Hey y blockers

Like I said, it's not about y blocks and I hope no one gets upset, but I couldn't help myself, I had to put the info out there.

I am involved with an organization called Honor Flight and their goal is to take WW II, any terminally ill vet, and Korean War vet back to Washington D.C. to see "their" memorial. Most of the WW II vets are in their 80's and are passing at a rate of 1200 per day.  I have been fortunate enough to be selected as an Honor Flight Guardian which means I get to travel back to DC (at my expense) and care for two or three of these old warriors during their daylong trip.  My three vets are each 85 years of age and as part of the process we meet with them beforehand and get acquainted. This trip is absolutely FREE for the vet, they can't pay for a thing:meals, charter bus, plane tickets,gum anything. Eligible are soldiers, marines, sailors, army air corp, merchant marine, nurses.  It is a way of saying "Thanks for their service" and you wouldn't believe the resonse from these old gentlemen.  Their gratitude is absolutely humbling, they are so touched and grateful.  One of my vets was a tanker with Patton's Third Army and his health does not allow him to make the next trip for which he was scheduled.  He was so distraught about not going and fearful about being taken off the list for one of the upcoming trips I got misty eyed. 

Honor Flight takes vets with disabilities and all kinds of medical conditions, wheelchairs, oxygen, canes, walkers, etc. they make all kinds of accomodations.  There is a "mail call" for the vets as well as a "Welcome Home" celebration.

My purpose: get on the internet, go to Honor Flight (there's an outfit calling themselves Honorflight that charges  the vets, that's the wrong one)and registar any relative or friend that is a WW II, Korean War, or terminally ill vet (Vietnam, Gulf War etc they get preference) for the trip of their life before they're gone. Thanks for your patience.

Missouri Mike

    

I'd rather be lucky than good.................

    but good ain't bad!!

Not too far off topic as most of us are Vets of some kind or another. I think this is the website for the "real" one. Chuck in NH

http://www.honorflight.org/about/

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

How many of you guys are veterans?



I did 4 years and 5 tours with 2/75 RGR RGT.. just curious as to the numbers?

My name is Greg and I am addicted to Y's.

2 years active Army,4 years Reserve.Served in Germany,1964 and Viet Nam,1965.

 

Paul,

Boonville,MO

7 years 8 months 4 days USAF 63-71. Viet-Nam 65,68,70  wounded Can Tho May 1970. NO I am NOT a hero.  

55Birdman  Hickory NC

Twenty two years USMC, Vietnam 1970-1971. My father was a B-29 crew chief in WWII, since deceased. I really wish that he had been afforded the opportunity for something like this.  He was and is my Hero.

Jan  Urbanczyk  Major USMC Ret.

                                                                 Bowie Maryland

I am not a vet, but am deeply grateful to all who served to protect this country.  A truly sincere "thank you" to all here, and everywhere, who have served.

Ron Grove

Wauconda, IL

I am not a vet either, but I am an army brat. My father was drafted during Vietnam - I was born in Heidelberg Germany in 1973 during one of his tours. (born in the same hospital that General Patton died in after the jeep "accident") Also have 2 "older" relatives that have purple hearts from both theatres of war in WWII - one was under McArthur, one of the greatest generals ever, in my humble opinion...

As far as that honor flight goes - awesome!

We have a B17 belly turret gunner in our church - I brought him out to our academy to speak to our teenagers about a month ago - you talk about a moving experience. Our young people sat spellbound - we literally ran out of time listening to him, viewing his artifacts (still has his original flight jacket and silk "map" scarf), and hearing of stories of sacrifice "over there". God bless him and all that have served, and are serving, our country.

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

aka "The Hot Rod Reverend"
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22 years 2 months US Army Security Agency (MI). Stationed in England, Germany, Korea, Vietnam and Thailand. Chuck in NH

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Mike

What a great job you're doing .It's a pity you have to pay out of your own pocket .To all you Vets around the world ,Thank you .Weather you agree with war or not ,these Vets fought for the freedom we enjoy today .Soldiers do what their Governments tell them to do .It's about time we started to look after our Vets .We can never thank them enough .

Lon

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