Category Archives: Fighter pilot slang

Letters from the War – Thailand 6

Posted on January 10, 2015 by

The following excerpts are from  letters that were written to my wife and others during the Vietnam War, while I was stationed in Thailand. Because of the nature of the events, the letters seldom told the entire story to loved … Continue reading →

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Letters from the War – Thailand 5

Posted on January 10, 2015 by

The following excerpts are from  letters that were written to my wife and others during the Vietnam War, while I was stationed in Thailand. Because of the nature of the events, the letters seldom told the entire story to loved … Continue reading →

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Letters from the War – Thailand 4

Posted on January 9, 2015 by

The following excerpts are from  letters that were written to my wife and others during the Vietnam War, while I was stationed in Thailand. Because of the nature of the events, the letters seldom told the entire story to loved … Continue reading →

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Letters from the War – Thailand 2

Posted on January 8, 2015 by

The following excerpts are from  letters that were written to my wife and others during the Vietnam War, while I was stationed in Thailand. Because of the nature of the events, the letters seldom told the entire story to loved … Continue reading →

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Carrier Landings and other insanity

Posted on January 3, 2015 by

There is a certain image that all fighter jocks project:  the fearless, macho sort of gunslinger associated with the old west.  Indeed,  many seemed to adopt a western drawl when talking on the radio and I have heard the term … Continue reading →

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