Category Archives: War and Remembrance

Memorial Day 2015: Mondo and Arlo

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Ed

Sometimes on days like today, I find myself lost in the abstract –service to country, freedom, sacrifice, the flags, the tombstones of Arlington. The feelings are not wrong, indeed they are most important and necessary, but at the base are … Continue reading →

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The “Fighter Pilot”

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Ed

Blown Slick Series #2 The first post for the Blown Slick series made the point that the series is about attack – missions and pilots, so you might ask why “fighter pilots?”  Words in this case can deceive. Please read … Continue reading →

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The Mission of “Attack” – The Blown Slick Series Introduction

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Ed

Blown Slick  Series #1 (See also :  Preface to Blown Slick -the series: The evolution of fighter, attack, and strike warfare) He would go on to be Vice Chief of Naval Operations and head the FAA, but in mid-December 1971 … Continue reading →

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Would I do it all again? You’re kidding, right?

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Ed
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The Last Corsair: Fly Low, Hit Hard

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Ed

        The Helenic Air Force will retire the last A-7 Corsair II on October 17, 2014 after 39 years in Hellenic skies and 49 years of global service. The videos below highlight some great low level flying … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 1, 2014 by Ed

I can never pass up the artist booths at airshows. Last weekend at the Camarillo Air Show (lead guy was Bill Thomas, President of the Corsair II Association) I visited Christopher Cross’s both of airbrush aviation art. Picture above caught … Continue reading →

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Morning After Reflection: 5 June 1942 “we sank a carrier”

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Ed

They had no right to win. Yet they did, and in doing so they changed the course of a war. More than that, they added a new name— Midway— to that small list that inspires men by shining example. Like … Continue reading →

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Not on My Watch – In Memory of Dave ‘Snako’ Kelly

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Ed

I attended the Celebration of Life for Dave Snako Kelly on Saturday 3 May on-board USS Midway.Hot afternoon but not nearly as hot and humid as it was 42 years ago in the Gulf of Tonkin. Dave and all the rest … Continue reading →

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A Dawn Like Thunder: In tribute to the men of Torpedo Squadron 8 (VT-8)

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Ed

Only 30 copies of this movie were made and they were given to the families of Torpedo Squadron 8. The Youtube version comes from the wife of squadron commander John Waldron. Fly Navy, the best Always Have These good men … Continue reading →

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What kind of war was it? – “How do I know, I saw the whole thing backwards!” June 4-7, 1942 at Midway

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Ed

Battle of Midway, Commanding Officer, USS Enterprise, Serial 0133 of 8 June 1942 At Sea June 8, 1942 From: The Commanding Officer. To: The Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet Via: Commander Task Force Sixteen. (Rear Admiral R.A. Spruance, U.S. Navy). Subject: … Continue reading →

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