seconds of 'stick time'! hahahaha

(Note: It's not a good idea to have a big Mexican lunch just prior to pulling a lot of G's!! hahahaha)

All AF members can wear flight caps with their uniform.

Thanks to both of you too for your service! My hubby was in the AF, so both of us are also vets.

[Jen]

Way cool! Thanks for the offer. Gotta go to AL to be with my family this weekend though.

[SAMWolf]

Our Military Today
Being Honored

U.S. Marine Pfc. Adrian Fakes from Elsberry, Mo., throws out the first pitch before the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday, April 18, 2003, in St. Louis. Fakes was injured while serving in Iraq.(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)


A soldier from Task Force 2-69 Armor, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division from Fort Benning, Georgia, with a memorial message scrawled on his helmet salutes during the singing of the National Anthem at the start of a memorial ceremony along the banks of the Tigris River in central Baghdad April 18, 2003 for three soldiers from the unit who died in Iraq. The soldiers honored were: SSG Terry Hemingway, PV2 Gregory P. Huxley Jr. and PV2 Kelley Prewitt. REUTERS/David Leeson/The Dallas Morning News


Soldiers from Task Force 2-69 Armor, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division from Fort Benning, Georgia, salute during the singing of the National Anthem at the start of a memorial ceremony April 18, 2003 along the banks of the Tigris River in central Baghdad for three soldiers from the unit who died in Iraq (news - web sites).


PV2 Robert Inming of San Antonio, Texas, pays last respects to his friend, PV2 Kelley Prewitt, who was killed in action on April 6, 2003 in northern Baghdad. Task Force 2-69 Armor, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division from Fort Benning, Georgia, held a memorial ceremony April 18, 2003 for three soldiers from the unit who died in Iraq

[snippy_about_it]

Sorry. Would you believe me if I said it was too long? lol. Okay, how about a formatting error?

Actually I could have sworn I had a picture of the Marine throwing out the pitch in your previous post. He was among the wounded Tommy Franks paid a visit to in Kuwait. I knew it the moment I saw him because I had previously posted his picture with Franks.

I formatted the post and posted but then noticed the first names were completely different. I swear it's him but thought better of posting it with the different first names.

I think the first one of him with General Franks in the hospital is an error by Reuters in recording his name but can't confirm it yet. It was a good picture, he was smiling real big just like in his current picture, glad to have the General visit and the comparison was a joy to see.

[SAMWolf]

LOL! Boy make one itey-bitey mistake and no one lets you forget it.

You should have left the picture up. I saw it and that smile can't be mistaken, the only thing I see is that inthe Franks picture he's called Phillip Fakes and in the Baseball one he's called Adrian Fakes.

[snippy_about_it]

Okay. I got my confirmation through reading his hometown news service website and Reuters does have it wrong. I've corrected the caption. It's great to see him back in uniform and recovering.

General Tommy Franks, visits U.S. Marine Pfc. Adrian Fakes, a combat engineer with the 2nd Combat Engineer Brigade of Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 31, 2003 at the 47th Combat Support Hospital in the Kuwait desert. Fake, recovering from shrapnel wounds in a mission for Operation Iraqi Freedom, said it was overwhelming to meet the general. Picture taken March 31 By Reuters.

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U.S. Marine Pfc. Adrian Fakes from Elsberry, Mo., throws out the first pitch before the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday, April 18, 2003, in St. Louis. Fakes was injured while serving in Iraq.(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)