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I'm glad he made it, for both your sakes.

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Alone in his transparent shell,
A speck in space,
He sits, poised in his airy kingdom;
At his back the unknown,
Before him the unfolding map
Of his journey.
Guardian of seven lives,
Taut with the concentration of survival,
He swings his turret through vigilant arcs,
Eyes straining for the fighters,
Braced for the violence of surprise.

- Philip A. Nicholson
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Dark Alley Dan said:
I'm glad he made it, for both your sakes.
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Great poem... never read it before!
Its Good for me he did make it! Because of his age, my Dad did not join into the war till about the last couple of years.. He never really spoke much of it.. I did come across a letter from his sister saying he flew in about 40 flights!
From what I understand, I believe all 4 of them had drinking problems after the war.. 2 ended up taking there lives later on... In my Dads case, I guess my... then to be Mom, put her foot down about the drinking and he stopped.
I don't think there was much in help for those with PTSD after the war! I am sure a lot had problems when they got back home!
 
Dark Alley Dan said:
They say critters taste like what they eat. Foolhens taste like retsina once they start eating spruce buds. There's a definite difference between grass-fed and corn-fed beef.

If this is true, I imagine polar bear tastes like seal guts and misery, with a hint of suppressed rage. Strong fodder indeed when dispensed among a bunch of lonesome dudes sealed in a metal tube far from home... .
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And there is a vast difference between Central Alberta grain/alfalfa fed Moose (taste like prime rib) and their stinky cousins from the various Canadian spruce bogs (taste like "Moose").
 
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“Cruisers maneuver into battle line to bombard Okinawa. Seen from USS West Virginia (BB-48). Nearest CL may be USS Biloxi beyond her maybe USS Pensacola. -These two cruisers were in same group as (BB-48).” 1 April 1945.
 
rockport guy said:
Great poem... never read it before!
Its Good for me he did make it! Because of his age, my Dad did not join into the war till about the last couple of years.. He never really spoke much of it.. I did come across a letter from his sister saying he flew in about 40 flights!
From what I understand, I believe all 4 of them had drinking problems after the war.. 2 ended up taking there lives later on... In my Dads case, I guess my... then to be Mom, put her foot down about the drinking and he stopped.
I don't think there was much in help for those with PTSD after the war! I am sure a lot had problems when they got back home!
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your dad would not admit to 'PTSD' because the equivalent in 1944/5 was called 'Lack of Moral Fibre' or 'LMF'...it was considered disgraceful to admit or imply you may have LMF. The shaming associated with LMF was an effective and medieval way of keeping men flying.

Read about the trial of Pte (USA) Willy Slovack who was tried and executed by the US Army for desertion. It was pretty clear he was suffering from what was called 'Battle Fatigue'...another euphemism for PTSD...and the consequences were severe.
 
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XRCD011 said:

Giving "off roading" a whole new meaning.
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Not a lot of free board there, huh? Were there regulations back in the old days about "maximum wave conditions for launching"? And is there any sort of bilge pump arrangement?

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Locally known as Miss Piggy this C46 went down in 1979 , it was hauling freight owned by Lamb Air. No one was hurt everyone walked out. Paint job was done last summer along with 18 other murals around the town and country side.
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It has since been a place to party,bonfires,pick berries, and watch out for bears. It was on it's way to Chesterfield Inlet. It was named Miss Piggy by the pilot as he said it flew like a pig. I did a lot of miles as a hitch hiker on that plane.
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diopter said:
Anyone know what the white items (Boxes/Containers/Tents?) on the aft deck of CVN 77 USS George H.W. Bush are?
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Tentage set up to cover areas from the weather while undergoing maintenance.

They love to park our ships in carrier row when we come in for a port of call.
 
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