Category Archives: 1960s Turmoil

Silver Wings

Posted on July 25, 2022 by jenorv

Mather Air Force Base—UNT graduation 25 July 1972 It’s hard to believe that it has been 50– 50 years; I repeat this almost in unbelief. Why? Because I only became a navigator through an odd series of circumstances. I received … Continue reading →

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At the Wall

Posted on July 11, 2015 by jenorv

In the 1980s we moved to the Washington DC area and lived there nearly 9 years. It was almost inevitable that I would visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, also known as “The Wall.”  One of my ROTC instructors at Hobart … Continue reading →

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Wild in the Streets — Washington DC 1968-1971

Posted on November 17, 2014 by jenorv

From 1968-1971, before I entered flying training, I was assigned to a staff position in a command post in Washington, D.C. This was a time of great upheaval in America. In April 1968, two months after I arrived at Bolling … Continue reading →

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