To All
Good Sunday and a very Happy Father's Day June 21, 2020
Regards,
Skip
June 21
1898 During the Spanish-American War, the cruiser USS Charleston captures the island of Guam without resistance from Spain, because the Spanish Navy had no sufficient ammunition for defense.
1919 The German navy scuttles its own fleet at Scapa Flow. After the Nov. 11 Armistice, the surrendered German ships are divided by Allies. German officers then organize a mass destruction of the fleet that occurs on this day.
1942 PBY aircraft from (VP 24) recovers a two-man torpedo bomber crew from USS Enterprise (CV 6) 360 miles north of Midway after their plane went down June 4. The aviators are the last survivors of the Battle of Midway to be recovered.
1944 USS Newcomb (DD 586) and USS Chandler (DMS 9) sink Japanese submarine (I 185), 90 miles east-northeast of Saipan. Also on this date, USS Bluefish (SS 222) sinks Japanese army cargo ship Kanan Maru off southern approaches to Makassar Strait while USS Narwhal (SS 167) sinks Japanese powered sailboat No.2 Shinshu Maru, 12 miles southwest of Culasi.
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Today in History June 21
1667 | The Peace of Breda ends the Second Anglo-Dutch War as the Dutch cede New Amsterdam to the English. | |
1675 | Christopher Wren begins work on rebuilding St. Paul's Cathedral in London after the Great Fire. | |
1791 | The French royal family is arrested in Varennes. | |
1834 | C. H. McCormick patents the first practical reaper. | |
1862 | Union and Confederate forces skirmish at the Chickahominy Creek. | |
1863 | In the second day of fighting, Confederate troops fail to dislodge a Union force at the Battle of LaFourche Crossing. | |
1887 | Britain celebrates the golden jubilee of Queen Victoria. | |
1900 | General Douglas MacArthur offers amnesty to Filipinos rebelling against American rule. | |
1908 | Mulai Hafid again proclaims himself the true sultan of Morocco. | |
1911 | Porforio Diaz, the ex-president of Mexico, exiles himself to Paris. | |
1915 | Germany uses poison gas for the first time in warfare in the Argonne Forest. | |
1919 | Germans scuttle their own fleet at Scapa Flow, Scotland. | |
1939 | Baseball legend Lou Gehrig is forced to quit baseball because of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis--a disease which wastes muscles. | |
1942 | German General Erwin Rommel captures the port city of Tobruk in North Africa. | |
1945 | Japanese forces on Okinawa surrender to American troops. After 92 days | |
1948 | Dr. Peter Goldmark demonstrates his "long-playing" record. | |
1958 | A federal judge allows Little Rock, Arkansas to delay school integration. | |
1963 | France announces it will withdraw from the NATO fleet in the North Atlantic. | |
1964 | Three civil rights workers disappear in Meridian, Mississippi. | |
1982 | John Hinckley Jr. is found not guilty by reason of insanity for attempting to assassinate President Ronald Reagan. | |
1995 | The U.S. Senate votes against the nomination of Dr. Henry W. Foster for Surgeon General. |
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Great video on Skunk Works and life in general ...
When you are in bed and reading is getting boring and the TV is the same old stuff and then this came in from Dr. Rich I thought why not. Well it only took this guy a minute until he got me hooked and I watched that entire thing. Those of you who grew up through this exciting time will have a lot of holes filled in your knowledge of aviation and remember when you first heard or saw one of these fantastic machines. I especially remembered one of my next door neighbors who had been a P-38 pilot came in saw I was making a model of one and proceeded to give me a nose to tail description of every bump on the airplane. Then anotheer day I eagerly grabbed the Aviation Week and was thumbing through it when I came across a small black and white picture of small aircraft with really long wings and told my dad about it when he came home. He looked at it and then at me and said something to the effect that someone was going to be in deep stuff over that picture. It was years later when I found out it was a U-2. ENJOY THIS ONE YOU WILL NOT BE UNHAPPY SKIP
Thanks to Mark C. and Dr. Rich
This is a fantastic video on the Skunk Works, and more importantly, how to develop a successful team.
Even though it is by a Software Engineer, it is a great life lesson on how to make an organization work to its best.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL3Yzjk5R4M
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Thanks to Glen
submarine reference site
here's a submarine website with interesting details.
If it doesn't have wings, I know little about it.
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Thanks to Denis
When God created Fathers - by Erma Bombeck
When the good Lord was creating fathers, He started with a tall frame.
A female angel nearby said, "What kind of father is that? If you're going to make children so close to the ground, why have you put fathers up so high? He won't be able to shoot marbles without kneeling, tuck a child in bed without bending or even kiss a child without a lot of stooping."
...And God smiled and said, "Yes, but if I make him child-size, who would children have to look up to?"
And when God made a father's hands, they were large and sinewy.
The angel shook her head sadly and said, "Do you know what you're doing? Large hands are clumsy. They can't manage diaper pins, small buttons, rubber bands on ponytails or even remove splinters caused by baseball bats."
And God smiled and said, "I know, but they're large enough to hold everything a small boy empties from pockets at the end of a day, yet small enough to cup a child's face."
And then God molded long, slim legs and broad shoulders.
The angel nearly had a heart attack. "Boy, this is the end of the week, all right." she clucked. "Do you realize you just made a father without a lap? How is he going to pull a child close to him with the kid falling between his legs?"
And God smiled and said, " A mother needs a lap. A father needs strong shoulders to pull a sled, balance a boy on a bicycle or hold a sleepy head on the way home from the circus."
God was in the middle of creating two of the largest feet anyone had ever seen when the angel could contain herself no longer. "That's not fair. Do you honestly think those large boats are going to dig out of bed early in the morning when the baby cries? Or walk through a small birthday party without crushing at least three of the guests?"
And God smiled and said, "They'll work. You'll see. They'll support a small child who wants to ride a horse to Banbury Cross or scare off mice at the summer cabin or display shoes that will be a challenge to fill."
God worked throughout the night, giving the father few words but a firm, authoritative voice and eyes that saw everything but remained calm and tolerant.
Finally, almost as an afterthought, He added tears. Then He turned to the angel and said,
"Now, are you satisfied that he can love as much as a mother?"
The angel shutteth up.
Author: Erma Bombeck
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From the List achives thanks to Al
Little known facts about Fathers' Day:
It was inspired by a Civil War veteran 'superdad'—Father's Day was dreamt up at the turn of the 20th century by Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Wash. Her widowed father, William Smart, raised his six children alone on a farm, and Smart Dodd believed that such exemplary fatherhood deserved celebration, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Father's Day has been formally recognized in the U.S. for nearly 50 years—Though the occasion was first celebrated on June 19 in 1910, President Richard Nixon signed a proclamation in 1972 declaring the third Sunday in June as Father's Day forevermore.
But people have been honoring Dad much longer than that—Move over, people have been writing special notes to their fathers for thousands of years. One of the earliest known cards dates back to roughly 4,000 years ago when Elmesu, a Babylonian youth, made a card out of clay to "wish his father good health and long life."
It's celebrated different days around the world—Father's Day is celebrated on St. Joseph's Day, March 19 in nations including Spain, Portugal, and Italy, making the celebrations just as diverse as the fathers being honored.
There is an official flower—Though Mom is usually the one being presented florals for her special day, Father's Day has its own official blooms too. According to the Times, a red rose can be worn on the lapel if one's father is living, and a white rose is worn in his memory if he has passed away.
Father's Day has become way too commercial. We've all forgotten the true meaning of walking from room to room tutting and turning off lights.
Rejected Hallmark sayings for Fathers' Day…
You're the world's greatest dad although my frame of reference is limited.
Dad, I'm sorry there weren't noise cancelling headphones when I was a kid.
Dad, may your Fathers' Day be better than your jokes.
Happy Fathers' Day to a dad who was smart enough to teach me how to mow the lawn so he wouldn't have to,
Dad, you've always been like a father to me.
Please accept this Fathers' Day card as a token of my poverty.
Happy Fathers' Day! I got you a present but if you want to get technical, then technically you bought it. By the way, can I borrow $20.
I just signed my Dad's Father's Day card, "With love from your favorite son." It'll be interesting to see which of us he thanks.
Things you'll never hear your Dad say:
Would you turn that music up, please?
Hey, that tattoo looks great. We should both go get new ones.
Yeah sure, go ahead and take my car. And here's 50 bucks for gas too.
Your mother and I are going away for the weekend. Why don't you invite all your friends round for a party?
Here, you have the remote.
When I was 16, I finally got hold of my driver's license.
In order to celebrate the special day, the whole family went out to the driveway and climbed into the car to enjoy my first official drive. However, dad went to the back seat, where he sat right behind me.
When I saw my dad I said "Dad, you must be fed up of the front seat after teaching me how to drive all these days Right?"
"Nope!", came the quick reply from my dad. "I'm going to sit back here and kick the back of your seat while you drive, just like you've been doing to me for the last sixteen years!"
Just once on Father's Day I wish my kids would give me a #1 Dad mug instead of one with my actual ranking.—Andy Borowitz
Happy Fathers Day, Dad! I wouldn't trade you for anything. Of course, nobody's offered me anything.—Melanie White
For Father's Day we got my dad a t-shirt that says "Do Not Resuscitate." He wears it whenever mom takes him to the ballet.—Greg Tamblyn
Fathers Day, when you get that lethal combination of alcohol and new power tools.—David Letterman
At the very least, Fathers Day should mean unlimited channel surfing.—Melanie White
I enjoy Father's Day. It's a time when I pause to reflect on the joy that has come into my life thanks to my two wonderful children, whose names escape me.—Dave Barry
I got my Dad a GPS for Father's Day. Now someone other than my mom can tell him where to go.—Melanie White
Spoiler alert - despite what some companies might say, the "gifts dad really wants" do not include an under desk exercise bike, Bluetooth smart fork, or meat-scented candle.—The Athletic
I got my dad one of those typical Fathers Day cards. You know, with a picture of a hunting coat hanging on a peg, a duck decoy and some golf clubs leaning in the corner. Perfect card for him, because there's nothing Dad loves more than going out in the woods on a frosty morning and beating ducks to death with a 4-iron.—Daniel Liebert
I would give my dad what he really wants on Father's Day, but I can't afford to move out yet.—Melanie White
Tomorrow is Father's Day. My lovely kids said, "Do you need something like mom does or are you okay?"—Albert Brooks
On Father's Day, I'm doing something for my dad that he's wanted for years. I'm getting a job.—Melanie White
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years."—Mark Twain
Have a great week,
Al
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for June 21
FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR June 21
THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
21 June
1908: Glenn H. Curtiss, designer, flew the June Bug. It was the third Aerial Experiment Association plane. (24)
1913: FIRST AMERICAN FEMALE PARACHUTIST: 18-year-old Georgia "Tiny" Broadwick jumped from Glenn L. Martin's plane at 1,000 feet near Los Angeles. (20)
1921: First peacetime Army Air Service in-plant inspection office formed at Boeing Airplane Company in Seattle. (12)
1944: Operation FRANTIC. Nearly 1,000 bombers with over 900 fighter escorts attacked targets in the Berlin area. Of those, 144 heavy bombers and 51 P-51s continued on in shuttle-raid fashion to land at Poltava, Mirgorod, and Piryatin in Russia to reload and restrike targets in Germany on their return to England. (4)
1954: Maj Gen Walter C. Sweeney, Jr., 15th Air Force Commander, led three 22 BMW B-47s on a 6700-mile nonstop flight from March AFB to Yokota AB in less than 15 hours with two KC-97 refuelings. This longest point-to-point B-47 flight to date marked its first appearance in the Far East. (1) The USAF directed the ARDC to create a Western Development Division under Brig Gen Bernard A. Schriever to accelerate the Atlas ICBM program. (21)
1957: An USAF precision team of six F-100C Super Sabres flew from Kindley AFB, Bermuda, to Bedford. They covered the 683 nautical miles in a record of 1 hour 13 minutes. (24)
1960: AIRCRAFT PHASEOUTS. The last operational flight of a B-29 ended on 21 June when an 6023d Radar Evaluation Squadron RB-29 landed at Naha AB after a routine electronic countermeasure training mission. On 30 June, the unit's last four aircraft were salvaged. In addition, PACAF's last C-119 Flying Boxcars were transferred to India under the Military Assistance Program. (17)
1964: The New York Times reported that B-52s were equipped with terrain-avoidance radar to operate at extremely low levels.
1965: Two Athena missiles were successfully launched in less than three hours from the Green River, Utah, test complex under the Advanced Ballistic Reentry Systems (ABRES) program. (16)
1968: The first group of US Marine Corps pilots to be trained by the USAF received their pilot wings at Laredo AFB. (16)
1972: The McDonnell Douglas DC10-30 first flew.
1982: Operation DEEP FREEZE. SAC's tanker operations accomplished another milestone when a KC-10A transferred a record 67,400 pounds of fuel to a MAC C-141 some 750 miles north of the South Pole. (16)
1984: A KC-10A from the 22 AREFW at March AFB, flying the first time from Christchurch IAP, New Zealand, refueled a C-141B three times on its way to resupply the US Antarctic bases at the South Pole and McMurdo Sound. (1) (26)
1985: Through 25 July, three C-123K Providers with aerial spray capabilities responded to an infestation of grasshoppers in southern Idaho. The aircraft treated over 735,000 acres in 73 sorties to end the agricultural threat to private croplands. (16)
1996: Cmdr David Cheslak became the first Navy flight officer to command an Air Force squadron when he assumed command of the 562d Flying Training Squadron at Randolph AFB. The unit provided joint navigation training to Air Force and Navy personnel. (26)
1999: Operation ALLIED FORCE. The 104th Expeditionary Operations Group (ANG) at Trapani AB, Sicily, flew its final A-10 airborne close air support alert sorties for this operation. (32)
2004: SpaceshipOne became the first private venture craft to successfully attempt to leave earth's atmosphere into space (62 miles up) and return to earth. Burt Rutan and his Scaled Composites Company designed the rocket-powered SpaceShipOne and its carrier aircraft, the twin-jet White Knight, for this attempted flight from Mojave, Calif., near Edwards AFB. Michael Melvill, a veteran test pilot, flew in Spaceship One under the White Knight to 47,000 feet, where he dropped off for a 10-second glide. The ignition of the rocket motor eventually carried SpaceshipOne to 328,491 feet before it reentered the atmosphere and returned to earth. (http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/SpaceShipOne2004)
2007: The 11th Reconnaissance Squadron flew an MQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle past the 250,000 flying hour mark, and celebrated the historic event with a ceremony at Creech AFB, Nev. Major Robert Forino flew the Predator for this milestone. (AFNEWS, "Predator Reaches Quarter Million Flight Hours," 26 Jun 2007.)
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This Day in US Military History
1900 – After the Empress declared war on all foreign powers, the Boxers began a two-month assault on the legations in Beijing. An international force of Japanese, Russian, German, American, British, Italian and Austro-Hungarian troops put down the uprising by August 14. The Boxer Rebellion was a violent, anti-foreign uprising that broke out in reaction to years of foreign interference with Chinese affairs. Led by a Chinese secret society called Yi He Tuan–"the Righteous, Harmonious Fists"–the Boxers were aided by the Empress Dowager Ci Xi and pillaged the countryside, murdering foreigners and Chinese Christians.
1916 – The controversial U.S. military expedition against Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa brings the United States and Mexico closer to war when Mexican government troops attack U.S. Brigadier General John J. Pershing's force at Carrizal, Mexico. The Americans suffered 22 casualties, and more than 30 Mexicans were killed. Against the protests of Venustiano Carranza's government, Pershing had been penetrating deep into Mexico in pursuit of Pancho Villa. After routing the small Mexican force at Carrizal, the U.S. expedition continued on its southern course. In 1914, following the resignation of Mexican leader Victoriano Huerta, Pancho Villa and his former revolutionary ally Venustiano Carranza battled each other in a struggle for succession. By the end of 1915, Villa had been driven north into the mountains, and the U.S. government recognized General Carranza as the president of Mexico. In January 1916, to protest President Woodrow Wilson's support for Carranza, Villa executed 16 U.S. citizens at Santa Isabel in northern Mexico. Then, on March 9, he ordered a raid on the border town of Columbus, New Mexico, in which 17 Americans were killed and the center of town was burned. Cavalry from the nearby Camp Furlong U.S. Army outpost pursued the Mexicans, killing several dozen rebels on U.S. soil and in Mexico before turning back. On March 15, under orders from President Wilson, U.S. Brigadier General John J. Pershing launched a punitive expedition into Mexico to capture or kill Villa and disperse his rebels. The expedition eventually involved some 10,000 U.S. troops and personnel. It was the first U.S. military operation to employ mechanized vehicles, including automobiles and airplanes. For 11 months, Pershing failed to capture the elusive revolutionary, who was aided by his intimate knowledge of the terrain of northern Mexico and his popular support from the people there. Meanwhile, resentment over the U.S. intrusion into Mexican territory led to a diplomatic crisis with the government in Mexico City. On June 21, the crisis escalated into violence when Mexican government troops attacked a detachment of the 10th Cavalry at Carrizal. If not for the critical situation in Europe, war might have been declared. In January 1917, having failed in their mission to capture Villa, and under continued pressure from the Mexican government, the Americans were ordered home. Pancho Villa continued his guerrilla activities in northern Mexico until Adolfo de la Huerta took over the government and drafted a reformist constitution. Villa entered into an amicable agreement with Huerta and agreed to retire from politics. In 1920, the government pardoned Villa, but three years later he was assassinated at his ranch in Parral.
1966 – U.S. planes strike North Vietnamese petroleum-storage facilities in a series of devastating raids. These missions were part of Operation Rolling Thunder, which had been launched in March 1965 after President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered a sustained bombing campaign of North Vietnam. The operation was designed to interdict North Vietnamese transportation routes in the southern part of North Vietnam and to slow infiltration of personnel and supplies into South Vietnam. During the early months of this campaign, there were restrictions against striking targets in or near Hanoi and Haiphong. In 1966, however, Rolling Thunder was expanded to include the bombing of North Vietnamese ammunition dumps and oil storage facilities. In the spring of 1967, it was further expanded to include power plants, factories, and airfields in the Hanoi and Haiphong area. The White House closely controlled operation Rolling Thunder and at times President Johnson personally selected targets. From 1965 to 1968, about 643,000 tons of bombs were dropped on North Vietnam. The operation continued, with occasional suspensions, until President Johnson halted in on October 31, 1968, under increasing domestic political pressure.
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969 – Approximately 600 communist soldiers storm a U.S. base near Tay Ninh, 50 miles northwest of Saigon and 12 miles from the Cambodian border. The North Vietnamese had been shelling the base for two days, followed by six attacks on the city itself and the surrounding villages. About 1,000 civilians fled their homes as Allied and communist troops fought in the city streets. The Americans eventually prevailed and it was reported that 146 communist soldiers were killed in the bitter street fighting. Ten Americans were killed and 32 were wounded. Total communist losses around Tay Ninh during the two-day battle were put at 194 killed.
Congressional Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
*MCWETHY, EDGAR LEE, JR.
Rank and organization: Specialist Fifth Class, U.S. Army, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). Rank and organization: Binh Dinh province, Republic of Vietnam, 21 June 1967. Entered service at: Denver, Colo. Born: 22 November 1944, Leadville, Colo. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Serving as a medical aidman with Company B, Sp5c. McWethy accompanied his platoon to the site of a downed helicopter. Shortly after the platoon established a defensive perimeter around the aircraft, a large enemy force attacked the position from 3 sides with a heavy volume of automatic weapons fire and grenades. The platoon leader and his radio operator were wounded almost immediately, and Sp5c. McWethy rushed across the fire-swept area to their assistance. Although he could not help the mortally wounded radio operator, Sp5c. McWethy's timely first aid enabled the platoon leader to retain command during this critical period. Hearing a call for aid, Sp5c. McWethy started across the open toward the injured men, but was wounded in the head and knocked to the ground. He regained his feet and continued on but was hit again, this time in the leg. Struggling onward despite his wounds, he gained the side of his comrades and treated their injuries. Observing another fallen rifleman Lying in an exposed position raked by enemy fire, Sp5c. McWethy moved toward him without hesitation. Although the enemy fire wounded him a third time, Sp5c. McWethy reached his fallen companion. Though weakened and in extreme pain, Sp5c. McWethy gave the wounded man artificial respiration but suffered a fourth and fatal wound. Through his indomitable courage, complete disregard for his safety, and demonstrated concern for his fellow soldiers, Sp5c. McWethy inspired the members of his platoon and contributed in great measure to their successful defense of the position and the ultimate rout of the enemy force. Sp5c. McWethy's profound sense of duty, bravery, and his willingness to accept extraordinary risks in order to help the men of his unit are characteristic of the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the U.S. Army.
MONTI, JARED C.*
United States Army
Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3d Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3d Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. Place and date: Nuristan Province, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2006. Citation: Staff Sergeant Jared C. Monti distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a team leader with , in connection with combat operations against an armed enemy in While Staff Sergeant Monti was leading a mission aimed at gathering intelligence and directing fire against the enemy, his 16-man patrol was attacked by as many as 50 enemy fighters. On the verge of being overrun, Staff Sergeant Monti quickly directed his men to set up a defensive position behind a rock formation. He then called for indirect fire support, accurately targeting the rounds upon the enemy who had closed to within 50 meters of his position. While still directing fire, Staff Sergeant Monti personally engaged the enemy with his rifle and a grenade, successfully disrupting an attempt to flank his patrol. Staff Sergeant Monti then realized that one of his Soldiers was lying wounded in the open ground between the advancing enemy and the patrol's position. With complete disregard for his own safety, Staff Sergeant Monti twice attempted to move from behind the cover of the rocks into the face of relentless enemy fire to rescue his fallen comrade. Determined not to leave his Soldier, Staff Sergeant Monti made a third attempt to cross open terrain through intense enemy fire. On this final attempt, he was mortally wounded, sacrificing his own life in an effort to save his fellow Soldier. Staff Sergeant Monti's selfless acts of heroism inspired his patrol to fight off the larger enemy force. Staff Sergeant Monti's immeasurable courage and uncommon valor are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and the United States Army.
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