Monthly Archives: November 2013

A No-Flap Into Elmendorf AFB, AK

Posted on 30/11/2013 by Bobo

I was flying with Capt. Phil Foley on a C-141A trip once when it was my leg into Elmendorf AFB, AK – just outside of Anchorage.  As we configured for landing the flaps hung up at 5%.  Normally the AC, … Continue reading →

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Want to hear About a ‘Slug’ This Morning?

Posted on 29/11/2013 by Bobo

My two grand daughters, Delaney and Riley, have been back here in Ohio for a week now.  They were brought back here to spend Thanksgiving with their father’s family.  Their father’s family lives about 6 – 7 miles from me. … Continue reading →

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Why the BratPin?

Posted on 27/11/2013 by Bobo

With the pins about to show up this week, I think it time to reflect, ‘Why the BratPin’ at all?  Having been working the project now for almost 4 years, I think I have a great appreciation for ‘Why the … Continue reading →

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The BratPin Dog Tags

Posted on 27/11/2013 by Bobo

When I began the BratPin project in August 2013, I initially focused on the “BratPin Pin” – just the lapel or hat pin.  Then a little bit into it, it dawned on me that women might not want to put … Continue reading →

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I am Proud This Morning!

Posted on 27/11/2013 by Bobo

I am proud this morning – proud of what ‘we Brats’ have been able to do here in 2 months – what our Congress has been either unwilling, or unable to do in over 3 years – create a icon … Continue reading →

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Evolution of the BratPin

Posted on 27/11/2013 by Bobo

(I ‘pulled’ this off another blog I manage; bratpin.com.  After the first of the year I plan to hand the whole operation over to a ‘non-profit’ that supports military children.  There are a couple-3 posts I don’t want to lose…) … Continue reading →

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What’s the Point?

Posted on 27/11/2013 by Bobo

Last year (2012) I decided to make little wooden boxes for my kids, and grand kids.  The idea came to me as I listened to “The Littlest Angel,” by Bing Crosby about 2 weeks before Christmas.  That Christmas carol has … Continue reading →

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Christmas in 1962…

Posted on 24/11/2013 by Bobo

It was a bleak, cold, dreary Christmas at Chambley AFB, France in 1962.  Chambley is in Northern France, in the Alsace-Lorraine district, just south of the German border.  Dear Old Dad was stationed there as part of the NATO/Air Force … Continue reading →

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Recovery – The Trip Home…

Posted on 14/11/2013 by Bobo

I got out of Hazelden on 28 August 1994.  Felt real good.  When I got to the airport I passed by the usual “watering holes” I would have stopped by to kill the time.  Instead I opened “The Big Book,” … Continue reading →

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The Sweedish Girls, Again…

Posted on 14/11/2013 by Bobo

Don’t listen to ‘the Sweedish Girls,’ when staring too hard at this picture… I learned the ‘hard way,’ and still haven’t learned…    

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