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74 Year Old · Male · From White Haven, PA · Joined on May 4, 2009 · Relationship status: Single · Born on April 8th · 1 referrals joined! · I have a crush on someone and 2 different people have a crush on me!
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74 Year Old · Male · From White Haven, PA · Joined on May 4, 2009 · Relationship status: Single · Born on April 8th · 1 referrals joined! · I have a crush on someone and 2 different people have a crush on me!
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to the fullest. I hate making plans and like the spur of the moment decision. I love to travel but since I wasn't born with wings I don't fly. Are ya bored yet???

I graduated from high school and enlisted in the Navy when I was 18. Left for Great Lakes Feb. 14 1969. Sent me to Memphis for jet engine school and then to helicopter school.
Spent my first year after school in Key West. Yea I know tough duty. After that things started rolling. Being in helicopters they went everywhere.

My first ship was a rock and rolling LPH. The USS Guam LPH 9 was an amphibious assault ship. Helicopters, Harriers and a bunch of Marines. My second ship was the USS Independence. Third in line was the USS Albany CG 10 a guided missile cruiser. Not much room on the fantail to land a Sikorsky H-3 Sea-night. Fourth there was the HMS Arc Royal. That's right that's a British Aircraft carrier.I had the privilege to be one of two American sailors to ever serve aboard her. And as a petty officer E-5 at the time I could go to the bar after work and have couple beers. Then came the USS America for the Lebanon evacuation in 1976. Four months to go and they had this new aircraft carrier called the Nimitz that needed an angle helo for sea trials. Was on that and ended up going to Germany, England and Scotland to show her off. Been around the world a couple of times but that's another story. Finished my last 2 years at the Naval Air Test Center in Pax River Maryland. And then poof I was gone. Put my ten years in and hang up my flight gear. And I haven't flown since.

74 Year Old · Male · From White Haven, PA · Joined on May 4, 2009 · Relationship status: Single · Born on April 8th · 1 referrals joined! · I have a crush on someone and 2 different people have a crush on me!
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The most enjoyment I get since I retired with a back injury 4 years ago is golf. I play every chance I get. It all started when my orthopedic surgeon recommended I take up golf. I looked at him and said I have a bad back and you want me to take up golf. Are you some kind of quack. Well folks he was right. The more I play the better I feel. Not to mention it is very good exercise. Not too mention riding around in the cart is pretty good on a nice day too. Walk???? That's just to much exercise, lets not push it.

Music
Oldies Rule!!! Enough said.
Movies
I like a good comedy. Home alone 1 and 2 were good.
Wild Hogs was hilarious.
Idols
My idols of the past include but not limited to all the brave men and woman who have sacrificed their lives for the belief in the American way. The hardships they had to endure and overcome just to make sure every American has their freedom.

My idols of today are the brave men and women who serve to protect us every day. With the all volunteer service they are there by choice. They serve with pride and honor and hold there head held high.

Other idols are the men and women who put their lives on the line every day right here in the good ole USA. These are the forgotten heroes.. The police, firefighters, rescue workers and many other dangerous professions.

These are the people who I admire and honor. They do it because they want to not because some said they had to. We all know it sure isn't for the good pay.


Letter from an airline pilot:
He writes: My lead flight attendant came to me and said, "We have an H.R. On this flight." (H.R. Stands for human remains.) "Are they military?" I asked.

'Yes', she said.

'Is there an escort?' I asked.

'Yes, I've already assigned him a seat'.

'Would you please tell him to come to the flight deck. You can board him early," I said..

A short while later, a young army sergeant entered the flight deck. He was the image of the perfectly dressed soldier. He introduced himself and I asked him about his soldier. The escorts of these fallen soldiers talk about them as if they are still alive and still with us.

'My soldier is on his way back to Virginia ,' he said. He proceeded to answer my questions, but offered no words.

I asked him if there was anything I could do for him and he said no. I told him that he had the toughest job in the military and that I appreciated the work that he does for the families of our fallen soldiers. The first officer and I got up out of our seats to shake his hand. He left the flight deck to find his seat.

We completed our pre-flight checks, pushed back and performed an uneventful departure. About 30 minutes into our flight I received a call from the lead flight attendant in the cabin. 'I just found out the family of the soldier we are carrying, is on board', she said. She then proceeded to tell me that the father, mother, wife and 2-year old daughter were escorting their son, husband, and father home. The family was upset because they were unable to see the container that the soldier was in before we left. We were on our way to a major hub at which the family was going to wait four hours for the connecting flight home to Virginia.

The father of the soldier told the flight attendant that knowing his son was below him in the cargo compartment and being unable to see him was too much for him and the family to bear. He had asked the flight attendant if there was anything that could be done to allow them to see him upon our arrival. The family wanted to be outside by the cargo door to watch the soldier being taken off the airplane. I could hear the desperation in the flight attendants voice when she asked me if there was anything I could do. 'I'm on it', I said. I told her that I would get back to her.

Airborne communication with my company normally occurs in the form of e-mail like messages. I decided to bypass this system and contact my flight dispatcher directly on a
Secondary radio. There is a radio operator in the operations control center who connects you to the telephone of the dispatcher. I was in direct contact with the dispatcher. I explained the situation I had on board with the family and what it was the family wanted. He said he understood and that he would get back to me.

Two hours went by and I had not heard from the dispatcher. We were going to get busy soon and I needed to know what to tell the family. I sent a text message asking for an update. I
Saved the return message from the dispatcher and the following is the text:

'Captain, sorry it has taken so long to get back to you. There is policy on this now and I had to check on a few things. Upon your arrival a dedicated escort team will meet the aircraft.
The team will escort the family to the ramp and plane side. A van will be used to load the remains with a secondary van for the family. The family will be taken to their departure area and escorted into the terminal where the remains can be seen on the ramp. It is a private area for the family only. When the connecting aircraft arrives, the family will be escorted onto the ramp and plane side to watch the remains being loaded for the final leg home. Captain, most of us here in flight control are veterans.. Please pass our condolences on to the family. Thanks.'
I sent a message back telling flight control thanks for a good job. I printed out the message and gave it to the lead flight attendant to pass on to the father. The lead flight attendant was very thankful and told me, 'You have no idea how much this will mean to them.'

Things started getting busy for the descent, approach and landing. After landing, we cleared the runway and taxied to the ramp area. The ramp is huge with 15 gates on either side of the alleyway. It is always a busy area with aircraft maneuvering every which way to enter and exit. When we entered the ramp and checked in with the ramp controller, we were told
That all traffic was being held for us.

'There is a team in place to meet the aircraft', we were told. It looked like it was all coming together, then I realized that once we turned the seat belt sign off, everyone would stand up at once and delay the family from getting off the airplane. As we approached our gate, I asked the co-pilot to tell the ramp controller we were going to stop short of the gate to
make an announcement to the passengers. He did that and the ramp controller said, 'Take your time.'

I stopped the aircraft and set the parking brake. I pushed the public address button and said, 'Ladies and gentleman, this is your Captain speaking I have stopped short of our gate to make a special announcement. We have a passenger on board who deserves our honor and respect. His Name is Private XXXXXX, a soldier who recently lost his life. Private XXXXXX is under your feet in the cargo hold. Escorting him today is Army Sergeant XXXXXXX. Also, on board are his father, mother, wife, and daughter. Your entire flight crew is asking for all passengers to remain in their seats to allow the family to exit the aircraft first. Thank you.'

We continued the turn to the gate, came to a stop and started our shutdown procedures. A couple of minutes later I opened the cockpit door. I found the two forward flight attendants crying, something you just do not see. I was told that after we came to a stop, every passenger on the aircraft stayed in their seats, waiting for the family to exit the aircraft.

When the family got up and gathered their things, a passenger slowly started to clap his hands. Moments later more passengers joined in and soon the entire aircraft was
clapping. Words of 'God Bless You', I'm sorry, thank you, be proud, and other kind words were uttered to the family as they made their way down the aisle and out of the airplane.

They were escorted down to the ramp to finally be with their loved one.

Many of the passengers disembarking thanked me for the announcement I had made. They were just words, I told them, I could say them over and over again, but nothing I say will bring back that brave soldier.

I respectfully ask that all of you reflect on this event and the sacrifices that millions of our men and women have made to ensure our freedom and safety in these United States of AMERICA

Foot note:

I know everyone who has served their country who reads this will have tears in their eyes, including me.

Prayer chain for our Military... Don't break it!

Please send this on after a short prayer for our service men and women.

Don't break it!

They die for me and mine and you and yours and deserve our honor and respect.

'Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us..bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need.. In Jesus Name, Amen.'

There is nothing attached. Just send this to people in your address book. Do not let it stop with you. Of all the gifts you could give a Marine, Soldier, Sailor, Airman, & others deployed in harm's way, prayer is the very best one.

GOD BLESS YOU!!!
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