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I never had the pleasure to see a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II while in the Air Force back in 1967, but images and stories of this great bird, have always fascinated me. The closest I ever got to one, is an older model at a local military museum. The one we have is in sad shape and needs repainted, but just the design of the plane, tells how awesome this mighty aircraft was.

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McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

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The Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter, was a privately funded “light supersonic fighter aircraft, of the 1950’s. The Air Force had no need for a so-called “light jet fighter,” but was interested in the training aspects of the F-5 for it’s pilots. A version of the F-5 called the T-38 Talon, was produced for the Air Force.

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Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter

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SafeGuard Armor, who has been in business for 25 years, sent me one of their Ultra high-end body armor Bullet Proof Vests. It comes with various options for Ballistic, Stab and Spike levels, and is made from 100% DuPont Kevlar®! Now I’m not brave enough to put the thing on and let my kid shoot at me from fifty feet, or stab me with a bayonet, but I did test it out for wear and comfort. After all, that’s the biggest complaint I hear from many of my military friends. Full body armor is too heavy and too uncomfortable.

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Product Review: SafeGuard Armor

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Guess How Many .223 Remington UMC Rounds in the Jar, is a fun little contest, that my friends over at Bulk Ammo are running on their site. Take a few minutes to play!

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How Many .223 Remington UMC Rounds in the Jar!

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Operation Halyard, was an allied airlift operation, that occurred behind enemy lines, during WW II. It’s estimated that the operation rescued approx. 500 allied airman, who were downed over Nazi German occupied Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, after being shot down over raids on the Romania oil fields. The airlift operation was conducted by the Fifteenth Air Force.

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Operation Halyard, George Vujnovich

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I recently came in contact with Molecule Asia, a firm dealing in Men's & Women's Cargo Pants and Shorts. They carry Shorts, Pants, Skirts, Shirts and Accessories. There are a host of sub-categorizes under each main tab, so feel free to explore the site! The reason this site intrigued me is two-fold. For one, we wore similar Cargo style pants in the Air Force. Secondly, all my son wears during the summer months is Cargo Shorts.

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Molecule Asia: Men’s & Women’s Cargo Pants & Shorts

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The first C 47 Skytrain were procured by the Army Air Force in 1940. By the end of the war, nearly 9400 aircraft had been produced. This new aircraft was multifunctional, in that it was capable of carrying personnel and cargo, towing troops in gliders to war zones, or dropping paratroopers behind enemy lines.

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C 47 Skytrain

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Three months after the initial D-Day landings in France, Major General Norman Cota commanding the 28th Infantry Division, was involved in the Battle of Hurtgen Forest. The plan to attack the dug in German defenses in a heavily forested region, was the brain child of General Omar Bradley.

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Battle of Hurtgen Forest

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Although physical exercise was conducted during the morning hours, the Texas heat, was always approaching unbearable heights. As I recall the parade area, where we performed our exercises was blacktop but it could have been concrete. Because of the extreme heat that year, black flags were put out, which meant canceled calisthenics, for most of our training. We jumped for joy for about ten seconds, before we learned that marching drills would increase, to make up for the lack of sit-ups, push-ups and jumping jacks.

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Medic’s to the Rescue

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I was ready to head home, when the little one spoke up. "Can we go to the airplane museum, grandpa?" I was surprised at her question, because she had only been to the Idaho Military Museum once in her life, and she wasn't interested back then.

Military History is a post from: macsmilitary.com

Military History