Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 12:09 pmJ2M3 Raiden
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 12:09 pmPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 12:23 pmId be looking in those clouds , Pappy Boyington liked to pretend he was'nt in places he was and that 'Jack' would'nt have a chance .
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 2:49 pmIan Warren wrote:QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Nov 29 2011,4:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Id be looking in those clouds , Pappy Boyington liked to pretend he was'nt in places he was and that 'Jack' would'nt have a chance .A long time ago, I was in downtown Denver as my mother's shopping chaufeur. Lo and behold, there sat Gregory "Pappy" Boyington signing copies of his newly published 'Baa baa Blacksheep'. I have the signed copy to this day.
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 3:58 pmOne off the most colourful characters from the Pacific air war , good friend got a copy of his book , Davids father was a high up in Hong Kong and met him , heck's that gos back to pre 1985 .
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 4:14 pmIan Warren wrote:QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Nov 29 2011,7:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>One off the most colourful characters from the Pacific air war , good friend got a copy of his book , Davids father was a high up in Hong Kong and met him , heck's that gos back to pre 1985 .This was '54 or '55. He was in Denver helping his son get settled in the new Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs. As a Medal of Honor recipient, his offspring was automatically offered entrance to one of the three military academies.