The FReeper Foxhole Remembers The Start of the Korean War (6/25/1950) - June 25th, 2003

http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/KW-Outbreak/outbreak.htm ^

[hardhead]

OK guys, its time for me to give a pep talk like I used to do when I was a NCO. This is especially to all my comrades-in-arms who are veterans or military retirees. I turn 62 in October - big deal! I have never used age as a handicap or a reason not to do something. Physically I know I'm not the person I used to be but mentally, damn - this old dog has learned a lot of new tricks. The internet is the 'great equalizer'. Though I get PO'd every morning when I process the spam I have received, I am also thankful for the world mobility it has given me. Me and my bride did a lot of traveling in the military but the internet and my web pages have kept me in touch and ever-expanding my horizons and knowledge. I also operate a full-time ministry, am active in my church, have a growing internet military memorabilia business, written articles for a couple of country-living magazines, and love getting up and doing battle on the net. The whole point of this is YOU be the person who decides what your life is. Don't let some fricking government bureaucrat decide for you. If there are any LESD's (liberal egg-sucking dogs) reading this, get off your ass and take charge of your life.

[SAMWolf]

1950 Korean conflict begins; N Korea invades S Korea

[SAMWolf]

Excellent read Valin. Thanks.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks Hardhead. I needed that today.

[Valin]

Good rant.
I turn 62 in October - big deal!
I just hit the double nickel (fooled them again for another year) Looking forward to next year when my age and IQ will match.

Remember age and deceit beat youth and skill...everytime! :-)

[manna]

Present!

[Colonel_Flagg]

A very pleasant good morning to you! Coffee's on, there's fog over the harbor out my window and I have more good reading this morning.

At present, we're working on a memorial for our Korean vets. We had a Marine reserve company from here that gave very honorable service at Chosin Reservoir. These men deserve our thanks!

Hope you are having a great day!

[Valin]

Summers are hot and humid, with a monsoon season that lasts from June to September, but in the winter cold winds roar down from the Asian interior.

Understatement of the day, and the atlantic ocean is damp.. moist..wetish.

[SAMWolf]

Good Morning. We have clear skies and 50 right now, highs supposed to hit 84 byt late this afternoon.

[SAMWolf]

Korea seems to get the extremes of the weather, hot and humid to bone chilling cold.

[snippy_about_it]

:)

[snippy_about_it]

Excellent. Speaking of coffee, I could use some more.

Good to hear about the work on the memorial, definately deserved! (and overdue)

[Valin]

Worst night of my life, March 17 1968,
place Oson afb
air temp mid 30s
Raining like it hasn't rained since the flood
I'm guarding one of the few buildings with no place to find shelter.
butterbar OD drives up with the flightchief cracks the window and asks me "how's it going troop?" I look at the flightchief and tell him "get him out of here before I do something!" I'm not saying I got wet..but my butt was wrinkled.

[Valin]

Coffee? did someone say coffee!

[snippy_about_it]

LOL. 'Gotta' have it.

[Johnny Gage]

Air Power
Republic F-84 "Thunderjet"

The F-84, conceived as a jet successor to the P-47, was the USAF's first post-war fighter. The prototype's initial flight was on February 28, 1946, and by the time production ceased in 1953, approximately 4,450 "straight-wing" F-84s (in contrast to the swept-wing F-84F) had been built. Many were supplied to allied nations under the Mutual Assistance Program. During its service life, it became the first USAF jet fighter capable of carrying a tactical nuclear weapon. The Thunderjet pioneered aerial refueling for fighter aircraft when aircraft from the 31st Fighter Escort Wing flew nonstop from Turner AFB, Georgia, to the Far East as part of Operation Fox Peter One in 1952.

The Thunderjet earned distinction as the USAF first post WWII fighter and the first single-seat fighter-bomber with nuclear capability. The F-84 gained its reputation during the Korean War where it performed low level interdiction missions. The Thunderjet displayed a wingspan of 36 feet five inches, a height of 12 feet one inch, a length of 38 feet six inches, and a weight of 15,227 pounds. The $212,000 Thunderjet reached a top speed of 620 MPH with a range of 1,485 miles and a top ceiling of 43,240 feet. Specifications:
Contractor: Republic
Purpose: Air support and low-level interdiction missions
Crew: One
Engine: One Allison J35 jet engine with 4,900 lbs. of thrust
Cost: $212,000

Dimensions:
Wing Span: 36 feet, 6 inches
Length: 38 feet, 6 inches
Height: 12 feet, 7 inches
Weight: 15,227 lbs.

Performance:
Maximum speed: 620 mph
Cruising speed: 485 mph
Range: 1,485 miles
Service Ceiling: 43,240 feet

Armaments:
Six .50-caliber machine guns
Eight 5-inch rockets or 2,000 lbs. of bombs

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[Johnny Gage]

Good Morning everyone, hot humid here...

We had MEGA storms pound through the Twin Cities last night and a TON of rain.

More of the same supposed to come today.

Hopefully the roof won't leak on my cubicle.....(like yesterday)

[snippy_about_it]

Good Morning Johnny. We are looking forward to some vacation pictures at the Foxhole in the near future from you.

:)

Rain in your cubicle? Yikes.

[Valin]

hot humid here...

I really love Mn. in the summer. /sarcasm

[SAMWolf]

Didn't you just love standing guard duty in the middle of nowhere, watching something no one would want to steal?