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Irish_Dem

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11. I have no idea what kind of gun my dad was carrying in VN. I remember it was small.
Mon May 17, 2021, 08:38 PM
May 2021

But he had it attached to a belt around his waist, with a holster. Maybe the guns were small so they fit in the cockpits.
He didn't purchase it, it was government issue.

I was born in Northern Wisconsin because my Dad was in Korea at the time, so my mother went to stay with her parents.
Apparently when I was born my dad was getting ready to take off, was on the runway, and one of the ground crew came running out and stopped the plane to tell him that he had a baby daughter. His first child! I like that story. I actually stopped a USAF plane from taking off on time!

Then one brother and sister were born at Castle AFB, and another brother and sister were born at Ft Snelling in MN, a reserve unit my dad was in charge of.

During the VN war we were stationed at Yokota and Naha.

Tyndall is a sweet spot, on the beach.

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"Any crash you can walk away from is a good one." Thank God they are safe, very lucky crew. Irish_Dem May 2021 #1
Same. snort May 2021 #3
My father would never tell us what happened to him during combat. Irish_Dem May 2021 #6
Over Montana! snort May 2021 #8
Thank God it was over Montana. I was picturing over enemy territory. Irish_Dem May 2021 #9
We're two peas in a pod. snort May 2021 #10
I have no idea what kind of gun my dad was carrying in VN. I remember it was small. Irish_Dem May 2021 #11
Whoa, we were stationed at Castle in '68 and '69. snort May 2021 #12
We were in Castle in the early 50's. Irish_Dem May 2021 #13
We also were stationed at Castle in 50's and went to Japan turbinetree May 2021 #17
When were you in Tokyo? Irish_Dem May 2021 #18
Was in Utah and then we went to Tokyo in the very early 1950's came back and I could speak Japanese turbinetree May 2021 #19
I have the same kind of memory about Japanese ice cream and chocolate bars. Irish_Dem May 2021 #20
It really makes you even though they are now memories, understand, the world better turbinetree May 2021 #21
Yes Indeed. Irish_Dem May 2021 #22
That pretty cool, about the shoes.... turbinetree May 2021 #23
:) Irish_Dem May 2021 #24
The Root Cause Is The British Jets COL Mustard May 2021 #2
Right, Brit planes fly on the wrong side of the road here in the US. Irish_Dem May 2021 #4
When I'm There, I Always COL Mustard May 2021 #5
I wouldn't drive there. I would be dead the first hour. Irish_Dem May 2021 #7
And it is so confusing to hitchhike with the wrong thumb out! TomWilm May 2021 #16
Amazing two mid air collisions within one week and no serious injuries! LeftInTX May 2021 #14
Small airplane, big sky pfitz59 May 2021 #15
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