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Archive for May, 2007

"T" Model

Thursday, May 31st, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Let’s talk about my plane today. The mighty KC-130 has been around for almost fifty years or so and they are still pumping the latest version, the “J” model, out of the Lockheed plant in Georgia. Rumor has it that ...

Memorial Day

Monday, May 28th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Guys,I just want to say thanks for all that you have done for the US and her service men/women. As I sit and watch “Patton” on AMC, I am reminded that we can win all wars with the ...

Last Leg home

Thursday, May 24th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Aubrey was her nameThe last leg home on this month-long journey was punctuated with slight bumps as we slowly plowed across the tops of the clouds. The sound of Bread played into my headset as I sat at the Radio ...

Dark Days Ahead

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Until today, I believed that we were winning the war and that it was in fact winnable, but I came across official correspondence today that offers irrefutable proof this is no longer the case. The situation here is obviously ...

Trixx are for kids

Thursday, May 10th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Hey guys,Just wanted to say hi from Korat Thailand! This det has been fun but the best part is hijacking a Thai internet signal and chatting with my wife and folks via MSN messenger. I was finally able to get ...

A nut for a nut

Sunday, May 6th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Well Gang,I’m finally over in Khorat Thailand after a long 40 hour flight over the water. I was lucky enough to meet up with Gunny John and his awesome wife the second night I was in Okinawa Japan. We had ...