What did you do in the war, Granddaddy?
The targets of this epistle are my kids and grandkids, who may or may not be aware of my Air Force doings from 1963 to 1973 (51-61) years ago) Holy…
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January 11, 2024
The Naviguesser
Good early morning, friends and family.It’s about 3:30 am. I’m awake. So naturally it’s time for another tru(ish) Nam story from 55 years ago.First, a little background about age. I…
January 9, 2024
Sheets for Christmas
Once upon a time there was a place called Vietnam, where over 500,000 US servicemen served. I was one of them. This was ancient history. Before emails, Skype, texting, and…
December 22, 2023
Teamwork over the Atlantic
Dec 24, 1966 (OMG 57 years ago). Two C-130 crews from Charleston AFB had just delivered essential cargo to Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean (between South America and…
December 16, 2023
Quack Quack, you idiot!
Here it is. It’s about 2 am. Having a little trouble getting back to sleep. (Ziva, our cat, woke me up). What better time to regale you with another story…
December 2, 2023
L to R. Sgt Villegas, our flight engineer; Moi, the reluctant navigator; ; Capt Jack Bell, pilot; Lt Billie Watson, co-pilot. We’re in front of our infamous Goon.
The Reluctant Navigator
We looked a long time for this photo. Marjorie dubbed it “ The reluctant navigator”. Note the height of my gun belt. The others were lower and ready to be…
September 26, 2023
Who Says C-130s Aren’t Cool?
The C-130 was, by far, my favorite aircraft. Due to its versatility and its short legs. Couldn’t carry a lot of fuel and cargo. Therefore, we had to stop at…
September 23, 2023
Tan Son Nhut AB Nov 1969
Here I am with our whole crew receiving the rather auspicious recognition as the crew that flew the 80,000th accident-free hour in a combat zone. Kinda safe wouldn’t you say. …
September 22, 2023
Close call on ol’ Herk
There we were in Asmara Ethiopia. We had a heavy load and full tanks and the airfield was on a hill. It was also very hot and aircraft don’t climb…
September 19, 2023