Passing of Heros (II)

BySteeljawscribe 5 July 200728 March 2010

If you haven’t already, you need to go to Pinch’s site and read the AAR of the memorial service held for BGEN Robin Olds, USAF-Ret. A rare bird in his time, unfortunately probably more so now. Go. Read. Remember.

Flightdeck Friday | history lessons

Flightdeck Friday: The Accidental (Circum)Navigator

BySteeljawscribe 6 March 200812 February 2015

GPS, LORAN, radar, SATCOM and detailed, up-to-date charts. Today we take so many things for granted when it comes to navigating the far-flung corners of this sphere. ”Twasn’t always this way though and this week’s Flightdeck Friday is a remarkable story of a crew caught up in the opening days of a world…

9/11 Remembered | Reflections

Remembering Columbine – 10 Years Later

BySteeljawscribe 20 April 20098 September 2010

It began as an ordinary, early spring day – teachers going about their business of teachingÂ students; students doing what normal high school students are wont to do.Â At 1140, it dramatically, tragically changed with 12 students and a teacher dead and 23 others physically wounded – many more emotionally scarred. Two years, four months…

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Passing of Another Legend

BySteeljawscribe 2 July 200728 March 2010

Eugene Bennett Fluckey, a legendary World War II submariner and one of the most highly decorated living American servicemen, died Thursday night at a hospital in Annapolis, Maryland, a hospital spokeswoman said. He was 93. In five war patrols as the skipper of the submarine Barb, Fluckey sank dozens upon dozens of Japanese ships and…

Air Warfare | history lessons

Close Air Support Aircraft Find Renewed Interest

BySteeljawscribe 28 November 2010

In time, one of the ongoing “lessons RE-learned” has been/continues to be the need for a tough, heavily armed aircraft that is able to perform in close coordination with ground troops, in a high intensity, small-arms fire environment.Â Whether facing armored assault or insurgency attacks, through the years and myriad of conflicts, some aircraft have…

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Memorial Day 2009

BySteeljawscribe 23 May 200925 May 2009

…The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the…

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DDG-116: USS Thomas Hudner

BySteeljawscribe 7 May 20127 May 2012

File this under “Getting It Right”: IMMEDIATE RELEASEÂ Â Â No. 352-12 May 07, 2012 Secretary of The Navy Announces DDG 116 to be Named Thomas Hudner Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today the next Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyerÂ (DDG) will be named the USS Thomas Hudner. Thomas J. Hudner Jr., a naval…

2 Comments

MissBirdlegs in AL says:

5 July 2007 at 11:12

Thanks for the link, SJS.
Doug says:

6 July 2007 at 11:20

Nice tribute to a warrior. I remember reading his exploits in VietNam when I was still in high school.

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