Blue Skies
Funeral for JO3 Raul A. Guerra (Vietnam War)
This February, DPAA announced that it had accounted for JO3 Raul A. Guerra, US Navy Reserve. JO3 Guerra was lost in Vietnam on 8 October 1967. JO3 Guerra will be buried this week – on Thursday, 25 April 2019, in Whittier, California. Regrettably, DPAA does not seem to have posted the specific location for his […]
Funeral for FM3c Williard I. Lawson (World War II)
Last November, DPAA announced that it had accounted for FM3c Willard I. Lawson, US Navy. FM3c Lawson was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. FM3c Lawson will be buried later this week – on Saturday, 27 April 2019 – in Madison, Indiana. Regrettably, DPAA does not seem to have posted the specific […]
World’s Largest Aircraft Has Flown For The First Time
The aerospace venture Stratolaunch sent the world’s largest airplane into the air today for its first flight test. The twin-fuselage plane, incorporating parts from two Boeing 747 jumbo jets, has a world-record wingspan of 385 feet. It took off today from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California for a flight that lasted over […]
Funerals for Pfc Nicholas J. Gojmerac and Sgt. Vernon L. Hamilton (World War II)
Last December, DPAA announced that it had accounted for Pfc Nicholas J. Gojmerac, USMC. Pfc Gojmerac was lost in the Solomon Islands in July 1943. Pfc Gojmerac will be buried later this week – on Friday, 12 April 2019 – in Leavenworth, Kansas. Regrettably, DPAA does not seem to have posted the location for his […]
Tomorrow . . . Isn’t Guaranteed
I wasn’t sure whether I would publish this article or not. But after letting it sit for a while, I decided I’d go ahead and do so. It’s short. And the subject isn’t pleasant. But IMO it’s important. . . . I “lost” someone very close recently. With one exception, I’m not going to discuss […]
Funerals for PFC Clifford M. Mills (World War II) and MSG Charlie J. Mares (Korea)
In February, DPAA announced that it had accounted for PFC Clifford M. Mills, US Army. PFC Mills was lost in Germany on 18 September 1944. PFC Mills will be buried later this week – on Saturday, 30 March 2019 – in Troy, Indiana. Regrettably, DPAA does not seem to have posted the specific location for […]
Funeral for 2nd. Lt. Lynn W. Hadfield (World War II)
Last December, DPAA announced that it had accounted for 2nd. Lt. Lynn W. Hadfield, US Army Air Forces. 2nd. Lt. Hadfield was lost in Germany on 21 March 1945. 2nd. Lt. Hadfield will be buried later this week – on Thursday, 21 March 2019 – in Bluffdale, Utah. Regrettably, DPAA does not seem to have […]
“Love that dirty water…”
“…Offutt you’re my home.” Home Of Strategic Command And Some Of The USAF’s Most Prized Aircraft Is Flooding Offutt Air Force Base is succumbing to the massively swollen Missouri River and things could get worse before they get better. Things are not going well at the Air Force’s strategic base near the flooding Missouri River. […]
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