To All,
Good Monday morning February 10. I hope that you all had a great weekend. Yesterday I decided that I would attack the largest pile of leaves and ended up filling more than three green trash cans. I went inside and had some lunch and decided to watch the Super Bowl. It was not what I expected at all and soon lost interest. The weather forecast is the famous calm before the storm. It is supposed to clear around 11 and reach around 62. Tomorrow it will cloud up and stay that way most of the next week. The chance of rain starts Wednesday and lasts for the next four days. It will give me a chance to get ready and batten down the hatches around the yard. The last tree still has plenty of leaves to keep me busy.
Warm Regards,
Skip
Make it a GREAT Day
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This day in Naval and Marine Corps History (thanks to NHHC)
Go here to see the director's corner for all 86 H-Grams
Here is a link to the NHHC website: https://www.history.navy.mil/
February10
1862 A flotilla under Cmdr. Stephen C. Rowan aboard USS Delaware engages the gunboats and batteries at Elizabeth City, N.C, capturing CSS Ellis and sinking CSS Seabird.
1900 Commodore Seaton Schroder is appointed the first naval governor of Guam.
1943 USS Pickerel (SS 177) sinks Japanese freighter Amari Maru off Sanriku.
1944 USS Pogy (SS 266) attacks a Japanese convoy and sinks destroyer Minekaze and freighter Malta Maru 85 miles north-northeast of Formosa.
1945 U.S. Navy submarine USS Batfish (SS 310) sinks three enemy submarines from Feb. 10-13.
1991 During Operation Desert Storm, A-6 Intruders attack two unidentified patrol boats in the northern Arabian Gulf, destroying both.
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This Day in World History 10 February
1258 Hulagu, a Mongol leader, seizes Baghdad, bringing an end to the Abbasid caliphate.
1620 Supporters of Marie de Medici, the queen mother, who has been exiled to Blois, are defeated by the king's troops at Ponts de Ce, France.
1763 The Treaty of Paris ends the French-Indian War. France gives up all her territories in the New World except New Orleans and a few scattered islands.
1799 Napoleon Bonaparte leaves Cairo, Egypt, for Syria, at the head of 13,000 men.
1814 Napoleon personally directs lightning strikes against enemy columns advancing toward Paris, beginning with a victory over the Russians at Champaubert.
1840 Queen Victoria marries Prince Albert.
1846 Led by religious leader Brigham Young, the first Mormons begin a long westward exodus from Nauvoo, Il., to Utah.
1863 P.T. Barnum's star midgets, Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren, are married.
1904 Russia and Japan declare war on each other.
1915 President Wilson blasts the British for using the U.S. flag on merchant ships to deceive the Germans.
1939 Japanese occupy island of Hainan in French Indochina.
1941 Iceland is attacked by German planes.
1941 London severs diplomatic relations with Romania.
1942 The war halts civilian car production at Ford.
1945 B-29s hit the Tokyo area.
1955 Bell Aircraft displays a fixed-wing vertical takeoff plane.
1960 Adolph Coors, the beer brewer, is kidnapped in Golden, Colo.
1966 Protester David Miller is convicted of burning his draft card.
1979 The Metropolitan Museum announces the first major theft in its 110-year history, $150,000 Greek marble head.
1986 The largest Mafia trial in history, with 474 defendants, opens in Palermo, Italy.
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Rollingthunderremembered.com .
February10
Hello All,
Thanks to Dan Heller and the Bear
Links to all content can now be found right on the homepage http://www.rollingthunderremembered.com. If you scroll down from the banner and featured content you will find "Today in Rolling Thunder Remembered History" which highlights events in the Vietnam war that occurred on the date the page is visited. Below that are links to browse or search all content. You may search by keyword(s), date, or date range.
An item of importance is the recent incorporation of Task Force Omega (TFO) MIA summaries. There is a link on the homepage and you can also visit directly via https://www.rollingthunderremembered.com/task-force-omega/. There are 60 summaries posted thus far, with about 940 to go (not a typo—TFO has over 1,000 individual case files).
If you have any questions or comments about RTR/TFO, or have a question on my book, you may e-mail me directly at acrossthewing@protonmail.com. Thank you Dan
Thanks to Micro
To remind folks that these are from the Vietnam Air Losses site that Micro put together. You click on the url below and get what happened each day to the crew of the aircraft. ……Skip
From Vietnam Air Losses site for "Monday 10 February
February 10: https://www.vietnamairlosses.com/loss.php?id=443
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
MOAA - Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Service members Killed in the Vietnam War
The site works, find anyone you knew in "search" feature. https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/ )
By: Kipp Hanley
AUGUST 15, 2022
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Thanks to Al
Monday Morning Humor--I Was Just Thinking...
• Every time I try to eat healthy, along comes Christmas, Easter, summer, Friday, or Tuesday and ruins it for me.
• The older I get the tighter companies are putting the lids on jars.
• Starting your day with an early morning run is a great way to make sure your day can't get any worse than it started.
• One big difference between men and women is that if a woman says, "Smell this," it usually smells nice.
• Do you ever get the urge to start organizing and then two hours later you're just looking around at a mess like…what the heck have I done?
• Life is short. Make sure you spend as much time as possible on the internet arguing with strangers about politics.
• Patty asked me what the female version of a 'man cave' would be. I told her it's called 'a kitchen'.
• My wife made me coffee this morning and winked at me when she handed me the cup. I've never been more scared of a drink in all my life.
Submitted by Mark Logan:
• As I fold my third load of laundry, I contemplate becoming a nudist. Then I remember what I look like naked, and keep folding.
• Yesterday, I was cooking dinner and my son came up to me and said, "One day I will work and help you with the bills, the groceries, and the house expenses." My eyes started to tear up. My baby will be 32 next month.
• Why is it after I push "1" for English I still can't understand the person on the other end?
• I remember my teacher told me not to worry about spelling because in the future there will be autocorrect, and for that I am eternally grapefruit.
• Today I'm wearing pink to raise awareness of people like me who forget to separate their red laundry from their whites.
• Be grateful that no matter how much chocolate you eat, your earrings will still fit.
• It's better to grow old with a sense of humor than to grow old with no sense at all.
• They say 40 is the new 30 and 50 is the new 40, but all I know is the older I get, the more 9 PM is the new midnight.
• There's a fine line between a numerator and a denominator. (Only a fraction of people will find this funny.)
• When I was a kid, when we played 'spin the bottle', if they didn't want to kiss you, they'd have to give you a quarter. By the time I was twelve, I owned my own home.
• My wife asked if she could have a little peace and quiet while she cooked dinner…so I took the battery out of the smoke alarm.
Submitted by Dave Harris:
• Never hike alone in bear country. Always hike with someone you can trip and outrun.
• I think that the car's weakest part is the nut holding the steering wheel.
• Courage is knowing it might hurt and doing it anyway. Stupidity is the same. And that's why life is hard.
• I couldn't afford an Ancestry DNA kit to find my relatives. So instead, I posted online that I had won the lottery.
• I get most of my exercise these days from shaking my head in disbelief.
• We all know mirrors don't lie. I'm just grateful that they don't laugh.
• Just had my first UFO experience. I told the wife her cooking was terrible. Flying saucers everywhere!!
• In Oregon, cocaine is legal but straws aren't. That must be frustrating.
• I'm still trying to get my head around the fact that "Take Out" can mean food, dating, or murder.
• The correct term for gluten-free, sugarless, vegan brownies is "compost".
Submitted by Colleen Grosso:
• I took my suit to the cleaners, who wanted to charge me $40, so I gave it to the charity shop next door. They cleaned and pressed it and put it in the window. I bought it back for $15.
• My wife and I decided to never go to bed angry. We've been awake since Tuesday.
• Someone just gave me half a peace sign. Weird.
• Growing up, we knew Dad had had enough when we heard the recliner slam down. Kids these days will never know that fear.
• My wife said: "That's the fourth time you've gone back for dessert! Doesn't it embarrass you?" I said: "No, I keep telling them it's for you."
• She said she missed me. Normally that would be good but she's reloading.
• When I was in elementary school we learned about a shape called a rhombus and that was the last time I ever heard about that shape….One of my favorites…skip
• My wife and I started role-playing in the bedroom. Her favorite is The Sexy Librarian where I have to sit quietly while she reads a book.
• Being old is when you don't care where your spouse goes, just as long as you don't have to go too.
• I now know how it will all end for me, one of my kids will unplug my life support to charge their phone.
• I met my wife at a singles night. I was surprised because I thought she was home with the kids.
• I want someone I can share my entire life with who will leave me alone most of the time.
• Yesterday I bought a world map, gave my wife a dart, and said, "Throw this and wherever it lands, I will take you on vacation." We're spending three weeks behind the fridge.
• As I walk through the valley of the Shadow of Death, I remind myself that you can't always trust Google Maps.
Submitted by Jerry Norris:
• Growing your own tomatoes is the best way to devote three months of your life to saving $2.17.
• Be honest, if people heard what you are thinking half of the time, you would either be in jail or a mental hospital.
• Good moms let you lick the beaters. Great moms turn them off first.
• You can lead a human to knowledge, but you can't make it think.
• My wife asked, "Do I look fat?" My immediate response was, "Do I look stupid?"
• I had a really bad day. First, my ex got run over by a bus. Then I got fired from my job as a bus driver.
• Jellyfish have survived 650 million years, despite not having a brain. This gives so many people hope.
• If you ever see me jogging…Please kill whatever is chasing me.
• I don't always carry all the groceries on one arm, but when I do, my keys are in the wrong pocket.
Have a great week,
Al
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Thanks to Andrew
Have you seen AI enhanced historical films yet?
Check these out:
CAPT Duncan crash on the Midway, AI enhanced film: https://youtube.com/shorts/KAS5bN6C5rE?si=snSXmSXUOkSNM-Gv
BG Chuck Yeager F-104 crash, AI enhanced film: https://youtube.com/shorts/pZNpXZ7NYkw?si=gjZWhSSUbOHuctrl
They Shall Not Grow Old - WW1: https://youtu.be/Z9ATuPbYqEg?si=uL2FAsv_zgswsGoz
CPT Withers WW2 Dogfight - AI enhanced: https://youtube.com/shorts/qR53ahoTNOQ?si=ffWd6EIH9wFmuaYL
WW2 Japanese Aircraft Carrier Operations - AI enhanced: https://youtube.com/shorts/27R0cfB76gY?si=xFwmDXJta4zwgCdE
Air combat during B-17 escort - AI enhanced: https://youtube.com/shorts/y-l1QlTHGAM?si=4v3pXcUr7dqXnI_Z
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Thanks to YP
Chaps:
Resurrected from Long Ago….
YP
Way back in the days of darkiness before Enlightenment, VF-201 was on an air gunnery det. to NAS New Or'leens. It was distinguished by lots of fun shootin', and a disagreement between a former Blue Angel and a future Rear Admiral that resulted in loud noises and broken ready room chairs. That was fun, Wot was more fun was a get-together at one of the local reservistas home for Cajun Food. YP annoyed the cook and other guests by high speed runs on the fried oysters as soon as they left the fry pot, as well as dipping Froggy bread into the spicy glop that surrounded the BBQ shrimp(s). The host pulled out his git-tar later in the evening when alcohol poisoning was clearly afoot, and he strummed a song which resonated in this chile who spent his yute eating the stuff mentioned in the song and going to as much Sunday School, church, vacation bible school as his Mommy could intimidate him into attending. Now, fierce Texas Mommy's have their ways, and YP went enough for some of it to stick, especially the music. The song he played was sung to the tune of "Just A Closer Walk With Thee," which all you South'ren folk will recognize fo' sho'. The second pot of coffee this morning stimulated the first couple of lines in my headbone, and Mr. Internet provided the rest.
Yee haw, and here it be:
YP
BUTTER BEANS
Burnes, Burns, Colvin
Little Jimmy Dickens
Just a bowl of butter beans
Pass the cornbread if you please
I don't no collard greens
All I want is a bowl of butter beans.
Just a little piece of country ham
Pass the butter and the jam
Pass the biscuits if you please
And some more of the good ol' butter beans.
Bread and gravy is all right
A turnip sandwich is a delight
But my children all still scream
For another bowl of butter beans.
When they lay my bones to rest
Place a rose upon my chest
Plant those blooming evergreens
But all I want is a bowl of butter beans.
Just a bowl of butter beans
Pass the cornbread if you please
I don't no collard greens
All I wan't is a bowl of butter beans.
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Thanks to /Cowboy for finding the URL for the vintage 50's Those folks are really jumping.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmsahlXby7c&t=40s&ab_channel=TheVintageTribute
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Thanks to Interesting Facts
What Was the Seven Years' War?
SEVEN YEARS' WAR WARSHIPS-YEARS-WAR
The Seven Years' War, fought from 1756 to 1763, pitted the major European military powers of the time against each other through a labyrinthian series of alliances and geopolitics, like an 18th-century equivalent of World War I. The factors leading to the war were complex enough that the English author William Makepeace Thackeray wrote in his novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon, "It would require a greater philosopher and historian than I am to explain the causes of the famous Seven Years' War… its origin has always appeared to me to be so complicated, and the books written about it so amazingly hard to understand, that I have seldom been much wiser at the end of a chapter than at the beginning." Let's piece it together more simply here.
Who Fought in the Seven Years' War? For America it was the French and Indian War.
The two alliances during the war were Austria, France, Russia, Saxony (now a state in Germany), and Sweden on one side; Great Britain, Hanover (also now a state in Germany), and Prussia on the other. These alliances were formed in the wake of the War of the Austrian Succession (which started in 1740) and the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (which ended it in 1748), and they represented a major alignment shift, known as the Diplomatic Revolution. Former allies Great Britain and Austria became at odds due to the inefficacy of Great Britain's military assistance to Austria in preventing Silesia (modern-day Poland) from falling to Prussia: Austria viewed Great Britain's aid as inadequate, and Great Britain believed that its support to Austria was an investment that was not gaining enough return. Prussia, which had been aligned with France, became aligned with Great Britain due to the latter's desire to preemptively defend Hanover from risk of invasion by France.
Why Was the War Fought?
The Seven Years' War was very much about land — specifically, reclaiming territory or expanding empires, depending on the country. Longtime enemies France and Great Britain were fighting for commercial and colonial supremacy in North America and India. Austria wanted to reclaim its former province Silesia from Prussia, and exact revenge in the process: In the words of Austrian ruler Maria Theresa, "Prussia must be given a trouncing." Russia saw Prussia as a threat to its territory and aligned with Austria accordingly. Sweden joined the anti-Prussia coalition to protect its military presence in the Baltics, and in hopes of currying favor with Austria and France. (As Swedish historian Patrik Winton put it, "Swedish politicians hoped that the coalition would lead to a quick victory without having to get too involved in the fighting, but that Sweden still would be rewarded for its support. Swedish military action was thus primarily designed to show the allies that Sweden participated in the war.") Prussia sought to continue the territorial expansion it accomplished in the War of the Austrian Succession, specifically eyeing Saxony and Polish West Prussia.
When and Where Did the Fighting Take Place?
Part of what makes the Seven Years' War convoluted is its wide geographic range, somewhat fuzzy timeline, and a sense of separation between the participants: The war was at its core a fusion of one war between France and Great Britain, and another war between Austria and Prussia. While the official time frame of the Seven Years' War is 1756 to 1763, related battles took place before 1756, particularly in North America. The North American theater of the war has been commonly referred to as the French and Indian War, as Indigenous peoples in North America largely allied with the French against the British (though the Iroquois Confederacy aligned with Great Britain). The conflict began in 1754 as a series of military skirmishes between the French and British over undefined territory in the Ohio Valley. The moniker "French and Indian War" not only sounds outdated today, but is also confusing, as the French and British also fought separate battles during the Seven Years' War in India. The military action in continental Europe began with the French seizing the British territory of Menorca in June 1756. Two months later, Prussia invaded Saxony, which triggered the aforementioned alliances. The alliance-activating nature of Prussia's invasion of Saxony is the reason why it's considered the start of the Seven Years' War, even though the French invasion of Menorca and two years of colonial North American battles between France and Great Britain predate it. War between France and Great Britain was not officially declared until 1756. The other major theaters of the war include the Caribbean, Central America, the Philippines, and West Africa, as well as warship battles at sea.
What Was the Impact of the Seven Years' War?
Two peace treaties ended the Seven Years' War. The Treaty of Paris was signed on February 10, 1763, between Great Britain, France, Hanover, Portugal, and Spain; five days later, the Treaty of Hubertusburg was signed between Austria, Prussia, and Saxony. The Treaty of Paris represented a major loss of territory for France, as it resulted in France relinquishing all of its North American territories east of the Mississippi River (except New Orleans), all land gains in India and the East Indies since 1749, and some of its West Indies territories, ceding them to Great Britain in most cases. The Treaty of Hubertusburg was a status quo antebellum agreement, restoring the conditions that existed prior to the Seven Years' War: Silesia remained a Prussian territory, and Saxony regained its sovereignty. These treaties resulted in the enhancement of Great Britain as a global power. The war also led to the rise of George Washington, who was a 22-year-old major during the first North American military battles between Great Britain and France, and eventually became commander of the Virginia colony's military regiment. Ultimately, the exorbitant expense of the Seven Years' War resulted in Great Britain levying increased taxes upon the American colonies, fostering conditions that led to the American Revolutionary War
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Can You Really Smell Fear?
Have you ever heard the phrase that you can smell fear? While this may seem like a colloquial phrase or an exaggeration, science shows that there is, in fact, a connection between fear and scent. This intersection of the psychological and the physiological is something that most of us — unconsciously — experience every day, and researchers have gotten a lot closer to finding an answer as to how — and why — this phenomenon occurs.
How Humans Smell Fear
Fear is one of the most primal and powerful emotions we possess. When our bodies encounter panic, we release adrenaline, causing various changes in the body. It's in this heightened state that the body releases specific chemicals through sweat, and, remarkably, these chemicals carry a scent encoded explicitly as a "fear signifier," which is different from typical body odor. While most of us are unaware of this scent, smelling fear shows us that it's nearly impossible to hide our emotions.
Psychology Today recently documented this phenomenon, which had participants watch fear-inducing videos while wearing pads under their armpits to collect sweat. When the samples were presented to a different group, the participants could differentiate between fear-induced and non-fearful sweat based on scent alone.
Other Emotions Smell, Too
Many other emotions, such as happiness and sadness, also carry an olfactory component that aids in subconscious communication between two humans known as "chemosignals." This ability to emit hormonal responses through our scent — and, in return, interpret others' emotions — is believed to be an evolutionary holdover from our ancestors when language wasn't developed enough to understand one another on a deeper, personal level. It also starts at birth — babies are instantly drawn to the smell of their mother's skin — and continues for our entire lives. For example, in adults, men's testosterone levels rise when they smell a woman who is ovulating.
We also see this throughout the animal kingdom, which supports the idea that "smelling fear" is a vestigial trait at the base of our evolutionary brand. For example, dogs are some of the best "smellers" in the animal kingdom, being able to sniff out cancer cells and emotional changes in their human companions. While scientific evidence regarding their ability to specifically smell fear in humans remains inconclusive, research does point to a connection between canine responses and changes in owners' moods that are only found at the molecular level. Whether it's fear, joy, or sorrow, our canine confidantes seem to possess an uncanny ability to sniff out our moods.
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Thanks to Barrel,
Teenage boy had just passed his driving test and inquired of his father as to when they could discuss his use of the car. The father offered his son the following deal.
"You bring your grades up from a C to a B average, study your Bible
a little and get your hair cut. Then we'll talk about the car."
The boy thought about that for a moment, decided he'd settle for the offer and they agreed on it.
After about six weeks his father said, "Son, you've brought your grades up and I've observed that you have been studying your Bible, but I 'm disappointed you haven't had your hair cut."
The boy said, "You know, Dad, I've been thinking about that, and I've noticed in my studies of the Bible that Samson had long hair, John the Baptist had long hair, Moses had long hair, and there's even strong evidence that Jesus had long hair."
Got to love the dad's reply:
"Did you also notice they all walked everywhere they went?"
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Thanks to Mike
Repeat! Teachers & Police
Old but good!
These are actual comments made on students' report cards by teachers in the New York City public school system.
All teachers were reprimanded (but. boy, are these funny!)
1. Since my last report, your child has reached rock bottom and has started to dig.
2. I would not allow this student to breed.
3. Your child has delusions of adequacy.
4. Your son is depriving a village somewhere of an idiot.
5. Your son sets low personal standards and then consistently fails to achieve them.
6. The student has a 'full six-pack' but lacks the plastic thing to hold it all together.
7. This child has been working with glue too much..
8. When your daughter's IQ reaches 50, she should sell.
9. The gates are down, the lights are flashing, but the train isn't coming.
10. If this student were any more stupid, he'd have to be watered twice a week.
11. It's impossible to believe the sperm that created this child beat out 1,000,000 others.
12. The wheel is turning but the hamster is definitely dead.
These are actual comments made by 16 Police Officers.
The comments were taken off actual police car videos around the country:
16 'You know, stop lights don't come any redder than the one you just went through.'
15 'Relax, the handcuffs are tight because they're new. They'll stretch after you wear them a while.'
14 'If you take your hands off the car, I'll make your birth certificate a worthless document.'
13 'If you run, you'll only go to jail tired.'
12 'Can you run faster than 1200 feet per second? Because that's the speed of the bullet that'll be chasing you.'
11 'You don't know how fast you were going? I guess that means I can write anything I want to on the ticket, huh?'
10 'Yes, sir, you can talk to the shift supervisor, but I don't think it will help. Oh, did I mention that I'm the shift supervisor?'
9 'Warning! You want a warning? O.K., I'm warning you not to do that again or I'll give you another ticket. '
8 'The answer to this last question will determine
whether you are drunk or not. Was Mickey Mouse a cat or a dog?'
7 'Fair? You want me to be fair? Listen, fair is a place where you go to ride on rides, eat cotton candy and corn dogs and step in monkey poop.'
6 'Yeah, we have a quota.. Two more tickets and my wife
gets a toaster oven.'
5 'In God we trust, all others we run through NCIC.'
4 'How big were those 'two beers' you say you had?'
3 'No sir, we don't have quotas anymore. We used to, but now we're allowed to write as many tickets as we can.'
2 'I'm glad to hear that the Chief (of Police) is a personal friend of yours. So you know someone who can post your bail.'
AND THE WINNER IS....
1 'You didn't think we give pretty women tickets? You're right, we don't. Sign here.'
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This Day in U S Military History February 10
1763 – The Seven Years' War, a global conflict known in America as the French and Indian War, ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by France, Great Britain, and Spain. In the early 1750s, France's expansion into the Ohio River valley repeatedly brought the country into armed conflict with the British colonies. In 1756, the British formally declared war against France. In the first year of the war, the British suffered a series of defeats at the hands of the French and their broad network of Native American alliances. However, in 1757, British Prime Minister William Pitt (the older) recognized the potential of imperial expansion that would come out of victory against the French and borrowed heavily to fund an expanded war effort. Pitt financed Prussia's struggle against France and her allies in Europe and reimbursed the colonies for the raising of armies in North America. By 1760, the French had been expelled from Canada, and by 1763 all of France's allies in Europe had either made a separate peace with Prussia or had been defeated. In addition, Spanish attempts to aid France in the Americas had failed, and France also suffered defeats against British forces in India. The Seven Years' War ended with the signing of the treaties of Hubertusburg and Paris in February 1763. In the Treaty of Paris, France lost all claims to Canada and gave Louisiana to Spain, while Britain received Spanish Florida, Upper Canada, and various French holdings overseas. The treaty ensured the colonial and maritime supremacy of Britain and strengthened the 13 American colonies by removing their European rivals to the north and the south. Fifteen years later, French bitterness over the loss of most of their colonial empire contributed to their intervention in the American Revolution on the side of the Patriots.
1965 – Viet Cong guerrillas blow up the U.S. barracks at Qui Nhon, 75 miles east of Pleiku on the central coast, with a 100-pound explosive charge under the building. A total of 23 U.S. personnel were killed, as well as two Viet Cong. In response to the attack, President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered a retaliatory air strike operation on North Vietnam called Flaming Dart II. This was the second in a series of retaliations launched because of communist attacks on U.S. installations in South Vietnam. Just 48 hours before, the Viet Cong struck Camp Holloway and the adjacent Pleiku airfield in the Central Highlands. This attack killed eight U.S. servicemen, wounded 109, and destroyed or damaged 20 aircraft. With his advisors advocating a strong response, President Johnson gave the order to launch Operation Flaming Dart, retaliatory air raids on a barracks and staging areas at Dong Hoi, a guerrilla training camp 40 miles north of the 17th parallel in North Vietnam. Johnson hoped that quick and effective retaliation would persuade the North Vietnamese to cease their attacks in South Vietnam. Unfortunately, Operation Flaming Dart did not have the desired effect. The attack on Qui Nhon was only the latest in a series of communist attacks on U.S. installations, and Flaming Dart II had very little effect.
1967 – The 25th Amendment to the Constitution, dealing with succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities, is ratified. It supersedes the ambiguous wording of Article II, Section 1, Clause 6 of the Constitution, which does not expressly state whether the Vice President becomes the President, as opposed to an Acting President, if the President dies, resigns, is removed from office or is otherwise unable to discharge the powers of the presidency.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
DAVIS, JOHN
Rank and organization: Quarter Gunner, U.S. Navy. Born: Cedarville, N.J. Accredited to: New Jersey. G.O. No.: 11, 3 April 1863. Citation: Served on board the U.S.S. Valley City during action against rebel fort batteries and ships off Elizabeth City, N.C., on 10 February 1862. When a shell from the shore penetrated the side and passed through the magazine, exploding outside the screen on the berth deck, several powder division protecting bulkheads were torn to pieces and the forward part of the berth deck set on fire. Showing great presence of mind, Davis courageously covered a barrel of powder with his own body and prevented an explosion, while at the same time passing powder to provide the division on the upper deck while under fierce enemy fire.
GLOVER, T. B.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Troop B, 2d U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Mizpah Creek, Mont., 10 April 1879; at Pumpkin Creek, Mont., 10 February 1880. Entered service at:——. Birth: New York, N.Y. Date of issue: 20 November 1897. Citation: While in charge of small scouting parties, fought, charged, surrounded, and captured war parties of Sioux Indians.
GREELY, ADOLPHUS W.
Rank and organization: Major General, U.S. Army, retired. Place and date: —-. Entered service at: Louisiana. Born: 27 March 1844, Newburyport, Mass. G.O. No.: 3, W.D., 1935. Act of Congress, 21 March 1935. Citation: For his life of splendid public service, begun on 27 March 1844, having enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army on 26 July 1861, and by successive promotions was commissioned as major general 10 February 1906, and retired by operation of law on his 64th birthday.
*DAVIS, GEORGE ANDREW, JR.
Rank and organization: Major, U.S. Air Force, CO, 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, 5th Air Force. Place and date: Near Sinuiju-Yalu River area, Korea, 10 February 1952. Entered service at: Lubbock, Tex. Born: 1 December 1920, Dublin, Tex. Citation: Maj. Davis distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. While leading a flight of 4 F-86 Saberjets on a combat aerial patrol mission near the Manchurian border, Maj. Davis' element leader ran out of oxygen and was forced to retire from the flight with his wingman accompanying him. Maj. Davis and the remaining F-86's continued the mission and sighted a formation of approximately 12 enemy MIG-15 aircraft speeding southward toward an area where friendly fighter-bombers were conducting low level operations against the Communist lines of communications. With selfless disregard for the numerical superiority of the enemy, Maj. Davis positioned his 2 aircraft, then dove at the MIG formation. While speeding through the formation from the rear he singled out a MIG-15 and destroyed it with a concentrated burst of fire. Although he was now under continuous fire from the enemy fighters to his rear, Maj. Davis sustained his attack. He fired at another MIG-15 which, bursting into smoke and flames, went into a vertical dive. Rather than maintain his superior speed and evade the enemy fire being concentrated on him, he elected to reduce his speed and sought out still a third MIG-15. During this latest attack his aircraft sustained a direct hit, went out of control, then crashed into a mountain 30 miles south of the Yalu River. Maj. Davis' bold attack completely disrupted the enemy formation, permitting the friendly fighter-bombers to successfully complete their interdiction mission. Maj. Davis, by his indomitable fighting spirit, heroic aggressiveness, and superb courage in engaging the enemy against formidable odds exemplified valor at its highest.
BACA, JOHN P.
Rank and organization: Specialist Fourth Class, U.S. Army, Company D, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division. Place and date: Phuoc Long Province, Republic of Vietnam, 10 February 1970. Entered service at: Fort Ord, Calif. Born: 10 January 1949, Providence, R.I.. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Sp4c. Baca, Company D, distinguished himself while serving on a recoilless rifle team during a night ambush mission A platoon from his company was sent to investigate the detonation of an automatic ambush device forward of his unit's main position and soon came under intense enemy fire from concealed positions along the trail. Hearing the heavy firing from the platoon position and realizing that his recoilless rifle team could assist the members of the besieged patrol, Sp4c. Baca led his team through the hail of enemy fire to a firing position within the patrol's defensive perimeter. As they prepared to engage the enemy, a fragmentation grenade was thrown into the midst of the patrol. Fully aware of the danger to his comrades, Sp4c. Baca unhesitatingly, and with complete disregard for his own safety, covered the grenade with his steel helmet and fell on it as the grenade exploded, thereby absorbing the lethal fragments and concussion with his body. His gallant action and total disregard for his personal well-being directly saved 8 men from certain serious injury or death. The extraordinary courage and selflessness displayed by Spc4. Baca, at the risk of his life, are in the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit on him, his unit, and the U.S. Army.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for February 10, FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
10 February
1908: Capt Charles S. Wallace signed the first Army airplane contract with the Wright Brothers for the Signal Corps. Augustus M. Herring and James F. Scott also received contracts, but both failed to produce planes. (12)
1910: The Smithsonian Institute's Board of Regents awarded the first Langley Medal to the Wright Brothers at Washington DC "for advancing the science of aerodynamics." (24)
1929: Through 11 February, Evelyn Trout set a solo duration record of 17 hours 5minutes 37 seconds for women while flying a Golden Eagle monoplane. (24)
1933: The Army established four provisional air transport squadrons, one at each air depot, to haul equipment and materiel between airfields and the depots as well as transport troops on maneuvers. Major Hugh J. Knerr developed this concept. On 19 November 1932, General Benjamin D. Foulois, Chief of the Army Air Corps, approved this concept by authorizing the formation of a provisional transport group and four provisional squadrons. (18)
1939: The North American NA-40 first flew. This was the prototype for the B-25 Mitchell bomber. (5)
1947: Maj E. M. Cassell (U. S. Army Air Forces) set an unofficial helicopter altitude record of 19,167 feet in a Sikorsky R-5A at Dayton. (24)
1951: KOREAN WAR. UN forces captured the port of Inchon and the heavily-cratered Kimpo airfield. The field required extensive renovation before USAF aircraft could use it again. (28)
1952: KOREAN WAR/MEDAL OF HONOR. While leading a flight of 3 F-86 Sabre jets, Maj George A. Davis, Jr., engaged 12 enemy MiG-15s. After shooting down two enemy fighters and completely disrupting the enemy formation, a MiG-15 shot him down and killed him. For engaging superior forces and shooting down enemy aircraft, he received the Medal of Honor. Davis also became the first USAF ace in two wars, World War II and Korea. (21) (26) (28)
1954: Dr. John von Neumann's Strategic Missiles Evaluation Committee reported that a major technological breakthrough on nuclear warhead size could be achieved in a few years. He believed that other technological problems with intercontinental ballistic missiles could be resolved in the same period. With this, Neumann recommended the establishment of a special USAF development-management group to accelerate the intercontinental ballistic missile program. (6)
1958: Through 16 February, A1C Donald G. Ferrell lived in a space cabin simulator at Randolph AFB, Tex. (5)
1976: After less than a year of full operations, the U.S. Army's Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex anti-ballistic missile program was deactivated. Despite this, the USAF took over operations of the system's AN/FPQ-16 Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System (PARCS) at what was renamed Cavalier Space Force Station, North Dakota, on 30 July 2021. The AN/FPQ-16 remains the USSF's second most powerful radar, performing missile warning and space domain awareness missions.
1961: A Rocketdyne F-1 liquid-propellant prototype thrust chamber underwent initial testing at 1,550,000 pounds of thrust for a few seconds. (24)
1981: Three 57th Fighter Weapons Wing UH-1 helicopters from Indian Springs Auxiliary Field, Nev., rescued nine guests trapped by a fire from the roof of the 30-story Las Vegas Hilton. (16) (26)
1983: The US and Canada signed a treaty on the testing of cruise missiles in northern Canada. (5)
1988: General Dynamics delivered its 2,000th F-16 Fighting Falcon to the Singapore government. (16)
1992: Operation PROVIDE HOPE I. Through 26 February, the USAF dispatched 19 C-5 Galaxies and 46 C-141 Starlifters to move 2,270 tons of relief supplies to 24 cities in the Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet republics). (See 29 February for Phase II) (16) (18)
1993: 1st Lieutenant Jeannie Flynn graduates from F-15E RTU and becomes the Air Force's first woman fighter pilot. Most recently, Jeannie Marie Leavitt (née Flynn) is a USAF major general. She was also the first woman to command a USAF combat fighter wing. In April 2021, she was appointed as Chief of Safety, United States Air Force, and assumed office on August 13, 2021.
1994: Lt Jeannie Flynn completed training in an F-15 Eagle. She was the first woman selected for combat pilot training. (16) (26)
2001: The Lockheed Martin X-35C flew a precedent-setting transcontinental flight from Edwards AFB, Calif., past Lockheed's facility in Fort Worth, Tex., to Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., where it continued its test program. (3)
2003: The Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB, Calif., accelerated the developmental testing of the F-16 LITENING II Targeting Pod, condensing six weeks of activities into 3.5 days. This achievement provided an improved capability to deliver laser-guided bombs to warfighters. (3)
2005: General John W. Handy, Air Mobility Command commander, grounded 30 C-130Es and placed another 60 C-130Es, Hs, H1s, and HC-130P/Ns on restricted flight status after inspections of C-130 wing boxes revealed cracks greater in number and severity than expected. (22)
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