Monthly Archives: August 2013

“Nah, You’re Doing Fine…”

Posted on 22/08/2013 by Bobo

I was sitting “Alert” at Korat RTAFB, Thailand on 11 Apr 1974 when we were “scrambled.”  As it turned out, we had to take an airman with acute appendicitis from Korat to UTapao RTAFB.  It just happened that my copilot … Continue reading →

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Goodbye General Gould – I Salute You in any Event…

Posted on 19/08/2013 by Bobo

Just returned from Colorado… Went out to the Air Force Academy last week to attend the Change of Command and Retirement of a friend of mine; or more accurately I suppose, a former friend of mine… I received an invitation … Continue reading →

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Put It In the Sick Sack

Posted on 16/08/2013 by Bobo

Mikey was a T-37, ‘Tweet,’ IP at Vance in the mid-70’s.  The Tweet was the first airplane the kids flew when they came to UPT in those days. One summer, just after a new class arrived, Mikey briefed a kid … Continue reading →

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Well, Okay Then…

Posted on 09/08/2013 by Bobo

After we got the deer stand built Joe invited me over to hunt deer.  Now, I have hunted a great deal in my life; pheasants, quail, ducks and often my socks – but never deer.  I wasn’t really that “shot-in-the-head” … Continue reading →

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Lecture 43

Posted on 08/08/2013 by Bobo

When I was in college I used to hang out at Jim Gamble’s house.  Often Jim wasn’t there, but that didn’t matter – I loved his folks, Virginia and Carl. When I first met the Gambles in 1964 or so, … Continue reading →

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Chambley AFB, France: Before, and After…

Posted on 05/08/2013 by Bobo

I found this video on YouTube the other day.  We were stationed at Chambley from Oct. ’62 through Jul ’63.  I found it exhilarating, and heartbreaking – at the same time… Chambley AFB, France

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A Thing of Beauty…

Posted on 04/08/2013 by Bobo

A few years ago Joe invited me to help him build a deer stand at his place.  Now, I love things like that – building things and spending time with friends.  So, I packed up my tools and headed over … Continue reading →

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