Happy Hour

"IF A LIFETIME CAN BE LIKENED TO A DAY, THEN THIS IS HAPPY HOUR!"
BUCK PENNINGTON

Mother, Mother Ocean

Mother, Mother Ocean, I've heard you call
Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall
You've seen it all, you've seen it all
Watched the men who rode you, switch from sails to steam
In your belly you hold the treasures, few have ever seen
Most of 'em dream, most of 'em dream
Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred year's too late
The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder
I'm an over-forty victim of fate
Arriving too late, arriving too late

Yoda

"Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is."
―Yoda, to Luke Skywalker

Counted the Stars

Counted the stars on the 4th of July
Wishing we were rockets bursting in the sky
Talking about redemption and leaving things behind
I have these pictures and I keep these photographs
To remind me of a time
These pictures and these photographs
Let me know I'm doin' fine
We used to be so happy once upon a time
Once upon a time
But the sun sank west of the Mendocino County Line
And the sun sank west of the Mendocino County Line

""SOME SEE A GLASS AS HALF FULL, SOME SEE IT AS HALF EMPTY, I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHO’S DRINKING MY RUM."
Rumbear

Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Steeljaw Scribe - Close Air Support Aircraft Find Renewed Interest

Steeljaw Scribe - Close Air Support Aircraft Find Renewed Interest
Interesting post at the Scribe.
Wonder how the rest of you that have done time in the Air Force, Navy/Marine Air and Army Aviation think about the subject.
Sometimes the high tech, whiz bang may not be the best solution. Otherwise the A-10 would be in museums and on poles.

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2 comments:

MUD said...

Having been on the ground in Vietnam, I for one will tell you that the fast movers would come in, shoot th hell out of everything and leave quickly. That age old A1E, "Skyraider" would come in, shoot the hell out of everything and stay on station to hold your hand until your butt was out of the sling. I think there will be a need for the "Old breed" CAS birds and Helicopter gunships as long as there is ground combat.

Wednesday, December 08, 2010 8:02:00 AM
Glenn Mark Cassel said...

I know a few guys here at Edwards that are big fans of the A-10.
My Dad told me about the Skyraider and Corsair when he was in Korea. The grunts loved those airplanes.

Wednesday, December 08, 2010 8:16:00 PM

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