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Wheelsup
Nice story
boots on all the way from 6th June 1944 to 4th June 2009
That's what I call serving your country...
"If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it's English, thank a soldier!"
"Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts"
Sir Winston Churchill
"To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today"
Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London
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"Valor does not mean Hero."
That's a real inspiring story. Thanks for showing it to us. That man had "True Grit", and was a benefit and a blessing to his community for many years.
"His motor's conked out!"
"What's the differance, they're all Nazis!"
"Luke, shut up!"
"Fear the hook!"
"Oh.....I wanna fly."
"You mean the kind that go under water and fly up the stairs?"
"What you doing? Oh Nooooo!"
TO
“Let's get Enterprise and Hornet turned into the wind."
Jan "Felicis Tredecim"
"I´m going back to the front to relax"
"THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT"
"Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!"
"When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"
I have to salute his years of service, but being cop at that age?
"Pilot to copilot..... what are those mountain goats doing up here in the clouds?"
At that age, I don't think anybody dared tell him no.
Pillage, then burn.
Argue not with dragons, for thou art crunchy and go well on toast.
The sad thing is that soon there won't be any around.
"This is the day which the lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalms 118:24
There are still a few WWI veterans left so the loss of all WWII veterans may not happen as quickly as you think.Originally Posted by Doughboy
The sad thing is that soon there won't be any around.
Wheelsup
You are right.
"This is the day which the lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalms 118:24
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