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Not on My Watch – In Memory of Dave ‘Snako’ Kelly
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
Posted in Memorials, People, Snako Archive, War and Remembrance
Tagged Aircraft Carriers, Dave Kelly, Not On My Watch, Remembered Sky, USS Midway, VA-115, Vietnam Air War
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Year of War- Reflection
(Please note that this is being posted on 25 March 2015, after reflection on previous offerings) Remembered Sky began so as to tell the ’72-’73 story of USS Midway, Carrier Airwing Five and to further focus primarily on the Attack … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Testimony of Pilot - RS previously published, War and Remembrance
Tagged Aircraft Carriers, Airpower, Attack, Close Air Support, Fighter, Linebacker I & II, Not On My Watch, POWs, Remembered Sky, Rolling Thunder, Strike Warfare, USS Midway, Vietnam Air War
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Operation Homecoming Part 9: The POW 40th Reunion
If as Ev Alvarez offers in the interview from Part 8, the POWs have held their last reunion, I want to preserve for further reference the panel discussion. POW Panel at the Nixon Library