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Donald Rumsfeld is a former Naval aviator. Did you know this?
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Posted on 03/04/2003 4:33:43 PM PST by dennisw

He is an alumnus of Princeton University and former Naval aviator who first went to Washington, DC, in 1957 to serve as administrative assistant to a congressman. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois in 1962 and was re-elected in 1964, 1966 and 1968. He resigned from Congress in 1969 to serve in the Nixon administration. He served as U.S. Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Brussels, Belgium, for a year before returning to Washington in 1974 to serve in the Ford administration. Under Ford, he was named the 13th secretary of defense, the youngest person to serve in that position in this country’s history.


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To: Taxman
We also should remember the old adage: "You can always tell a fighter pilot, but you cannot tell him much!" LOL!

As a former Naval Intelligence Officer I can personally vouch for that statement.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

61 posted on 03/05/2003 9:21:42 AM PST by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: LonePalm
Well, though it contains an element of truth re: fighter pilots specifically, in general, it applies to all pilots.

As in: "You can always tell a pilot, but you can never tell him or her much."

And, keep in mind, I am a pilot! LOL!
62 posted on 03/05/2003 10:36:24 AM PST by Taxman
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To: dennisw
Watched his bio on A&E last week. Learned a lot of interesting stuff about him. Fascinating life.
63 posted on 03/05/2003 12:25:41 PM PST by reformed_dem (Can't think of a good tag line)
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To: texasbluebell
Thanks for the great photo!
64 posted on 03/05/2003 12:27:28 PM PST by dennisw ( http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/weblog.php)
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To: dennisw
"Under Ford, he was named the 13th secretary of defense, the youngest person to serve in that position in this country’s history."

And now he has the distinction of being the oldest person to ever hold the position.
65 posted on 03/05/2003 12:29:28 PM PST by pittsburgh gop guy (now serving eastern Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley.......)
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To: dennisw
He (Rumsfeld) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois in 1962 and was re-elected in 1964, 1966 and 1968.

This is about the last time the Republican Party was any good here in Illinois.

I live in Illannoyed, and I didn't know Rummy was from here. At least I have this to put a smile on my face today.

Go Rummy!

66 posted on 03/05/2003 12:35:06 PM PST by usconservative (IRAQ + FRANCE + GERMANY + RUSSIA: THE AXIS OF EVIL! http://www.ropma.net)
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To: dennisw
He was also on the board of directors of ABB when it signed a $200 million contract with Pyongyang to deliver equipment and services for two nuclear power stations. This was in 2000. What a swell guy!
67 posted on 03/05/2003 12:40:00 PM PST by Redpower
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To: dennisw
Yep. Saw the whole one hour show on A&E/Biography channel on Mr. Rumsfeld.
68 posted on 03/05/2003 12:53:45 PM PST by mabelkitty (Let's be pro-active - Start an "Impeach Hillary" campaign before she announces her candidacy)
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To: dennisw; DensaMensa
Yes, a great photo indeed, isn't it? That one's a keeper!
69 posted on 03/05/2003 1:00:03 PM PST by texasbluebell
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To: dennisw
He is also an Eagle Scout
70 posted on 03/05/2003 1:32:39 PM PST by S.O.L.
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To: texasbluebell
There are three excellent and non-tacky Rumsfeld fan/admirer sites on the web and are worth looking up. Am not sure I am allowed to put urls on these messages but two of the fan sites are on Yahoo groups and the other is on geocities.
71 posted on 03/05/2003 4:20:41 PM PST by breathless (Just Love that Don)
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To: dennisw
Yes.
72 posted on 03/05/2003 4:38:12 PM PST by mrustow
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To: Taxman
Fly Navy! Brown shoes rule...until I converted to black shoe.
73 posted on 03/05/2003 4:45:16 PM PST by A Navy Vet
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To: Taxman
Breaker, breaker, what's a bolter?
74 posted on 03/05/2003 4:47:42 PM PST by A Navy Vet
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To: A Navy Vet
And you call yourself a brown shoe? A bolter is what happens to an airplane when it misses all the arresting wires on a carrier landing. The pilot hits the gas and takes off again.
75 posted on 03/05/2003 4:50:02 PM PST by Non-Sequitur
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To: Non-Sequitur
I was Gator Navy. Didn't need no stinkin wires...:)
76 posted on 03/05/2003 4:53:06 PM PST by A Navy Vet
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To: A Navy Vet
I did 9 years in tin-cans but my roommate at Department Head School was a zoomie. Can't shut those guys up. Listen to him and you would think that a catapault shot was better than sex.
77 posted on 03/05/2003 4:55:58 PM PST by Non-Sequitur
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To: Non-Sequitur
A bolter is what happens to an airplane when it misses all the arresting wires on a carrier landing. The pilot hits the gas and takes off again.

I believe that if the pilot hasn't "hit the gas" before the wires, he's toast.

78 posted on 03/05/2003 5:04:30 PM PST by jackbill
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To: A Navy Vet
LOL!

We all had to convert to "Black Shoes" sometime in the 70's. And we could no longer wear those nifty ankle high boots, either.

Musta had (I forget who he was - Zumwalt?) a Black Shoe in the CNO chair.

I think "Brown Shoes" and those nifty boots are legal again.
79 posted on 03/05/2003 8:31:01 PM PST by Taxman
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To: A Navy Vet
A pucker factor caused unintentional touch and go landing on a large, grey floating bird farm, generally occurring at night when there is no bingo field and no gas in the air!
80 posted on 03/05/2003 8:33:34 PM PST by Taxman
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