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There is a symbolism in the dragonfly in various cultures: to the Japanese, it symbolizes summer and autumn and is admired and respected all over, so much so that the Samurai use it as a symbol of power, agility and best of all, victory. In China, people associate the dragonfly with prosperity, harmony and as a good luck charm. The […]
Ah, Jonn . . . We Hardly Knew Ye
10:45PM EDT I’ve been on the road or otherwise tied up most of the day. So this article is, unfortunately, a bit late. I got the news of Jonn’s passing this morning. I nearly missed it; it was only happenstance that I saw Dave Hardin’s reply to a comment telling me I needed to check […]
‘Top Gun’ sequel starts filming on NAS North Island
The horrors we visit upon ourselves in the name of entertainment. To any knowledgeable of aviation in general, and Naval Aviation in particular, “Top Gun” was at best low comedy, a farce. Dozens of sites have picked it apart for fallacies and errors, here’s a couple examples: https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/79-cringe-worthy-technical-errors-in-the-movie-top-gun https://www.moviemistakes.com/film1312/factual/pageall My personal favorites are the seemingly […]
Wesley Lee Fox passes
Bobo sends us the sad news that retired United States Maine Corps Colonel Wesley Lee Fox has passed at the age of 86. The Herndon, Virginia native served in the USMC for 43 years. He’s considered a legend among Marines. Fox was a Mustang officer who began his service in the Korean War. He was […]
Mel Tillis passes
Today we get the sad news that country music legend Mel Tillis has passed at the age of 85. Like most of his generation, Tillis was a veteran, he was a baker in the Air Force, according to Wiki. He dropped out of the University of Florida to enlist during the Korean War. He started […]
John Hillerman passes
Bobo sends us the sad news that John Hillerman, best known for his role in the television show Magnum PI as Thomas Magnum’s antagonist Jonathon Higgins has passed at the age of 84. He also made an appearance in the cult classic Blazing Saddles as Howard Johnson; Like most of his generation, he was a […]
David Patterson, Senior, Navajo Code Talker passes
One of our ninjas passes along the sad news that David Patterson, Senior has passed at 94 years old in New Mexico, according to AZ Central. Mr Patterson, survived by his six children, was a a Navajo Code Talker for the Marine Corps in the war against the Japanese in the Pacific; Although Patterson didn’t […]
Donald Malarkey passes
Bobo sends us the sad news that Donald Malarkey, one of the members of Easy Company, of “Band of Brothers” fame has passed; Malarkey fought across France, the Netherlands and Belgium and with Easy Company fought off Nazi advances while surrounded at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. He was often […]
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