US Coast Guard Day
Sep 6, 2019 16:37:54 #
Rob48 wrote:
The same to you, my friend; to quote Garrison Keeler (Prairie Home Companion)---Be well, do good works and keep in touch.
Same back at ya sir.
Sep 9, 2019 10:30:14 #
Sep 10, 2019 08:12:05 #
fbeaston wrote:
Thanks to both of you DickC & sr71 for your service. Frank
Your welcome, as per one of your posts I hereby make you an honorary Coastie......welcome aboard
Sep 10, 2019 09:19:05 #
sr71 wrote:
Your welcome, as per one of your posts I hereby make you an honorary Coastie......welcome aboard
Thanks sr71 ... I accept the honor. ;) Now ... can you get me a berth on the Eagle when she sails next?!?!?!? I say that because from what I see, the Coasties seem capable of doing the impossible!!!!! And making it look easy.
PS: I have to ask ... as a Coastie ... how come you have an SR-71 avatar ... last I knew, the USCG never had them in their fleet of aircraft.
Sep 11, 2019 09:04:35 #
fbeaston wrote:
Thanks sr71 ... I accept the honor. ;) Now ... can you get me a berth on the Eagle when she sails next?!?!?!? I say that because from what I see, the Coasties seem capable of doing the impossible!!!!! And making it look easy.
PS: I have to ask ... as a Coastie ... how come you have an SR-71 avatar ... last I knew, the USCG never had them in their fleet of aircraft.
PS: I have to ask ... as a Coastie ... how come you have an SR-71 avatar ... last I knew, the USCG never had them in their fleet of aircraft.
To get the berth you'll have to talk with your detailer, you can expect a long wait.....Ah the SR71... well I started out as a grunt(us army), got smart and became a Coastie.... retired but as a young wipper snipper I loved airplanes, and my niche is military aircraft especially WWII and after the 71 just happens to be one of my most favorites of my favorites....
Sep 11, 2019 10:41:38 #
sr71 wrote:
To get the berth you'll have to talk with your detailer, you can expect a long wait.....Ah the SR71... well I started out as a grunt(us army), got smart and became a Coastie.... retired but as a young wipper snipper I loved airplanes, and my niche is military aircraft especially WWII and after the 71 just happens to be one of my most favorites of my favorites....
Got it ... seems like I'll not pack my seabag just yet. That's quite a career you had ... agree on the love of planes & WW II birds in particular (father was an instructor pilot during the war). And I remember traveling through Okinawa back in the late 60's on my way back to the 'Nam ... I was walking with a buddy who was stationed there when an SR-71 took off. We were next to the runway & the noise was deafening. I'd never seen anything like that & asked my buddy what it was. He said "That's so secret, you didn't see it." I also saw one land sometime later & it taxied right into a big hanger & they immediately closed the doors. So they were obviously trying to keep gawkers from seeing much of it. Later I learned more about it ... amazing bird for sure & a worthy avatar. Best to you.
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