A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....12-03-02

1 posted on 12/03/2002 5:37:32 AM PST by Billie

To: ST.LOUIE1; Mama_Bear; daisyscarlett; dansangel; dutchess; Aquamarine; Diver Dave; JustAmy; ...

2 posted on 12/03/2002 5:39:48 AM PST by Billie

Good morning Billie.

3 posted on 12/03/2002 5:41:54 AM PST by Aeronaut

To: Billie; jwfiv

Let me be the first to say hello!

4 posted on 12/03/2002 5:43:35 AM PST by knighthawk

The second one then.

5 posted on 12/03/2002 5:44:15 AM PST by knighthawk

To: Billie; jwfiv

Happy Day, Freeper jwfiv!

Now if I could just get some of that breakfast Billie laid out....

6 posted on 12/03/2002 5:45:11 AM PST by anniegetyourgun

center>In memory of my fellow Vietnam helicopter pilots who were killed in that war the following were lost on DEC 3. God bless them all.

1965 CPT Kirk I. Riley (USMC) -- HMM-364, Age 26, Peoria, Illinois
1965 1LT Stanley G. Johnson (USMCR) -- HMM-364, Age 25, Applegate, California (body not recovered)
1967 1LT William S. Cutter (USAR) -- B/1/9 CAV 1 CAV, Age 24, Stillwater, Oklahoma
1969 2LT Jellie -- 161 (INDEP) RECN FLT, Age 19, Waterloo, Iowa

In memory of CPT Kirk I. Riley and 1LT Stanley G. Johnson. As lead in a flight of 6 CH-34's, they took a direct mortar hit in the belly of the aircraft in flight, igniting the fuel tanks. No one survived.

Cousin, Big Brother, fellow Marine Stan was my cousin and big brother. I was a Navy Corpsman assigned to 3rd Batt., 9th Marines and arrived in Viet Nam on October 22, 1965. I knew Stan was coming and thought that we would meet up at some point. My platoon went out on patrol Dec. 1st and was out for a couple of days. We had run into a regiment of V.C. and that was the beginning of Operation Harvest Moon. Stan was on his shake-down flight and was acting as a co-pilot on a UH-34. He was delivering South Vietnamese troops into this operation when he was shot down. I found out about his death the day before Christmas, 1965 by a letter from my mother. During January 1966 my platoon was assigned as the first Sparrow Hawk and was at MAG-36 at Marble Mountain where by chance I ran into a couple of Stan's friends who came to Viet Nam with him. I always looked up to Stan and have been deeply affected by his loss, especially when he was killed only a few miles from where I was.

Dale Fraser -- Cousin, Big Brother, fellow Marine

1LT Stanley G. Johnson

IN THE SHADOW OF THE BLADE

SCOUTS OUT!

7 posted on 12/03/2002 5:45:50 AM PST by ladtx

Good morning - come on down and have a cup of coffee with us.

8 posted on 12/03/2002 5:49:17 AM PST by Billie

It pays to proofread closely, plus have more coffee before you proofread. My apologies for todays post. 2LT Jellie was supposed to have been left off this post. Near as I can figure he was Australian and somehow got onto my list. I have no other information on him and the age and hometown are left over from a previous post. Once again my apologies for the inaccurate post.

ladtx

9 posted on 12/03/2002 5:50:52 AM PST by ladtx

Hi, knighthawk! First, Second - always glad when you can be here! Hope your day has gone well for you!

10 posted on 12/03/2002 5:50:58 AM PST by Billie

To: anniegetyourgun; The Mayor

Morning, annie - I'd love some of that breakfast above, too! Guess I'll go have a piece of toast and a banana though. :) And coffee! In the Mayor's purple china. :)