Old Retired Petty Officer

Seeing as Missus ORPO and I lived in Kansas for almost 12 years, I thought a post on the lighter side was in order. Have a good laugh!!!!!!...

Just tossing this one out for all to enjoy. I am really starting to enjoy these young men!

This one was up on This Day in Aviation today. I remember it. I was 14 and we were living in Alberta, Canada at an almost remote school com...

Missus ORPO and I ventured down to Lancaster to hit Walmart and WinCo. The first four I took from Casa de Sharon y Glenn before we left. Th...

From OldAFSarge Chant du Départ: Two Years : ( Source ) He was a heck of a guy. Friend and mentor. Two years ago today, Buck walked i...

A General Mattis Christmas Story A friend of mine had this on Facebook today. It gives one a bit of an insight to the character of General...

3 December 1937 - This Day in Aviation "3 December 1937: Jackie Cochran flew a Seversky SEV-2S Executive, NR18Y, a variant of the A...

This definitely makes one go hmmm. Mike Rowe wonders why we give federal money to colleges who refuse to fly the American flag – TheBlaze ...

Memories of far off places with shipmates...........................

Paschendale.................Everyone remembers Verdun and The Somme. Few remember Paschendale. The Canadians remember.