Tag Archives: Fighter Jocks

Watch out for the flying Bucket of Water

Posted on April 5, 2016 by

Each spring in Thailand, there is a festival called Songkran.   This is the traditional Thai water festival celebrated with the Thai new year in April. According to Wikipedia:   The Songkran celebration represents purification and the washing away all of … Continue reading →

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Fighter Jock Nicknames

Posted on October 7, 2014 by

If you visited a  fighter squadron, you would immediately feel that you were seeing an episode of M*A*S*H*; all the main characters had nicknames. Some nicknames came from the background of the person involved. There was Captain “D Ring,” a … Continue reading →

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