The Story of Us
First, how we met was totally controlled by fate, fortune and dumb luck. I was a rookie, Air force lieutenant, finishing Navigator Training in Texas. The system in place in…
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March 14, 2024
Granddaddy, have you ever been in a parade?
Scott AFB, Illinois circa 1986 Scott AFB in the cornfields of southern Illinois was not our favorite Air Force location. No beach, freeze in winter, bake in summer, no mountains,…
March 14, 2024
A Tribute to St Louis circa 1976
For better or worse, the centerpiece of the latter part of my Air Force career was Scott AFB in southern Illinois, near St Louis, Missouri ( 19 miles). I had…
March 12, 2024
Dumb vs Smart
How the hell did we survive to age 30?Here are some dumb ass things I did from pre teen til 30 (maybe 50). 1. Riding on my buddy’s handlebar. There’s…
March 9, 2024
The Shoji Screen
In a dark, recessed corner of our living room, with many doo dads sitting in front of it, so you can hardly see it, sets a lovely wooden shoji screen…
February 23, 2024
Historical Ironies
First, you may notice, many of the addressees of this epistle are friends and relatives who might be called senior citizens. ( old. like me). That’s cause its focus is…
February 19, 2024
Drill Team at the Elks Club
Fall, 1960 only 64.years ago. I was honored to lead a very small, 6-man trick drill team from a very small Brooklyn College Air Force ROTC detachment. We were pretty…
February 9, 2024
Airdropping a Jeep
How do you drop a jeep from an airplane at 1500 feet and not destroy it?Oh, by the way. It’s 1965.Well, you find an outstanding, young navigator with a superb…
February 7, 2024
Sticking your head out the door at 2500ft
Vietnam 1969. I’m a newly assigned naviguesser on the EC-47 aircraft at Tan Son Nhut AB This is one of the oldest aircraft in USAF inventory - 1933 vintage. Also…
January 31, 2024
Dumb Ass Questions
As I reflect upon my life’s work, I often fall back on my 6-7 years as a navigator and the dialog that occurred on many airlift or recon missions. Of…
January 29, 2024