Anyway, I thought I would compile some fun stuff that you all can link to when you have a few minutes to spare.
Chuck Galloway sent me the Google Earth coordinates so we can see what Phu Hiep AAF looks like today. You gotta download Google Earth to see it then put in the coordinates (13° 0'41.91"N 109°21'40.70"E) being sure to include the parentheses. The place looks better than when we were there!
Terry Carlson sent this:Ultra Deep Field - - - Here is what happened when professional astronomers pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at absolutely nothing and left it there, first for 10 days, and then for 11 days. Then they made the images into a 3-D presentation. Go to http://www.flixxy.com/hubble-ultra-deep-field-3d.htm. By the way, 13 billion light years are about equal to 880,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (880 sextillion) miles.
Kurt Olney sent this by way of his brother Dave:A nice website for the Air Force’s 456 Fighter Interceptor Squadron. Click on http://www.456fis.org/OV-1.htm.
From Jim Taylor who sent me the following which is from an Army Aviator friend who takes another trip down memory lane:It was just before Thanksgiving '67 and we were ferrying dead and wounded from a large GRF west of Pleiku. We had run out of body bags by noon, so the Hook (CH-47 Chinook) was pretty rough in the back. All of a sudden, we heard a 'take-charge' woman's voice in the rear.
There was the singer and actress, Martha Raye, with a SF (Special Forces) beret and jungle fatigues, with subdued markings, helping the wounded into the Chinook, and carrying the dead aboard. 'Maggie' had been visiting her SF 'heroes' out 'west'.
We took off, short of fuel, and headed to the USAF hospital pad at Pleiku. As we all started unloading our sad pax's, a 'Smart-Ass' USAF Captain said to Martha.... "Ms Ray, with all these dead and wounded to process, there would not be time for your show!"
To all of our surprise, she pulled on her right collar and said...”Captain, see this eagle? I am a full 'Bird' in the US Army Reserve, and on this is a 'Caduse' which means I am a Nurse, with a surgical speciality....now, take me to your wounded.” He said, “Yes mam'... Follow me.”
Several times at the Army Field Hospital in Pleiku, she would 'cover' a surgical shift, giving a nurse a well-deserved break.
Martha is the only woman buried in the SF (Special Forces) cemetery at Ft. Bragg, NC.
Hand Salute!
Check it out! Martha Raye Civilian Warrior
Ed Paquette sent this great video link about the 68th Reunion of the Doolittle Raiders. Enjoy!http://www.youtube.com/user/MsPolleyVision
And finally, Jim Taylor sent this great clip of the ultimate Short Take-Off aircraft. We shoulda had these at Tuy Hoa….my son said it is just really an old F-35!http://www.patricksaviation.com/videos/cpasley/4823/
Thanks to you guys who sent these links! Keep 'em coming. Have a great weekend everyone!
