Honor Flight April 2016

[solo1]

I just talked to Bill, my old friend.  Bill was a WWII paratrooper who served in the Pacific.

If you recall, I posted a photo of Bill as he was boarding the Honor Flight last year. Here is the pic again.




I was telling Bill that I finally received the news that I will be on the Honor Flight next April.  He was happy for me.

Bill gave a lot in WWII.  He told me that he was saved by the Hiroshima bomb as he was scheduled to be part of the Japan invasion. Now he lives alone, he's still mentally ok but physically it's getting harder for him to get around.  Such is the end result eventually for all vets.

After talking to Bill for almost two hours I was reminded that WWII vets are leaving as at a rapid pace.  Now the same is happening to Korean War vets.

As you know, RJ was a Marine Korean War vet.  It wasn't too long ago that I emailed RJ about the Honor Flight, he certainly deserved it.  He applied once then withdrew his name but didn't reapply, he said.

Now RJ is gone and all that remains is his memory.   Life goes on.

I know that I'll remember being chosen for the Honor Flight.  I also know that I'll be reminded about the sacrifices that our Armed Forces have made.  The Memorials for WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam Wall, and the others are honorable reminders of those who served.

If some think that I'm waving the Flag, so be it, I am!   "For God and Country"

Wayne, Solo1

[old2soon]

Happy that you are going Wayne.  Anyone deserves to be on it IT IS you!  Also glad you ARE waving the Flag. Nuff said. RIDE SAFE.

[da prez]

 Wayne , you deserve the honor. I am proud of you and you are to be honored for your service.
 

                                      da prez

[solo1]

If either or both of you come this way again, I will do my darndest to roll out the red carpet and show you the flatness of northern Indiana while driving the Miata.  Thanks for your response and your Service too!

Wayne, solo1

[old2soon]

If either or both of you come this way again, I will do my darndest to roll out the red carpet and show you the flatness of northern Indiana while driving the Miata.  Thanks for your response and your Service too!

Wayne, solo1

At this point in time I'm thinkin U S 30 to I-16.  Don't yet know what the rewind will be gittin back to my brothers place.  Seems like after al but Eureka Springs I end up at my brother place after Inzane. NOT a complaint!  And Wayne-Thanks for Your Service!  RIDE SAFE.

[Serk]

I've always felt the Korean war guys got the short end of the stick, kinda lost in the shuffle between WWII and Vietnam (I guess at least they didn't get spat on like the 'nam guys so there's that)

IMHO Korean guys are every bit as much of the "Greatest Generation" as the WWII guys are, and it's sad how quickly we're losing them now.

Slight detour - my grandfather was a submariner in the Pacific during WWII and unlike many others with his experiences he loved to talk about it. But I didn't want to hear it, wouldn't sit and listen. I'd give a great deal to have a few hours with him and a video camera now. (In my defense he died when I was 12)

Thank you sir, and thank you for sharing so many of your memories. I don't always comment on them but I read and appreciate all your writings.

[HayHauler]

Glad you get to take the flight/tour.  You surely deserve it.

Thank you for your service!

Hay 
Jimmyt

[wiggydotcom]

Wayne, that's a very deserving honor that you've earned with your Service. God Bless and Thank You!