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65 years ago...October 14th, 1947 and today

Rami

Rami

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Good evening,

Tomorrow, Chuck Yeager "boldly went where no man went before." I'm hoisting a virtual beer :icon29: for Mr. Yeager. :USA-flag:

 
And also 65 years to the day, man has appeared to have broken the sound barrier in a freefall!

What a day!
 
......"THE RIGHT STUFF"...

A term often used to describe a Great Achievement,by a Great individual...However there may be only one guy who is "RIGHT STUFF"

"CHUCK YEAGER!" Thats it!!Doubt that??..Today he, at 89, recreates historic mission 65 years to the day since first supersonic flight.
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Some guy went supersonic today without an airplane.... Mach 1.24 Yeager had to use an airplane
 
MY DAD

Not only that, but in 1947, the US Army Air Force became the US Air Force
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My dad after serving 36 months in the Pacific (Navy) took some time off then joined the Army Air Cor. When the Air Force was formed he moved to the Air Force, he retire in Tucson in 1964 as a Veteran of 3 Wars. I have always been proud of his service.

Pacific WWII, Korea and Viet Nam, two purple hearts, 11 combat ribbons.

FYI: My mother was also a WWII Veteran, as a WAC.

* Lower right bottom of the attached photo is of my big brother, '3' back to back tours in Viet Nam'

HELLS ANGELS - http://www.303rdbg.com/
- BTW; I was born in England....

My Dad and Mom during WWII, Washington, DC - (below) and My Dad when he was with SAC (above) a true 'HELLS ANGEL'
(The folded flags need no explaination) TO ME THIS IS THE RIGHT STUFF
 
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