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To All.

Good Thursday morning October 2. The day has dawned overcast and foggy this morning but is now clearing and will hit 78 by 1 and stay sunny and clear all day..

Have a great day

Regards

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.HAGD

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Thanks to my friend Motz who was one of many who provided the speech. It gave me an opportunity to call him and catch up a bit. He was my exceptional RIO for an F-14 cruise on Connie CV-64.

Secretary of War speech…FAFO!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BA5EwsR_rI

 

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This day in Naval and Marine Corps History (thanks to NHHC)

Here is a link to the NHHC website: https://www.history.navy.mil/.   Go here to see the director's corner for all 93 H-Grams 

 

Today in Naval and Marine Corps History.

October 2

 

1799 The Washington Navy Yard is established under the direction of Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert and supervision of Commodore Thomas Tingey.

1863 USS Bermuda seizes the blockade-running English schooner Florie near Matagorda, Texas, with a cargo of medicine, wine and saddles much needed by the Confederate cavalry.

1918 A squadron of 11 American submarine chasers screen British-French-Italian naval forces during the Second Battle of Durazzo, destroying mines and driving off an Austrian submarine trying to reach the fleet.

1939 The Act of Panama is approved by the ministers of the American Republics at Panama City, Panama. The act establishes a neutral zone 300 miles to seaward from the continental coastline that is patrolled by the U.S. Navy.

1943 A mine laid by USS Silversides (SS 236) four months earlier damages Imperial Japanese Navy minesweeper W 28 off Kavieng Bay, New Ireland, Bismarck.

1944 USS Pomfret (SS 391) attacks a Japanese convoy in Luzon Strait, sinking an army transport about 75 miles southeast of the southern tip of Formosa.

1952 USS Marsh (DE 699) and HMCS Iroquois (DDE 217) undergo fire by shore batteries in the vicinity of Songin, South Korea. Marsh escapes without damage but Iroquois receives one direct hit and one airburst, killing three men and wounding 10. Both ships replied with counter-battery fire, silencing the enemy shore batteries.

 

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Today in World History

October 2

 

1263    At Largs, King Alexander III of Scotland repels an amphibious invasion by King Haakon IV of Norway.

1535    Having landed in Quebec a month ago, Jacques Cartier reaches a town, which he names Montreal.

1862    An Army under Union General Joseph Hooker arrives in Bridgeport, Alabama to support the Union forces at Chattanooga. Chattanooga's Lookout Mountain provides a dramatic setting for the Civil War's battle above the clouds.

1870    The papal states vote in favor of union with Italy. The capital is moved from Florence to Rome.

1871    Morman leader Brigham Young, 70, is arrested for polygamy. He was later convicted, but the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the conviction.

1879    A dual alliance is formed between Austria and Germany, in which the two countries agree to come to the other's aid in the event of aggression.

1909    Orville Wright sets an altitude record, flying at 1,600 feet. This exceeded Hubert Latham's previous record of 508 feet.

1931    Aerial circus star Clyde Pangborn and playboy Hugh Herndon, Jr. set off to complete the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean from Misawa City, Japan.

1941    The German army launches Operation Typhoon, the drive towards Moscow.

1950    The comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schultz, makes its first appearance in newspapers.

1959    The groundbreaking TV series The Twilight Zone, hosted by Rod Serling, premiers on CBS.

1964    Scientists announce findings that smoking can cause cancer.

1967    Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court justice, is sworn in. Marshall had previously been the solicitor general, the head of the legal staff of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and a leading American civil rights lawyer.

1970    A plane carrying the Wichita State University football team, staff, and supporters crashes in Colorado; 31 of the 40 people aboard die.

1980    Congressional Representative Mike Myers is expelled from the US House for taking a bribe in the Abscam scandal, the first member to be expelled since 1861.

1990    Flight 8301 of China's Xiamen Airlines is hijacked and crashed into Baiyun International Airport, hitting two other aircraft and killing 128 people.

2001    NATO backs US military strikes in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

 

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Rollingthunderremembered.com .

October 2

Thanks to Dan Heller and the Bear

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Thanks to Micro

From Vietnam Air Losses site for "for 2 October  . …..

2-Oct:  https://www.vietnamairlosses.com/loss.php?id=2351

Vietnam Air Losses Access Chris Hobson and Dave Lovelady's work at:  https://www.VietnamAirLosses.com.

 

MOAA - Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Service members Killed in the Vietnam War

(This site was sent by a friend  .  The site works, find anyone you knew in "search" feature.  https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/ )

 

https://www.moaa.org/content/publications-and-media/news-articles/2022-news-articles/wall-of-faces-now-includes-photos-of-all-servicemembers-killed-in-the-vietnam-war/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TMNsend&utm_content=Y84UVhi4Z1MAMHJh1eJHNA==+MD+AFHRM+1+Ret+L+NC

By: Kipp Hanley

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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 the VA

 

As you may be aware, funding for some government agencies, including portions of the Department of Veterans Affairs, expired at midnight this morning.

President Trump opposes a lapse in appropriations, and on September 19, the House of Representatives passed, with the Trump Administration's support, a clean continuing resolution to fund the government through November 21. Unfortunately, Democrats are blocking this Continuing Resolution in the U.S. Senate due to unrelated policy demands.

During the current lapse in funding, the vast majority of VA benefits and services will continue uninterrupted, but the government shutdown is not without consequences to VA. Here is what you need to know:

The following critical Veterans care and assistance programs will be impacted by the government shutdown:

• VA will not provide Veteran career counseling or transition assistance program activities.
• The GI Bill Hotline will be closed.
• VA regional benefits offices will be closed.
• VA will cease public affairs and outreach to Veterans.
• VA will not permanently place headstones or maintain the grounds at VA national cemeteries.
• VA will not process applications for pre-need burials.
• VA will not print new presidential memorial certificates.

Thankfully, the government shutdown will not impact the following VA services:

• Veteran health care is not impacted. VA Medical Centers, Outpatient Clinics, and Vet Centers will be open.
• VA benefits will continue to be processed and delivered, including compensation, pension, education, and housing benefits.
• Burials will continue at VA national cemeteries. Applications for headstones, markers, and burial benefits processing will continue.
• The Board of Veterans' Appeals will continue decisions on Veterans' cases.

VA Contact Centers (1-800-MyVA411) and the Veterans Crisis Line (Dial 988, Press 1) are open 24/7

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From the List Archives

 

Bug Roach

Today is the 32nd  anniversary of loss of a great fighter pilot and superb LSO. Hear his voice below and read his words. I heard that voice many times and it was always a comfort to know that "Bug" was on the platform with the pickle in his hand.

 

Even though I have watched this many times before when the A-6  was in close and Bug was talking to him and staying with him all the way through to the end with the "STAY WITH IT CALL" the screen got out of focus remembering what it was like to have Bug on the platform and as a friend and the loss we all shared. How many of you remember that sound he could make when he would put his lips together and force air through them and make that high pitched whistle sound that was uniquely      BUG,    Skip

 

Subject:: A-6 Barrier landing  (left main gear up.) Here is a great video. A terrific job by the Landing Signal Officer. Watch/listen to the video first then read "the rest of the story". A great Naval Aviator that most carrier jocks knew in the '70's-'80's.

NOTICE THE LIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE FRAMES MOVING UP/DOWN. IT IS THE ONSTATION PLANE GUARD (DESTROYER) IN THE WAKE OF THE CARRIER, the movement reflecting HOW MUCH THE FLIGHT DECK WAS MOVING .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRURB7FdsII&feature=player_embedded#!

 

The Landing Signal Officer referred to and handling this recovery was "Bug" Roach.

CDR Roach was born in Monterey, Calif. and received his Naval Aviator wings in 1966. He served as an F-8 Crusader pilot and Landing Signal Officer (LSO) during the Vietnam War, making combat cruises with three different air wings on three different 27C class carriers. In 1990 the Navy League sponsored an award to recognize professional LSO performance, on the LSO platform. Based on his unsurpassed expertise on the LSO platform, the Navy League felt very strongly that they wanted to name the award the "CDR John "Bug" Roach Paddles Award", while CDR Roach was still on active duty. At the 1990 Tailhook Convention, where the first award was presented, the following facts were supplied about CDR Roach's LSO career:

He made four separate CAG LSO tours. In addition he was recalled on two other occasions as a ready alert CAG LSO due to his expertise. During his tenure as a CAG LSO he waved without mishap:

ten barricade arrestments

twenty single engine approaches

five aircraft missing main landing gear two A-4 aircraft with major battle damage the first ever S-3 with an unlocked wing a night, hand-held radio (PRC-90), talkdown of six aircraft with no meatball and with the flight deck illuminated by the headlights of flight deck tractors, following a total engineering casualty on the ship.

Subsequent to these accomplishments, when events began heating up in the Middle East in 1990, CDR Roach volunteered his services as CAG LSO yet again and deployed with CVW-2 to the war zone. It was on this cruise that he made his 1,000th arrested landing. In more than 25 years of Naval service, CDR Roach never had a non-flying tour. On 2 October 1991 while on an adversary flight in an A-4E off the coast of Southern California, CDR Roach was killed when his aircraft lost power and he was unable to successfully eject from the stricken aircraft. Note Bug's prayer below.

 

Prayer written by

CDR John "Bug" Roach

1944-1991

 

Lord, we are the nation! We celebrate our birthday on July 4th, 1776, with the Declaration of Independence as our birth certificate. The bloodlines of the world run in our veins because we offer freedom and liberty to all whom are oppressed. We are many things and many people. We are the nation.

We sprawl from the Atlantic to the Pacific, to Alaska and Hawaii. three million square miles throbbing with industry and with life. We are the forest, field, mountain and desert. We are the wheat fields of Kansas, the granite hills of Vermont, and the snow capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada. We are the Brooklyn Bridge, we are the grain elevators in the farm belt, we are the Golden Gate. We are the nation.

We are 213 million living souls, and yet we are the ghosts of millions who have lived and died for us. We are Nathan Hale and Paul Revere. We are Washington, Jefferson and Patrick Henry. We are Lee, Grant, Abe Lincoln and George Bush. We are the famous and the unknown. We are presidents, we are paupers. We are the nation.

We stood at Lexington and fired the shot heard around the world. We remember the Alamo, the Maine, Pearl Harbor, Inchon and the Persian Gulf. When freedom calls, we answer. We left our heroic dead at Belleau Wood, on the rock of Corregidor, on the bleak slopes of Korea, in the steaming jungles of Vietnam and under the rubble of Beirut. We are the nation.

We are schools and colleges, churches and synagogues. We are a ballot dropped in a box, the harmonious voice of a choir in a cathedral, the crack of a bat and the roar of a crowd in a stadium. We are craftsmen, teachers, businessmen, and judges. We are laborers and nurses. We are parents and we are children. We are soldiers, sailors and airmen. We are peaceful villages, small towns and cities that never sleep. Yes, we are the nation, and these are the things that we are.

We were conceived in freedom, and dear God, if you are willing, in freedom we will spend the rest of our days. May we always be thankful for the blessings you have bestowed upon us. May we be humble to the less fortunate and assist those in need. May we never forget the continuing cost of freedom. May we always remember that if we are to remain the land of the free, we must continue always to be the home of the brave. May our wishbone never be found where our backbone should be. May we possess always, the integrity, the courage and the strength to keep ourselves unshackled, to remain always a citadel of freedom and a beacon of hope to the world.

We are the nation.....this is our wish...this is our hope and this is our prayer...Amen Commander John "Bug" Roach United States Navy

1944-1991

 

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Thanks to Ike

"Well, a funny thing, there are three that I like all for the same reason, golf, fishing, and shooting, and I do because first, they take you into the fields. There is mild exercise, the kind that an older individual probably should have. And on top of it, it induces you to take at any one time 2 or 3 hours, if you can, where you are thinking of the bird or that ball or the wily trout. Now, to my mind it is a very healthful, beneficial kind of thing, and I do it whenever I get a chance, as you well know." President Dwight Eisenhower, The President's Press Conference of 10/15/58

 

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Thanks to Barrel….Great story

Captain Flash Flood and Orbis

Michael (Flash) Flood thought he retired in 2020 at age 65.  However, having flown the ORBIS flights while at FedEx, he was given the opportunity to continue flying for ORBIS, which is under Part 91. Much to his joy and well into his retirement years, he continues to fly to this day.

And sometimes with his wife Ann onboard!  Can't get better than that!  But to Flash - it is more than just being able to still fly. Flash is touched watching the many patients come in with eye problems (such as glaucoma, cataracts, detached retinas, or Strabismus - misaligned eyes), especially the children, and then witnessing the best part when the patients return for their post-op visits completely overjoyed to be able to see, to have normal vision.  (Pictured at right Capt. Fred Yates, Capt. Gary Dyson, ORBIS Chief Pilot, and Capt. Flash Flood. All retired FedEx pilots on the first ORBIS flight out of the country following the Pandemic. They flew from Moffett Field to Honolulu, then to Guam, spent a couple days in Guam, and on to Qatar via Bangkok fuel stop.)

Flash said that donating his time to these flights makes him feel he is contributing to an incredibly worthy cause. He stated he is "humbled to be a small part of the process because it  has many doctors, clinicians, and hospitals around the world that volunteer to make it all happen."  He said, "The staff doctors are the heros."

ORBIS is a Flying Eye Hospital and the world's only fully accredited ophthalmic teaching hospital on board an MD-10-30 (donated by FedEx) that travels all over the world.  It is equal parts teacher, advocate, and envoy in the global effort to end avoidable blindness.  There are 40 million blind in the world and 80% don't need to be.  It is the mission of Orbis and all those who volunteer to contribute to helping those in need. And every patient receives a Teddy Bear!

When able, his wife Ann loves to accompany him and volunteers to help out with the patients.  Recently she trained to be a Flight Attendant on the flights and serve the meals.  Usually the nurses double as the flight attendants. There are three retired FDX Mechanics that fly with the plane. For the flight crews - it is all on a volunteer basis. Hotel and flights on commercial carriers are paid for but no paychecks for operating. The ORBIS crews have a lot of fun when Capt. Flood is scheduled to fly with Capt. Blizzard and often joke about the two weather-related flight crew!

During the month of May, Flash was on vacation with the family in Paris and went on from there to Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) on a flight that stopped in Da Nang before arriving in the small town of Can Tho (southwest of Saigon) where the Orbis plane was.  He arrived a week early to watch the surgeries and help with the patients. (Photos taken onboard ORBIS from this trip.) Pilots usually arrive the day before the flight to run the engines and make sure everything is set. On this trip Flash flew the plane from Can Tho, Vietnam, to Clark International A/P in the Philippines where it would remain parked for a month.

When asked what his favorite places in the world have been, Flash stated Mongolia comes to mind. He said it is incredibly beautiful with open blue skies and rolling hills with large granite boulders. He took the plane from Boeing Field, WA up to Anchorage and then nonstop to the capital of Ulannbaatar, Mongolia.  Ann was able to accompany him and they have a great picture out adventuring on a double-humped camel!

Flash will be off and running again in just a few weeks to pick-up the ORBIS plane in Lusaka, Zambia, stop in Tanzania for fuel, and onto Dubai where it will be parked for a while. Flash said he will fly for ORBIS for as long as he is qualified and feels deeply that he is contributing to helping Humanity. "It is super fun and very rewarding...a wonderful mission that you want to be a part of."

Visit the ORBIS website at ORBIS.org for more information. There are some great videos on the website  - one by Sam Chui (the reputed aviation blogger) and another with FedEx preparing the plane to fly.

 

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Thanks to Nice News

 Drumroll, please: The winner of Fat Bear Week 2025 is Chunk, a brown bear who overcame quite a bit to get his crown. Chunk, with an estimated weight of 1,200 pounds, has a broken jaw and previously seemed doomed to the runner-up position, having finished second place in the contest three times. "Despite his broken jaw, he remains one of the biggest, baddest bears at Brooks River," said Mike Fitz, a naturalist for Explore.org, which helps host Fat Bear Week. Watch footage of Chunk in his habitat at Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve

The URL does not work…bummer

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THANKS TO 1440

Good morning. It's Thursday, Oct. 2, and we're covering the death of a groundbreaking primatologist, a global pop star's 12th album, and much more. Don't keep us a secret: Share the email with friends (copy URL here)

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Qatar Security Guarantees

The White House published an executive order yesterday declaring any armed attack against Qatar a threat to the US. President Donald Trump pledged to use all necessary means—including the military—to defend the energy-rich nation, marking an unprecedented arrangement between the US and an Arab state. Read here.

The order, dated Monday, follows Israeli airstrikes three weeks ago targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar's capital, Doha. While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu initially defended the strikes, he apologized to Qatar on a call Monday coordinated by Trump. Earlier this year, Trump announced at least $1.2T in economic commitments with Qatar, which has been a major non-NATO ally since 2022. Preparations are also underway for a Qatari jet to be refitted as Air Force One. While this week's order resembles NATO security guarantees, it is not legally binding without Senate approval. That means Trump can choose how, and whether, the US responds.

Saudi Arabia, which has long sought and failed to secure security assurances from the US, signed a mutual defense pact with Pakistan last month.

 

 

Jane Goodall Dies

Jane Goodall has died at age 91, her institute revealed yesterday. The famed conservationist and primatologist was known for her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees and environmental advocacy.

In 1957, Goodall traveled from England to Nairobi, Kenya, where she worked as a secretary to paleoanthropologist Louis Leakey. Despite her lack of formal training, Leakey recruited Goodall to launch the first long-term study of wild chimpanzees, in an effort to better understand human evolution (the animals had been studied for decades in captivity but never in their natural habitat).

Goodall's first groundbreaking observation came when she witnessed chimpanzees use a grass blade to fish for termites, upending the prevailing belief that only humans could make and use tools. Goodall would go on to observe the animals hunting, forming social bonds, displaying emotion, adopting other chimpanzees, and even engaging in war (see more, w/video).

Goodall parlayed her research into an appeal for conservation. See a documentary on her work here.

 

 

 

'The Life of a Showgirl'

Taylor Swift releases her 12th studio album tonight at midnight ET. "The Life of a Showgirl" is slated to include 12 songs; see track list here.

Swift is Spotify's most-streamed artist and one of the bestselling musicians of all time, with over 200 million records sold worldwide. Her 2023-24 Eras Tour grossed over $1B—the highest-grossing music tour in history. The 14-time Grammy-winning artist is also the first and only person to have won four Album of the Year awards. She holds 80 records in all, according to Guinness World Records, including the greatest seismic activity caused by a music concert (equivalent to a 2.3-magnitude earthquake for her July 22-23, 2023, Seattle show).

The album will be accompanied by an AMC Theatres release. The 89-minute "The Official Release Party of a Showgirl" includes a music video screening and behind-the-scenes footage, and is expected to gross $35M-$40M. Learn more about Taylor Swift here (w/video).

 

 

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Is RFK right again about his next warning?

See it here before it's erased.

-Mike
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When RFK Jr warned that COVID 19 originated from a lab leak in Wuhan, China… liberals laughed and called him a conspiracy theorist.

NOW the FBI, CIA and Department of Energy all agree that Covid-19 most likely originated from a Wuhan lab leak…

Once again Kennedy was proven right.

But RFK Jr.'s next WARNING could be far worse for millions of Americans.

Before the deep state's smear campaign really revs up—see it here for yourself.

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Thanks to Interesting Facts

6 of the World's Most Unusual Libraries

For avid readers, libraries are a place of sanctuary. They can unlock a world of imagination, investigation, and learning. Much like the books they hold inside, library buildings can also be wondrous creations, boasting magnificent and creative architecture. Others are noteworthy for their quirky designs or the innovative methods they use to inspire their communities to read. Take a journey to six of the most unusual libraries in the world.

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Biblioburro (Colombia)

Luis Soriano, a teacher from the rural northern Colombia town of La Gloria, was determined to give his students access to books, so he set up an unusual library called Biblioburro. Soriano owned two donkeys, whom he renamed Alfa and Beto — combined, the names form the Spanish word for "alphabet." Loading the donkeys with about 70 books from his own bookshelves, Soriano saddled up and rode them to local elementary schools to read students stories. Twenty-five years later, Soriano's book collection has grown considerably, and he is still spreading his love of reading. Even a riding accident that left him with a prosthetic leg hasn't stopped this determined educator from inspiring young Colombian children with the joy of reading.

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Epos Library Ship (Norway)

Until the pandemic shut down operations in 2020, a library ship called Epos sailed through Norway's many fjords to deliver books to fjordside communities. Built in 1963, it superseded two earlier ships that had been in service since 1959. Some of the country's more isolated places are easier to reach by boat than by road, and this service meant that villagers had access to reading material, particularly during the winter months. Epos carried approximately 6,000 books and visited 250 villages two times per year. Given the unusual circumstances, one qualification for taking a job as one of its librarians was not suffering from seasickness. Similar "libraries" exist in Chile's Chiloé Archipelago and on the Nam Khong River in Laos.

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Camel Library (Kenya)

In rural northeast Kenya, camels, nicknamed "ships of the desert," once carried unusual cargo as part of a Kenya National Library Service initiative. Concerned by poor literacy rates and lack of access to reading materials in and around the town of Garissa, the local government adopted a novel approach. Camels are well-suited to the harsh terrain and hot summer temperatures in the region, so they were an ideal choice to transport hundreds of books along with a tent and reading mat to the area's nomadic communities. Eventually, after many years of success, improvements to the local road infrastructure meant that the camel library could be phased out and replaced by motorbikes.

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Lire à la Plage (France)

Each summer, Lire à la Plage ("Reading at the Beach") brings the library to more than a dozen of Normandy's coastal resorts. The colorful beach huts, umbrellas, and deck chairs are easy to spot, and though people are not allowed to take books away from the beach, the librarians are happy to make a note that you're coming back the following day, mark your place, and put it aside for you. The program has been running in France since 2005, but similar reading initiatives have spread as far as Australia's Coogee Beach, the tourist resort town of Albena on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, and Tel Aviv, Israel, a city that had previously installed books at bus stops.

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Chained Libraries (England)

The practice of chaining reference books to library shelves was common in medieval times. Though it mostly ended in the 18th century, there are around a dozen chained collections that still exist in England. The oldest is the Francis Trigge Chained Library, founded in 1598 at St Wulfram's Church in Grantham, Lincolnshire. The largest chained library in England, meanwhile, is located inside Hereford Cathedral; its oldest book dates back to the eighth century. Another chained library at Wimborne Minster in Dorset dates from 1686. The books in these libraries were chained to the shelves to prevent theft, which is perhaps preferable to the methods used in Marsh's Library in Dublin, Ireland, where three wire alcoves were installed in the 1770s. If readers wanted to look at some of the library's rarest books, they'd be locked up in these cages so they couldn't walk off with them.

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Nanie's Reading Club (The Philippines)

In 2000, a Filipino man named Hernando "Nanie" Guanlao was looking for a way to honor his beloved parents, who had recently passed away. While some people might pay for a plaque on a park bench or make a charitable donation, Guanlao had a more unusual idea: He decided to set up a library outside his home to thank his parents for instilling in him a lifelong passion for reading. Guanlao initially gathered up his own modest collection of books and placed them on the sidewalk for neighbors to borrow. When his neighbors returned them, they also brought some of their own books, and the collection grew rapidly. Two decades later, Nanie's Reading Club is more popular than ever, and every inch of space in his home, inside and out, is covered with books. There's no charge to borrow one, and Nanie even ventures out into other Manila districts on a specially adapted "book bike" to spread his love of reading further.

I think they had a reading room like this in Olongapo where we would go when we were in Cubi Point for liberty

 

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This Day in U S Military History

 

1799 – Establishment of Washington Navy Yard. The Washington Navy Yard is the U.S. Navy's oldest shore establishment, in operation since the first decade of the 19th century. It evolved from a shipbuilding center to an ordnance plant and then to the ceremonial and administrative center for the Navy. The yard is home to the Chief of Naval Operations and is headquarters for the Naval Historical Center, the Marine Corps Historical Center, and numerous naval commands.

1950 – The ROK Capital and 3rd Divisions seized Yangyang on the East Coast while in the southeast ROK Marines took the port of Mokpo. Chinese Foreign Minister Chou En-lai warned the Indian Ambassador in Beijing that if the Americans cross the 38th parallel China would enter the war.

1951 – Future jet ace Colonel Francis S. "Gabby" Gabreski, Vice Commander of the 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing, downed his third MiG-15 of the war in an F-86 Sabre jet. Colonel Gabreski was a leading World War II ace with 28 German aircraft kills while flying a P-47 Thunderbolt.

 

Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day

 

*CORRY, WILLIAM MERRILL, JR.

Rank and organization: Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy. Place and date: Near Hartford, Conn., 2 October 1920. Born: 5 October 1889, Quincy, Fla. Accredited to: Florida. Other Navy award: Navy Cross. Citation: For heroic service in attempting to rescue a brother officer from a flame-enveloped airplane. On 2 October 1920, an airplane in which Lt. Comdr. Corry was a passenger crashed and burst into flames. He was thrown 30 feet clear of the plane and, though injured, rushed back to the burning machine and endeavored to release the pilot. In so doing he sustained serious burns, from which he died 4 days later.

 

CARR, CHRIS (name legally changed from CHRISTOS H. KARABERIS, under which name the medal was awarded) Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company L, 337th Infantry, 85th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Guignola, Italy, 1-2 October 1944. Entered service at: Manchester, N.H. Birth: Manchester, N.H. G.O. No.: 97, 1 November 1945. Citation Leading a squad of Company L, he gallantly cleared the way for his company's approach along a ridge toward its objective, the Casoni di Remagna. When his platoon was pinned down by heavy fire from enemy mortars, machineguns, machine pistols, and rifles, he climbed in advance of his squad on a maneuver around the left flank to locate and eliminate the enemy gun positions. Undeterred by deadly fire that ricocheted off the barren rocky hillside, he crept to the rear of the first machinegun and charged, firing his submachinegun. In this surprise attack he captured 8 prisoners and turned them over to his squad before striking out alone for a second machinegun. Discovered in his advance and subjected to direct fire from the hostile weapon, he leaped to his feet and ran forward, weaving and crouching, pouring automatic fire into the emplacement that killed 4 of its defenders and forced the surrender of a lone survivor. He again moved forward through heavy fire to attack a third machinegun. When close to the emplacement, he closed with a nerve-shattering shout and burst of fire. Paralyzed by his whirlwind attack, all 4 gunners immediately surrendered. Once more advancing aggressively in the face of a thoroughly alerted enemy, he approached a point of high ground occupied by 2 machineguns which were firing on his company on the slope below. Charging the first of these weapons, he killed 4 of the crew and captured 3 more. The 6 defenders of the adjacent position, cowed by the savagery of his assault, immediately gave up. By his l-man attack, heroically and voluntarily undertaken in the face of tremendous risks, Sgt. Karaberis captured 5 enemy machinegun positions, killed 8 Germans, took 22 prisoners, cleared the ridge leading to his company's objective, and drove a deep wedge into the enemy line, making it possible for his battalion to occupy important, commanding ground.

*KINER, HAROLD G.

Rank and organization: Private, U.S. Army, Company F, 117th Infantry, 30th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Palenberg, Germany, 2 October 1944. Entered service at: Enid, Okla. Birth: Aline, Okla. G.O. No.: 48, 23 June 1945. With 4 other men, he was leading in a frontal assault 2 October 1944, on a Siegfried Line pillbox near Palenberg, Germany. Machinegun fire from the strongly defended enemy position 25 yards away pinned down the attackers. The Germans threw hand grenades, 1 of which dropped between Pvt. Kiner and 2 other men. With no hesitation, Private Kiner hurled himself upon the grenade, smothering the explosion. By his gallant action and voluntary sacrifice of his own life, he saved his 2 comrades from serious injury or death.

 

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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for October 2, 2020 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY

 

2 October

1912: George A. Gray flew a Burgess Wright plane on the first flight over the Adirondack Mountains, flying from Malone to Saranac Lake, N.Y., a distance of about 85 miles. (24)

1918: 18: In 1917 Charles F. Kettering of Dayton, Ohio, invented the unmanned Kettering Aerial Torpedo, nicknamed F.B. (Flying Bomb) and the "Kettering Bug." Launched from a four-wheeled dolly that ran down a portable track, the Bug's system of internal pre-set pneumatic and electrical controls stabilized and guided it toward a target. After a predetermined length of time, a control closed an electrical circuit, which shut off the engine. Then, the wings were released, causing the Bug to plunge to earth -- where its 180 pounds of explosive detonated on impact. Elmer Sperry and Henry Ford were also involved in its development. A series of tests were completed in 1918 at McCook Field near Dayton. One of these nearly ended in disaster when the Bug veered off course and narrowly missed a crowded reviewing stand. This program, and another Sperry project conducted by the Navy, are considered the earliest unmanned aerial bombs ever developed.

1944: 1Lt Valmore Beaudrault received credit for downing the first German jet destroyed by Ninth Air Force. (4)

1950: KOREAN WAR. From the FEAF Bomber Command, 22 B-29s attacked a N. Korean military training area at Nanam, destroying 75 percent of the buildings. The 8th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron moved from Itazuke to Taegu to become the first USAF day reconnaissance squadron stationed in Korea. (28)

1952: The Boeing XB-52 Stratofortress prototype, 49-230, made its first flight at Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington, with test pilot Alvin M. "Tex" Johnston in command.  Lieutenant Colonel Guy M. Townsend, U.S. Air Force, acted as co-pilot. The first of two prototype long-range, high-altitude, heavy bombers, had been damaged during ground testing and extensive repairs were required, which delayed its initial flight. Ironically, the second prototype, YB-52 49-231, made the type's first flight nearly six months earlier, on 15 April 1952.

1956: For the first time, the USAF successfully recovered a full-scale flight-test version of the XSM62 (N69D series) Snark after a flight from Cape Canaveral. (16) (24)

1962: At Vandenberg AFB, an Atlas D completed a combat training launch (CTL). The CTLs preceded the current operational testing program. (6)

1963: The USAF issued a requirement for the Minuteman II missile with a new, larger second stage engine, improved guidance, more range and payload, and increased survivability. (6)

1968: The C-9A flew its first aeromedical mission. (18)

1970: The USAF Special Operations Force at Hurlburt Field took possession of the first Bell UH-1N "Twin Huey." (16) (26)

1981: President Reagan reversed several of President Carter's defense decisions to support force modernization. He planned to construct and deploy 100 B-1B aircraft, continue the ALCM and M-X program, and develop an advanced stealth bomber. He also cancelled the horizontal multiple shelter basing scheme for the M-X in favor of basing in superhard silos. (1) (6) Deputy SECDEF Frank P. Carlucci ordered the Titan II system inactivated. (6)

1991: In the second humanitarian mission to Mongolia, the 834th Airlift Division moved 15 pallets of medical supplies and 8 ambulances to Ulan Bator. (16) (26)

1993: Major earthquakes rolled through central India. Afterwards, C-5s airlifted 1,000 rolls of plastic sheeting, 950 tents, 18,550 five-gallon water containers, 22 pallets of blankets, and other relief supplies to Bombay through 4 October. (16)

2000: The NF-16D (Tail No. 86-0048) Variable In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft (VISTA) arrived at Edwards AFB to join the AFFTC fleet. It could simulate the flying characteristics of several different aircraft and would be used primarily by the AF Test Pilot School. (3)

2006: ACC declared an initial operating capability for the GBU-39B Small Diameter Bomb, a lowcost and low-collateral damage 250-pound precision strike weapon for use by fighters, bombers and UAVs. (AFNEWS Article, "ACC Declares Small Diameter Bomb Initially Capable," 5 Oct 2006)

2007: The Commandant of Cadets, Brig Gen Susan Y. Desjardins, flew a new C-17 Globemaster III over the U.S. Air Force Academy cadet area in Colorado Springs, Colo. She formally accepted the aircraft for the Air Force at Boeing's facilities in Long Beach, Calif., and flew it to Dover AFB, Del., for duty with the 436th Airlift Wing. (AFNEWS, "Commandant of Cadets Flies New C-17 Globemaster III Home, 2 Oct 2007) At Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, Air Force Reserve officials activated the first F-22 Raptor unit, the 477th Fighter Group. The day also honored the 477th Fighter Group's and the 302nd Fighter Squadron's fabled heritage and their connection to the Tuskegee Airmen. (AFNEWS, Air Force Reserves Stands Up First F-22 Unit," 5 October 2007.)

 

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