To All,
Good Monday morning March 6 2023.
I hope that you are all had a great weekend.
Regards,
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This day in Naval and Marine Corps History March 6
1822—The schooner Enterprise captures four pirate ships in the Gulf of Mexico. During her time in the Gulf, Enterprise takes 13 vessels while suppressing pirates, smugglers, and slaves.
1943—Task Force 68, commanded by Rear Adm. Aaron S. Merrill, bombards Vila and Munda, Solomons and sinks Japanese destroyers Minegumo and Murasame in the Kula Gulf. For his leadership, Adm. Merrill earned both the Legion of Merit and the Navy Cross.
1944—USS Nautilus (SS 168) attacks a Japanese convoy approximately 240 miles north-north west of Saipan and sinks transport (ex-hospital ship) America Maru.
1960—USS Kearsarge (CVS 33) rescues four Russian soldiers from their landing craft 1,000 miles from Midway Island, which had been drifting several weeks after their engine failed off Kamchatka Peninsula.
1991—President George H. W. Bush addresses a joint session of Congress and states, "I can report to the nation: Aggression is defeated. The war is over."
2010—USS Dewey (DDG 105) is commissioned at Seal Beach, CA. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer is named after former Adm. of the Navy George Dewey, hero of the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War of 1899.
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On this day in World history
March 6
1521 Ferdinand Magellan discovers Guam.
1820 The Missouri Compromise is enacted by Congress and signed by President James Monroe, providing for the admission of Missouri into the Union as a slave state, but prohibits slavery in the rest of the northern Louisiana Purchase territory.
1836 After fighting for 13 days, the Alamo falls.
1853 Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Traviata premieres in Venice.
1857 The Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision holds that blacks cannot be citizens.
1860 While campaigning for the presidency, Abraham Lincoln makes a speech defending the right to strike.
1862 The USS Monitor left New York with a crew of 63, seven officers and 56 seamen.
1884 Over 100 suffragists, led by Susan B. Anthony, present President Chester A. Arthur with a demand that he voice support for female suffrage.
1888 Louisa May Alcott dies just hours after the burial of her father.
1899 Aspirin is patented following Felix Hoffman's discoveries about the properties of acetylsalicylic acid.
1901 A would-be assassin tries to kill Wilhelm II of Germany in Bremen.
1914 German Prince Wilhelm de Wied is crowned as King of Albania.
1916 The Allies recapture Fort Douaumont in France during the Battle of Verdun.
1928 A Communist attack on Beijing results in 3,000 dead and 50,000 fleeing to Swatow.
1939 In Spain, Jose Miaja takes over Madrid government after a military coup and vows to seek "peace with honor."
1943 British RAF fliers bomb Essen and the Krupp arms works in the Ruhr, Germany.
1945 Cologne, Germany, falls to General Courtney Hodges' First Army.
1947 Winston Churchill opposes the withdrawal of troops from India.
1948 During talks in Berlin, the Western powers agree to internationalize the Ruhr region.
1953 Upon Josef Stalin's death, Georgi Malenkov is named Soviet premier.
1960 The Swiss grant women the right to vote in municipal elections.
1965 The United States announces that it will send 3,500 troops to Vietnam.
1967 President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his plan to establish a draft lottery.
1973 President Richard Nixon imposes price controls on oil and gas.
1975 Iran and Iraq announce that they have settled the border dispute.
1980 Islamic militants in Tehran say that they will turn over the American hostages to the Revolutionary Council.
1981 President Reagan announces plans to cut 37,000 federal jobs.
1987 The British ferry Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in the Channel off the coast of Belgium. At least 26 are dead.
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ROLLING THUNDER REMEMBERED Thanks to the Bear
OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)…
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From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post for 6 March 1968… Prosperity and poverty at the same time…
This following work accounts for every fixed wing loss of the Vietnam War and you can use it to read more about the losses in The Bear's Daily account. Even better it allows you to add your updated information to the work to update for history…skip
Vietnam Air Losses
Access Chris Hobson and Dave Lovelady's work at: https://www.VietnamAirLosses.com.
This is a list of all Helicopter Pilots Who Died in the Vietnam War . Listed by last name and has other info https://www.vhpa.org/KIA/KIAINDEX.HTM
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Thanks to Carl
Naval Academy hosts POW Remembrance Challenge for 50th anniversary of Vietnam War prisoners returning home
By Brian Jeffries
Capital Gazette
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Mar 06, 2023 at 5:00 am
The United States Naval Academy and Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership have brought to life stories of Vietnam prisoners of war thanks to an interactive exhibit called the POW Remembrance Challenge.
The "Returned with Honor" exhibit went live at the Naval Academy on Feb. 12 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of prisoners returning from the Vietnam War. It will remain open to the public through August. The combined scavenger hunt and walking tour spans the academy campus and offers insights into the service and sacrifice of the 591 American POWs who returned home from North Vietnam as part of Operation Homecoming, which began Feb. 12, 1973.
To complete the challenge there are 19 QR code locations around campus that allow audiences to engage with the history of Vietnam prisoners of war, including text and videos that tell the individual stories of the nearly 600 POWs. Each of the 19 installations takes a deep dive into the lives of some of the prisoners during the war.
"What we're doing ... is bringing new technologies into the teaching of a very complicated subject matter," said Michael Sears, director of leadership innovation at the Stockdale Center, which conducts research and hosts conferences on ethics in military leadership.
"Leadership, ethics and character are very hard to teach, you have to experience it," said Sears, a 1958 Naval Academy graduate who served in the Marines. After his time in the corps he headed to Silicon Valley where he worked for technology companies for almost 30 years.
"My team and I are bringing artificial intelligence, virtual reality, that kind of stuff into the teaching of ethics and that's how we arrived at creating this challenge," Sears said.
Notable soldiers on the tour include former midshipman and U.S. Sen. John McCain, who spent more than five years in a POW camp in North Vietnam. McCain's installation is near his burial site in the academy cemetery, where he was laid to rest in 2018.
"I think the McCain site over by his grave is cool because you get personal insights to him not wanting to be a political prop and choosing to stay captured with his men," Sears said. "They're all great stories."
The ultimate goal of the exhibit is to help midshipmen and civilians alike develop a closer understanding of what POWs went through, a message that resonated with Midshipman 1st Class Krista Wheelock.
Wheelock has spent close to three hours navigating the exhibit in between her studies, taking time to read and listen to the videos.
"Just before this exhibit kicked off some real POWs came to campus to speak with us," Wheelock said. "We had Cmdr. [Everett] Alverez and Adm. [Robert] Shumaker and Capt. [Charlie] Plum talk to us, so hearing their testimony firsthand accompanied with this great curation of facts, I think it just hit home for a lot of us who have participated."
There are perks for midshipmen who stop bya certain number of locations. Those who finish 14 of 19 unlock a 10% discount at the coffee shop. Civilians who find at least eight locations receive 20% off at the gift shop.
Wheelock has finished all 19 locations and says she enjoyed every one, but the most memorable stop was at the Vice Adm. James Bond Stockdale statue outside the Stockdale Center.
"We have probably heard his name the most during our time here with his statue being up and him being in the cemetery, too, but during this challenge I learned that his wife, Sybil Stockdale, was contacted by intelligence employees to send coded messages to her husband while he was being held," Wheelock said. "I never knew how much the wives were a part of the effort, so that was very cool to me."
Remembering those who serve abroad is important, Sears says, recalling how the war effort was heavily scrutinized at the time. But Sears also wants to recognize the tremendous sacrifices made by service members' wives and families.
"Sybil Stockdale was raising four boys in California in 1967, when a knock came to her door and a squadron leader told her that her husband had been shot down and they didn't know where he was," Sears said. "Can you imagine that? And she just jumped to handling whatever business was next. So we want to celebrate the wives and the families who endured, too."
The exhibit isn't just for midshipmen, Sears said, it's for anyone who visits the Yard.
"We want everyone to be a part of this and everyone gets a gift," he said.
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Thanks to Al
Monday Morning Humor--Daylight Saving Time
Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight savings time or daylight time (in the United States, Canada, and Australia), or summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and others), is the practice of advancing clocks (typically by one hour) during warmer months so that darkness falls at a later clock time. Benjamin Franklin proposed it 239 years ago. Unbelievably, it has been practiced for 105 years in the U.S. (except Arizona and Hawaii).
Just a reminder that you will lose an hour of your life this weekend listening to people reminding you to spring forward for daylight saving time.
Daylight saving is coming up...
Don't lose sleep over it.
They always say that daylight saving is such a great idea.
I give it six months.
Daylight saving time gave me a back injury
I need to buy a smaller sundial.
I don't get the reasoning behind switching to Daylight Saving Time in the USA
I guess I'm still in the dark.
Since when is less sleep and more daylight a good thing?
Most modern clocks these days auto-update when daylight saving begins/ends. So this morning I'm walking around my house thinking wow...times have changed.
It's that time of year also known as 'How Do I Change the Clock on My Microwave' Day.
Not only is it daylight saving time today, but also Int'l Women's Day.
Because apparently a full 24 hours to celebrate women would have been just a bit much.
Daylight saving time is amazing, I got an extra hour of sleep last night
I was in bed for 7 hours, but when I woke up it was EIGHT HOURS LATER!!!!
I think daylight saving time should start as soon as we all arrive at work on Monday morning. So if you arrive at 8:00, then it automatically becomes 9:00.
Why can't daylight saving time begin at 4 PM on a Friday?
Personally, I don't think of it as losing an hour of sleep this weekend. I think of it as being an hour closer to breakfast.
A "Guide to Putting Your Clocks Forward':
• Smartphone—Leave it alone. It does it with magic.
• Sundial—Move one house to the right.
• Stove or microwave—You'll need a Masters in electronic engineering OR a hammer.
• Car clock—Not worth it. Wait six months.
Changing to daylight saving time on Sunday should always be followed by a national holiday on Monday.
We will lose an hour on Sunday, but look on the bright side. We're that much closer to 'happy hour'.
It's daylight saving time! Remember to change your wine from red to white.
Next week Monday Morning Humor may be an hour late, we'll see how it goes,
Al
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Thanks to Interesting Facts
Your ears
Many of the folks on this List are or were pilots and I am sure that All of us have stories of ear problems. Some humorous and some very painful
Most of us don't think about our ears much until we have trouble hearing. But ears are more important than many of us know. They allow us to balance, and monitor the environment for threats while we're asleep. Here are six fascinating facts about these indispensable organs on either side of our head.
Interesting facts about your ears
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Ears Provide Our Sense of Balance
Within the ear are three semicircular canals filled with fluid. They lie at different angles, and each one monitors when we move our heads in a specific direction. Together, they send information about body position to the brain, which then sends it on to our eyes and muscles. That's how we keep our balance. All together, this network is called the vestibular system.
Motion sickness arises from a mismatch in signals coming from our eyes and ears. When you're in a ship's cabin, for example, your inner ear picks up on rolling motions and sends one set of signals to your brain. Your eyes see motion, too, but not to the same degree. As a result, you might become dizzy or nauseated.
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Ears Are Full of Delicate Hairs
On average, we're born with about 16,000 tiny sensory receptors, called hair cells, in a hollow spiral-shaped bone located in the inner ear and called the cochlea. These hair cells allow our brains to register sounds. They're delicate and can be easily damaged to the point where they break and don't grow back. However, up to half of those cells can be damaged or destroyed before changes in your hearing show up on a hearing test.
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Ears Respond to Changes in Air Pressure
The air around us has weight. It presses against everything it touches, as gravity pulls it down. When we go deep into the water, or high up in a plane, or even just into the mountains, that pressure changes dramatically.
Small tubes on each side of our faces, called Eustachian tubes, respond to changes in pressure. They connect our ears to the back of our throats. Normally, they're closed, but when we yawn, chew, or swallow, they open. They also open when the air pressure in the environment changes. This equalizes the pressure on the two sides of the eardrum, a thin tissue that vibrates in response to sound waves. If the pressure becomes unequal, the drum could tear, causing hearing loss.
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Everyday Noise Can Damage Ears
About a quarter of American adults aged 20 to 69 suffer from hearing loss linked to noise. Loud sounds can hurt hair cells, which means the bad effects continue long after the noise stops.
According to the CDC, noise above 70 decibels for a prolonged period can start to damage hearing. That level of noise can be produced by washing machines, dishwashers, city traffic (from inside the car), lawnmowers, and more. Loud clubs or bars can produce noise around 105 to 110 decibels, which can cause hearing loss in less than five minutes. A dog's loud barking in the ear can cause hearing loss after two minutes.
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Ear Wax Is Good
Everybody has earwax, which keeps the ears clean and moisturized. It traps and prevents dust, bacteria, and anything else that gets into your ear from irritating the delicate skin inside. If you try to pry it out with a cotton swab, you'll just stimulate your ear to make more wax.
However, wax buildups can occur. If you wear hearing aids, they may be stimulating your ears to produce too much wax. Some people just tend to produce too much wax naturally, and it can harden and block sound. Hardened earwax can also give you an earache, aggravate tinnitus, and make your ears feel too full. If you have those symptoms, try using earwax drops available in drugstores, or asking an ear, nose, and throat doctor to clean your ears.
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Your Ears Don't Sleep
When we're asleep, our ears stay awake. They're on the job, taking in possible threats while our eyes are shut. Our brains are also on the job, judging which information is important.
It's work — which is why noisy bedrooms are bad for our health. Noise doesn't have to wake you up to affect your sleep. It doesn't even have to be loud. In one study, the murmur of hospital equipment showed a measurable impact in encephalographic measurements of brain activity in sleeping healthy adult volunteers. Their ears heard the noise and their brains measured mild alarm.
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Thanks to Carl
(YES, John Wick is back!)
https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/john-wick-chapter-4-trailer/
The Baba Yaga returns: Keanu Reeves is back as John Wick, possible Marine vet
The legendary hitman must fight through the night to make it to a duel at dawn.
BY NICHOLAS SLAYTON | PUBLISHED FEB 19, 2023
John Wick. The name inspires dread in the criminal underworld and love among dogs. And next month he's back in another action film.
The fourth film brings back Keanu Reeves as widower, legendary assassin and possible Marine Corps veteran John Wick. The man has been through a lot in the series. After the death of his wife, having his car stolen and dog killed, coming out of retirement, carrying out an impossible hit against a member of the High Table, declared "excommunicado" by the criminal-focused Continental Hotel chain and then left on the run after betraying the Elder who sits above the High Table — all of which makes sense over the course of three films — John Wick: Chapter 4 has him still on the run. He has one chance out: win a duel at dawn against a nobleman. He just has to survive until dawn.
This past week, as part of a promotional run dubbed "Wick Week," a new trailer for the fourth film was released. Two things are clear: John Wick is still able to tear through henchmen with ease and dogs just like the guy.
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) Final Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjRHZEUamCc
Wick's actual status as a Marine is vague. In interviews for the past films, Reeves, Willem Dafoe and director Chad Stahelski have alluded to his possible military background. As for on-screen evidence, the biggest hint is Wick's large back tattoo that reads "fortis fortuna adiuvat," Latin for "fortune favors he who is bold." It's similar but not identical to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines' motto of "fortes fortuna juvat," or "fortune favors the bold." Fans have latched onto this, associating him with the Marine Corps.
Over the course of the previous three films he's shown a wide set of abilities. Most prominently is his marksmanship skills, both with pistols and assault rifles, which point to some overlap with military training. Less consistent with Marine Corps experience are his many close quarter combat skillsets, including Center Axis Relock pistol technique, proficiency in judo and sambo — the latter implied in the third film to be something he's trained in since childhood — and sword fighting experience. Also the pencils. Remember, John Wick killed people with a pencil on multiple occasions.
Both the third film and the trailers for the fourth show Wick on horseback — in the former he actually pulled off a kill using the horse as a weapon. The military has equestrian units but there's no signs Wick learned that in service. The fourth film's trailers also show Wick engaging in combat with axes and nunchucks. Plus there is John Wick's extensive linguistic abilities, including fluency in Russian and at least conversational levels of proficiency in Italian, Indonesian and other languages. The man has skills.
In reality, Reeves trained extensively for each film. For the first John Wick film, he spent four months learning judo and jujitsu, plus weapons handling. That continued for John Wick: Chapter 2, and for the third installment he worked with former Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan, training on clearing rooms, among other tasks. As for Wick's more eclectic abilities — nunchucks, remember — that was likely specialized training for the scenes. Reeves himself is an avid motorcyclist so Wick's handling on a motorcycle in the third film was learned from years of experience.
Those skills are needed. The fourth installment of the franchise is full of well known action stars, including Scott Adkins and Ip Man himself, Donnie Yen. Then again, they've never fought someone who kills people with pencils.
John Wick: Chapter 4 is out in theaters March 24.
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From the List archives
Thanks to Larry
8 films that prove 1971 was peak car movie
These 8 car movies from 1971 brought hot rubber to silver screen
The 1970s are remembered as one of the best and most innovative decades in film, and cool cars were essential to this cinematic evolution. One year in particular stood head and shoulders above the rest with regards to film caliber. Here are 8 smokin' hot car movies from 1971.
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Thanks to Carl
The link to the Model A article works. Love the old pics and ads!
1931 Ford Model A: 0 - 60 Takes How Long?
In August, 1962, Motor Trend, a publication devoted to covering new vehicles, conducted a road test of a 1931 Ford Model A. Why would they do that for what was already considered an obsolete, antique car? According to the article, it was the continued popularity of one of Ford's most successful automobiles. As of 1962, it was estimated that half a million (of more than 4 million produced) were still in operation, and 50,000 had already been restored to like-new condition. They attributed that to its attractive design and exceptional ruggedness, noting the sturdy 4-banger could easily rack up over 100,000 miles with only minor attention to valves and bearings. They proceeded to answer a question apparently received from more than a few readers: why doesn't Ford bring the Model A back? You can read the answer to that, and the entire article, HERE.
"I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a lot more as they get older, and then it dawned on me — they're cramming for their final exam." -George Carlin
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This Day in U S Military History
March 6
1521 – Ferdinand Magellan discovered Guam. The Chamorros, Guam's indigenous people, first inhabited the island approximately 4,000 years ago. The island has a long history of European colonialism, beginning with Ferdinand Magellan's Spanish expedition. The first colony was established in 1668 by Spain with the arrival of settlers including Padre San Vitores, a Catholic missionary. For more than two centuries Guam was an important stopover for the Spanish Manila Galleons that crossed the Pacific annually. The island was controlled by Spain until 1898, when it was surrendered to the United States during the Spanish–American War and later formally ceded as part of the Treaty of Paris.
1836 – The Alamo fell after fighting for 13 days. Angered by a new Mexican constitution that removed much of their autonomy, Texans seized the Alamo in San Antonio in December 1835. Mexican president General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna marched into Texas to put down the rebellion. By late February, 1836, 182 Texans, led by Colonel William Travis, held the former mission complex against Santa Anna's 6,000 troops. At 4 a.m. on March 6, after fighting for 13 days, Santa Anna's troops charged. In the battle that followed, all the Alamo defenders were killed while the Mexicans suffered about 2,000 casualties. Santa Anna dismissed the Alamo conquest as "a small affair," but the time bought by the Alamo defenders' lives permitted General Sam Houston to forge an army that would win the Battle of San Jacinto and, ultimately, Texas' independence. Mexican Lt. Col. Pena later wrote a memoir: "With Santa Anna in Texas: Diary of Jose Enrique de la Pena," that described the capture and execution of Davy Crockett (49) and 6 other Alamo defenders. In 1975 a translation of the diary by Carmen Perry (d.1999) was published. Apparently, only one Texan combatant survived Jose María Guerrero, who persuaded his captors he had been forced to fight. Women, children, and a black slave, were spared.
1943 – Three American cruisers and seven destroyers bombard Japanese airfields at Munda and Vila. Little damage is done. Two Japanese destroyers, however, are sunk in an encounter engagement.
1944 – US heavy bombers raid Berlin for the first time. A force of 660 bombers is sent and 69 are lost.
1944 – On New Britain, the US 1st Marine Division is sent to land on the east side of Willaumez Peninsula with the objective of capturing Talasea. Japanese resistance is weak but the terrain is difficult, so the advance inland is slow.
1945 – The US 9th Army has reached the Rhine all along its front. To the south, US 1st Army is fighting in Cologne and driving toward Remagen farther south — the US 9th Armored Division leads the advance. Farther south, units of US 3rd Army are making a rapid advance toward the Rhine at Koblenz.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
SCHUTT, GEORGE
Rank and organization: Coxswain, U.S. Navy. Born: 1833, Ireland. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 59, 22 June 1865. Citation: As coxswain on board the U.S.S. Hendrick Hudson, St. Marks, Fla., 5 and 6 March 1865. Serving with the army in charge of Navy howitzers during the attack on St. Marks and throughout the fierce engagement, Schutt made remarkable efforts in assisting transport of the gun, and his coolness and determination in courageously remaining by his gun while under the heavy fire of the enemy were a credit to the service to which he belonged.
SMITH, THOMAS
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1838, England. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.. 59, 22 June 1865. Citation: As seaman on board the U.S.S. Magnolia, St. Marks, Fla., 5 and 6 March 1865. Serving with the Army in charge of Navy howitzers during the attack on St. Marks and throughout this fierce engagement, Smith made remarkable efforts in assisting transport of the gun, and his coolness and determination in courageously standing by his gun while under the fire of the enemy were a credit to the service to which he belonged.
*OUELLET, DAVID G.
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy, River Squadron 5, My Tho Detachment 532. Place and date: Mekong River, Republic of Vietnam, 6 March 1967. Entered service at: Boston, Mass. Born: 13 June, 1944, Newton, Mass. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. As the forward machine gunner on River Patrol Boat (PBR) 124, which was on patrol during the early evening hours, Seaman Ouellet observed suspicious activity near the river bank, alerted his boat captain, and recommended movement of the boat to the area to investigate. While the PBR was making a high-speed run along the river bank, Seaman Ouellet spotted an incoming enemy grenade falling toward the boat. He immediately left the protected position of his gun mount and ran aft for the full length of the speeding boat, shouting to his fellow crewmembers to take cover. Observing the boat captain standing unprotected on the boat, Seaman Ouellet bounded on to the engine compartment cover, and pushed the boat captain down to safety. In the split second that followed the grenade's landing, and in the face of certain death, Seaman Ouellet fearlessly placed himself between the deadly missile and his shipmates, courageously absorbing most of the blast fragments with his body in order to protect his shipmates from injury and death. His extraordinary heroism and his selfless and courageous actions on behalf of his comrades at the expense of his life were in the finest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for March 6, FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
6 March
1913: Lt John H. Towers and Ensign Godfrey de C. Chevalier (USN), in the Navy Curtiss flying boat, scouted a "hostile fleet" during Guantanamo maneuvers. (24)
1918: Elmer and Lawrence Sperry successfully test an unpiloted aircraft near Long Island, New York. The Curtiss/Sperry "Flying Bomb" was constructed from a Curtiss N-9 seaplane and intended for launch from a catapult. The "Flying Bomb" was mounted on the top of an automobile and driven into the wind until it lifted off and flew straight ahead for about 1,000 yards and then dove to the ground when the engine was cut off by the revolution counter.
1942: The US Army Air School at Tuskegee, Ala., for black aviators graduated its first class. The five black military pilots included Capt Benjamin O. Davis. (24)
1944: 672 B-17s and B-24s dropped 1,600 tons of bombs in the first major American attack on Berlin. In this daylight raid, 75 bombers were lost. (4) (24)
1951: The Naval Ordnance Test Station launched a Talos missile; its 2-minute trip was the longest full-scale ramjet flight to date. (24)
1953: Boeing delivered its last piston-engine bomber, a TB-50H, to the Air Force. (5)
1958: After four successful test launches, Northrop Aircraft Inc. delivered the first production-model SM-62 Snark ICBM to the USAF. (6)
1962: A Navy F4H-1 Phantom II broke records by climbing 7 1/2 miles in 1 minute 17 seconds. (24)
1964: The DoD canceled the development of the XB-70A-3 Valkyrie. (3)
1965: Cmdr J. R. Williford set a helicopter distance record. He flew 2,105.49 miles from San Diego to Jacksonville in a Sikorsky SH-3A. (5)
1984: A 319 BMW B-52G Stratofortress conducted the first ALCM captive-carry test over Canada's northern test range. (16) (26)
1990: SR-71 RETIRED. Lt Col Ed Yeilding (pilot) and Lt Col J. T. Vida (RSO) set four speed records when they flew the SR-71A Blackbird into retirement at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC. They flew a 2,404-mile course from Oxnard, Calif., to Dulles Airport, near DC, in 1 hour 8 minutes 17 seconds at 2,112.52 MPH for one record. Other records: 1 hour 4 minutes for Los Angeles to DC (2,153 MPH); 26 minutes 36 seconds from Kansas City, Mo., to DC (2,200.94 MPH), and eight minutes 20 seconds from St. Louis to Cincinnati, Ohio (2,242.48 MPH). (20)
1997: An AFFTC crew used the ALE-50 Towed Decoy System on a B-1B for the first time. (3)
1998: The SECDEF approved the permanent retirement of the SR-71 Blackbird. With that decision the USAF would retire two SR-71A models (returned to active duty in 1995), a SR-71A and the SR-71B trainer model on loan to NASA, and two from returnable storage. While in the Air Force inventory, the SR-71 set numerous world high-altitude and speed records. (AFNEWS Article 980558, 28 Apr 98)
2007: Operation ACHILLES. A C-130 Hercules dropped 30,000 warning leaflets over the mountains of southeastern Afghanistan to deter Taliban insurgency. The mission supported International Security Assistance Force efforts to secure Afghanistan. (AFNEWS, "Operation Achilles: Leaflet Airdrop Delivers Message to Taliban, 6 Mar 2007.)
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