A Toast in Remembrance of the Fallen...

[Ram]

Read some shit on the ol' interwebs about the Aleutian campaign when you get a chance. Japanese on our soil, and no one remembers it. Hell, they still find UXOs near Shemya. Think about THAT on your next PACAF pond crossing.

Also, Airwolf was cool. But that was back before I learned how slow helicopters actually are.

[Ram]

Not to hijack the thread, but since Mr. Borgnine is a WWII vet after all...this applies:

Over 1,400 Americans gave their lives in the Aleutian Island Campaign:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleutian_Islands_Campaign

[HuggyU2]

  On 7/10/2012 at 10:31 PM, MKopack said:

... was also the first person (and one of only roughly 70) to be named as an Honorary Blue Angel.

FWIW, he was an Honorary Blue Angel Flight Lead, of which there have been just a few.

[rcwelch]

M2...Thank you for posting this, it means more than I can express.

[murdocjxx]

A great story.

[M2]

  On 6/27/2012 at 10:53 PM, pitts2112 said:

The Belgians haven't forgotten, either:

Last Post played every night at the Menin Gate at Ypres.

https://www.greatwar....st-ceremony.htm

If you're ever anywhere near Mons around the August timeframe, definitely check out Tanks in Town!

And the Menin Gate at Ypres is impressive, as are the battlefields in the area.

Cheers! M2

[HU&W]

https://abcnews.go.co...40#.UDkntNZlSAk

Edited August 25, 2012 by HU&W

[Vno]

[skinny]

Damn....

[Masshole]

He and MJ are probably moonwalking right now.

[Rusty Pipes]

[Ice Cream]

[Guest]

Him him...

[Vertigo]

Stripping him of his Tour De France titles must've been too much of a strain.

[Ice Cream]

  On 8/25/2012 at 9:35 PM, Vertigo said:

Stripping him of his Tour De France titles must've been too much of a strain.

A swing and a miss.

[sledy]

  On 8/25/2012 at 9:35 PM, Vertigo said:

Stripping him of his Tour De France titles must've been too much of a strain.

You're a dipshit

To NEIL Armstrong

Edited August 25, 2012 by sledy

[Vertigo]

  On 8/25/2012 at 9:43 PM, VNE said:

A swing and a miss.

Trolled.

  On 8/25/2012 at 9:44 PM, sledy said:

You're a dipshit

[ClearedHot]

  On 8/25/2012 at 9:35 PM, Vertigo said:

Stripping him of his Tour De France titles must've been too much of a strain.

[guineapigfury]

Walking on the moon is almost as badass as being https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7KgdehBBsw.

[Spoo]

I thought Masshole's lame MJ comment was worse than Vertigo's lame joke.

Him, him.

[Napoleon_Tanerite]

  On 8/25/2012 at 9:44 PM, sledy said:

You're a dipshit

To NEIL Armstrong

Godspeed to Neil. The most humble "great man" I've ever met. Chuck Yeager could have taken a few pointers.

[BQZip01]

To Neil

[bfargin]

  On 8/26/2012 at 1:56 AM, Spoo said:

I thought Masshole's lame MJ comment was worse than Vertigo's lame joke.

Definitely, and unless she's referring to Jordan flying over someone's head for a dunk, I've never seen him moonwalk.

[Groundbounder]

  On 8/26/2012 at 3:41 AM, bfargin said:

Definitely, and unless she's referring to Jordan flying over someone's head for a dunk, I've never seen him moonwalk.

She probably means Micheal Jackson, hence the moon walking reference.

Uncalled for naming that POS in the same sentence as Neil Armstrong though.

Don't know how to put the salute and beers avitar in my post, but consider it done.

[F16Rooster]

More than a great pilot, more than a great astronaut, more than a great American, he was a great Man. Him Him!