Posted on 08/07/2011 4:24:22 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Did you know Rick Perry was a captain in the air force and flew the C-130?
Perry Awarding Iraqi Service Medals
Texas Marines
Gov. Rick Perry participates in ceremonies at Camp Mabry to redesignate the 49th Armored Division as the 36th Infantry Division. The former 49th Armored Division, which consists of approximately 12,000 soldiers, makes up almost two-thirds of the Texas National Guard. The division's redesignation as the 36th Infantry Division is part of the Texas Army National Guard's transition from a heavy armored force to a more versatile infantry force.
Texas Gov. Perry receives a warm greeting from Ghazni Provincial Governor Dr. Usman Usmani at the flight line minutes after landing at Forward Operating Base Ghazni by UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. Perry led a delegation of four other governors to visit
Lt. Col. Thomas J. Kleis (R) briefs Texas Gov. Rick Perry (C) as Command Sgt. Maj. Peter P.A. Collins (L) listens on the intelligence gathering successes the 636th Military Intelligence Battalion has achieved during their last six months of duty in
Texas Gov. Rick Perry stands with Texas service members from the 636th Military Intelligence Battalion, 71st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade and the 136th Military Police Battalion on July 20th under the Texas flag he presented to the 636th.
Rick Perry served in the U.S. Air Force after graduating from Texas A&M
C-130 Rick Perry: He flew the world before politics
Rank: captain
Hometown: Haskell
Crew job: C-130 aircraft commander
Served in the Air Force: 1972 to 1977
Dyess AFB tour: March 4, 1974, to Feb. 28, 1977
His story: Way back before he was governor of Texas, Rick Perry had two choices as a young member of the Air Force.
He could either follow his dream and work toward becoming an instructor pilot in the sleek T-38, or he could fly the hulking C-130, planes that affectionately were referred to as "trash haulers" by Perry and his cohorts.
"It was one of the great adventures of my life," Perry said. "I had a fairly pedestrian life until I was 23 years old."
Links?
http://governor.state.tx.us/news/speech/10688/
Perry sounds absolutely presidential in that 2001 speech.
Thanks for the link!
Thanks!
I know a lot of people find that photo shocking but hardly anyone knew what was going on with ACORN in 2005, or that it was being subverted beyond anyone’s wildest imagination.
We all do now.
Rick Perry looks as if his original name was Enrique Peraza or Peron or something like that and was anglicized.
Matthew Dowd is a Liberal Liar.....when did Obama EVER have a political set back? NEVER...he has COASTED on his COLOR!
This is blatantly, verifiably false. Perry was always described as a fiscal conservative and dubbed a "pit bull."
You think?
See there? You learn all kinds of things in Free Republic you don’t find elsewhere.
This is a revelation to me.
What is it with politicians and Muslims?
The whole point of the Muslim political-religion is to destroy, enslave , or convert any non-Muslims.
Why is that so hard to understand ?
If Axelrod is so good, why do they need the media to cover for Obama at every single turn?
Learning a lot about Perry this morning.
So far it’s a pukefest.
Where the hell is Sarah?
No way to say this polite, but Matthew Dowd is a gay fag!
Sort of hard to tell from the photo. The reason I thought that was because I had heard the name Rick Perry long before I ever saw any photo of him. When I did, I was reminded of my college friend from San Antonio and the brothers of a post-doctoral colleague who is first generation American, all of whom are of Mexican ancestry.
I was a Dem in '88 also. I voted for pro abortion, pro criminal Willie Horton Micheal Dukakis.
In every single Perry bashing thread that I see about Perry, the trolls and Ron Paul-bots use this as a negative.
They leave out the fact that he was never a liberal. Gore wasn't a "liberal" in '88, either.
I liked Zell. He wanted to duel Chris Mathews.I like anyone who would want to kick his fat butt on live TV.
Say it aint so Joe.
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