Photos found in my old foot locker

Unread post by **rickf** » August 15th, 2008, 6:40 pm

What happened from 66 to 74? Or was that the "marriage"? Hey Ralph, 141's were great for HALO but that turbine right next to your head was a little rough!
Rick

Unread post by **rickf** » August 15th, 2008, 6:57 pm

I remember shooting at those targets with a prototype Barrett .50 at 1500 yards! They sort of looked like a postage stamp! They wanted to see if anyone could hit the target at that range with the new gun, I put four out of five on the target with two in the black. Took two weeks for my shoulder to heal! I swear to this day that some of my sight problem is due to the kick from that gun. I have never shot a Barrett since but I understand the kick is significantly less.
Rick

Mr. Recovery · Unread post by **Mr. Recovery** » August 15th, 2008, 7:20 pm

Well, I realy can't talk about 66 to 74

let me just say ,look at my RA number on the W-2 in this post and know that I was before "BOND"

just "wild in the streets" fresh out of the Army and 22yrs old, "WOW" is all that comes to mind, I do remember those years but they are cloudy :

The marriage started in 70. I have (had) some photos of water jumps off the C-130 ramp over Antigua in 1993, I will try to find them.

Dan.

k8icu · Unread post by **k8icu** » August 15th, 2008, 10:22 pm

So your saying that the picture at the bottom of your post is what you looked like in 1968?

I have to know one thing....did you enjoy the fuzzy slippers and the PJ with the feet in them when you became a zoomy...

moose53 · Unread post by **moose53** » August 16th, 2008, 7:03 pm

PJ's with feet were just the thing to have when you went across the tile floor in the bathroom. At least the rest of the suite was wall to wall carpet....

Jim

Mr. Recovery · Unread post by **Mr. Recovery** » August 17th, 2008, 10:17 pm

OK, here we go. the photos of the water jumps over Antigue wear trash but, I found the negatives in good sape so I had some prints made today, I didn't print the ones of the after jump PARTY!

Packing the Parachutes.

waiting to load.

checking the gear.

These are guys from Germany that were with us. OH, that is me in the door.

last minute thoughts!

out we go!

and after a very large breakfast, and 5 hrs in the air, one of the flight crew cought me on the POT!

and yes, I had to take the bag off the plane

and dump it!!

Dan.

Mr. Recovery · Unread post by **Mr. Recovery** » August 17th, 2008, 10:21 pm

The foot locker is now empty, and for sale if someone has a need for one.

Dan.

Unread post by **rickf** » August 18th, 2008, 9:11 am

Dan,I have to give you credit man. Not many people would have shown that last pic!

Brings back a lot of memories although I never did a water jump. Ah if I only still had knees.............and shoulders, back, feet, sight, etc.

Mr. Recovery · Unread post by **Mr. Recovery** » August 18th, 2008, 2:44 pm

Rick, That photo was posted on every bulletin board on Base with a "guess who" so my Embarrassment

over it has long passed.

I have never jumped but, watching them go out over that water gave me the feeling, man I could do that.

Dan.

toptiger · Unread post by **toptiger** » August 19th, 2008, 10:59 am

rick- remember those open bathrooms at Dix? Nothing like trying to have a quiet sh*t with 4 people on each side of you and 5 in front of you on the the other side.
We used to carry a steel pot in our hueys, not to wear, but to sit {sh*t?} on in the field between missions. Back at our base iat Bien Hoa in the BOQ it was a bit different- did i ever mention my private air conditioned room, complete with VN hootch maid, and fridge? oh yeah... and the paneled blow torched ply wood on the walls, plus a queen sized bed, and a huge Akai reel to reel system? Showers and bathrooms with individual stalls just outside, too. Maybe I didn't mention it before, so i won't mention it now.
But we did have to pay for our own meals, that is unless you were, as I was, the mess hall OIC among other additional duties.

Unread post by **rickf** » August 19th, 2008, 11:06 am

Top, Your private hooch turns more and more into a mansion every time you describe it!

And yes, I remember those bathrooms well!

Rick

toptiger · Unread post by **toptiger** » August 19th, 2008, 11:25 am

did i mention the flat screen TV i had back then? probably not.
say how are the eyes doing?

Mr. Recovery · Unread post by **Mr. Recovery** » September 2nd, 2008, 10:42 pm

Hey, I found 2 photos from my trip to Thule Air Base in Greenland that survived being in storage, this was in 1994, the Air Base had been giving to the Danish Goverment and was now run by Danish civilians. This was the first week of summer, (24 hrs, of daylight) we arrived three days befor the 1st. supply ship.

this is our 1st pass over the Base.

this is 3 weeks later as we took off on our way home.

and this is my Certificate of passage across the Arctic Circle.

Dan.

Unread post by **rickf** » September 3rd, 2008, 6:44 am

I will have to show that picture to my mother in law. She told me she worked in the PX over there for a while.
Rick

Mr. Recovery · Unread post by **Mr. Recovery** » September 3rd, 2008, 10:09 pm

Rick, I'm sure she told you what a weird place it was, my first though was, WOW this is like being on the Moon.

I had more photos from there but haven't come across them as yet

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Dan.

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