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Vietnam’s memorial to N. Korea

| March 8, 2019 | 6 Comments
Vietnam’s memorial to N. Korea

War veteran Duong Van Dau walks between rows of headstones at a memorial for North Korean fallen pilots in Bac Giang province, Vietnam. (Hau Dinh/AP ) 14 tombstones mark war deaths of pilots fighting against U.S. MiG-15 Most have heard stories of Russian pilots in MiG 15’s dog-fighting Americans in their F-86 Saberjets south of […]

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Good Guys in Bad Lands

| March 8, 2019 | 31 Comments
Good Guys in Bad Lands

ChipNASA sends us this video, enjoy:

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SpaceX rocket with unmanned U.S. capsule blasts off for space station

| March 3, 2019 | 42 Comments
SpaceX rocket with unmanned U.S. capsule blasts off for space station

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard at Launch Complex 39A is seen in this DigitalGlobe Satellite image at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. on February 28, 2019. ©2019 DigitalGlobe, a Maxar company/Handout via REUTERS By Joey Roulette CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – A SpaceX rocket with an unmanned crew capsule […]

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Funeral for LT Richard C. Lannom – Lost During Vietnam

| February 25, 2019 | 27 Comments
Funeral for LT Richard C. Lannom – Lost During Vietnam

Last November, DPAA announced that it had accounted for LT Richard C. Lannom, US Navy. LT Lannom was lost in Vietnam in March 1968. LT Lannom will be buried later this week – on Saturday, 2 March 2019, to be precise – in Union City, Tennessee. Visitation and Funeral for Richard C. “Tito” Lannom March […]

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Funeral for Sgt. John Kalausich – Lost During World War II

| February 17, 2019 | 13 Comments
Funeral for Sgt. John Kalausich – Lost During World War II

Last month, DPAA announced that it had accounted for Sgt. John Kalausich, US Army Air Forces. Sgt. Kalausich was lost in Germany in March 1945. Per DPAA, Sgt. Kalausich will be buried later this week – on Saturday, 23 February 2019, to be precise – in Charleston, WV. Regrettably, DPAA does not seem to have […]

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First female Viper demo team chief…

| February 13, 2019 | 81 Comments
First female Viper demo team chief…

…relieved of command after two weeks Air Force Capt. Zoe “SiS” Kotnik, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team commander and pilot, smiles after a certification flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., on Jan. 29, 2019. Kotnik was relieved of command on Monday, Feb. 11, just two weeks after taking the team’s reins, officials said Tuesday. KATHRYN R.C. […]

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Funeral for Mus2c Francis E. Dick (Lost at Pearl Harbor)

| February 11, 2019 | 6 Comments
Funeral for Mus2c Francis E. Dick (Lost at Pearl Harbor)

Last September, DPAA announced that it had accounted for Mus2c Francis E. Dick, crewmember of the USS Oklahoma who had been lost at Pearl Harbor. Per DPAA, Mus2c Dick will be buried later this week – on Wednesday, 13 February 2019, to be precise – in Vancouver, Washington (state). Regrettably, DPAA does not seem to […]

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Sunday Night Total Lunar Eclipse

| January 20, 2019 | 22 Comments
Sunday Night Total Lunar Eclipse

By MARCIA DUNN FILE – This Friday, July 27, 2018 file photo shows a blood moon lunar eclipse from the Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Starting Sunday evening, Jan. 20, 2019, all of North and South America will be able to see the only total lunar eclipse of 2019 from start to finish […]

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