Member Since October 15, 2008 , From United States
There burns no hotter fire in hell than that reserved for cowards, home wreckers, and troublemakers. Be warned accordingly.
About fletcherba234:

Retired Marine Fighter Pilot.  F-4B Radar Intercept Officer with VMFA 323.  RIO instructor w/ VMFAT101, Miramar NAS.  Transitioned to FA-18 with VMFA 212.  Thirty years service, 1965-1995.

The Fight.  William Butler Yeats.

"I know that I shall meet my fate
Somewhere in the clouds above.
Those I fight I do not hate.
Those I guard I do not love.

My county is Kilathan cross.
My countrymen Kilathan's poor.
No likely end could bring them loss
Or leave them happier than before.

No law, nor duty bade me fight.
No public men nor cheering crowds.
A lonely impulse of delight
Drove me to this tummult in the clouds.

I balanced all and brought to mind.
The years to come seemed waste of breath.
A waste of breath the years behind.
In balance with this life, this death."

 

W.B. Yeats: An Irish airman foresees his death.

 

We who stand up to death also stand up to life -- and all the challenge that either must present.

 

 

 

 

I have developed a taste for Van Halen lately.  At least this kid has balls. 

 


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Answered: Is it time to change our Gun Control regulations?

Why do I have my doubts about leftist liberals and their failure to appreciate the larger picture? The facts are not going to change that the good guys pack the big nasty weapons -- and use them as ...

Answered: Is it time to change our Gun Control regulations?

There are a few guns I'd like to keep out of civilian hands: the GAU-8 30mm cannon for one. It has limited use in hunting (unless you have it mounted in an A-10C and are hunting tanks). It is twenty ...

Answered: Vietnam years

Contact your old unit (unless it has been decommissioned) and ask for "Unit diary excerpts" detailing who was also in your unit when you served. In that we're talking 44 years, it may be difficult to ...

Answered: How can I find out if someone actually served in ...

All personnel receive a Form DD-214 (Separation document) at discharge. It will detail all overseas duty, disciplinary action, decorations, clearance, etc. If your man cannot produce that DD-214 ...

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Answered: Navy ship "uss hannibal" (later ag-1)

The best I can say from my personal knowledge is that the Navy bought the ship before the Spanish American War and uised it as a bombing target in Chesepeake Bay in March 1945. If there is a ...

Answered: Why does Armed Services Radio continue to ...

Physicalist-Tadpole, everyone knows that you are a leftist liberal therefore incapable of reason and unable to understand the very simplest of things, which explains your occult adoration of Jeremiah ...

Answered: Which Fairy Tale is the Scariest?

I don't know that fairy tales ever gave me bad dreams. I never believed them anyway. But some things give me nightmares. Network advertising of this that and the other useless gadget, and the ...

Answered: If jesus was the lamb of god and we follow ...

It means that if we are one of the sheep of the flock, we are up to the flight standards of the toughest Marine Fighter Squadron that ever flew: Pappy Boyington's own Black Sheep Squadron. It is ...

Answered: Are House GOP Leaders Backing Down?

One cannot dispute that the Democrats have done an inferior job because they have inferior material to work with. That is all whom they have attracted. Fanaticism aside, Democrats have lost fervor ...

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Melvin Whitcombe says:
""They who would exchange freedom for safety and security soon enough find that they shall have none of these." Benjamin Franklin. If called on to fight in a war, I choose as my weapon, calm reason. History shows that there is no more powerful weapon. Nor does any other weapon heal, rather than inflict injury. I am glad that you understand the use of both wit and the sword."
Lady Aban Ceaulosevic says:
"Seldom do I meet fire elements as strong as you. There will always be that restless warrior in you. Yet even as you live by the sword and have no fear of dying by it, you use the sword only for high justice and then with all the discipline of a belted knight. A formidable warrior you are, and yet also a caring grandmother. There is a fine balance in you. There is that Paladin spirit, and you have perfected it."
LadyDarko E. says:
"Thank you Fletch for the compliment there is no way to express the admiration I have for the Military especially Marines. My stepdad was one he taught me hard, strong and deliberate. God Bless you and your contributions to our country and this site. We need to group, unite and fight. YeHHHHHHHHHHHAaAAAA. Lady Darko/Cpt Mac AN"
MGySgt Edward S. Renner USMC says:
"Well, another Marine! Semper Fi! It looks like there are more Marines entering the civilian world but I am grateful that no matter what, Marines always remain Marines."
charlie2911 says:
"thanks fletcher - old fashioned values and honor is what it's all about "
Rocmike3 says:
"Semper Fi! Retired F-4 RIO's are few and far between. I fought my war on the ground as a sniper but you were up there pulling G's and dropping bombs on Charles, when I called in your fire. Thank you for your service to the finest nation that ever came to be! You will always find us on the job: the United States Marines."
charlie2911 says:
"Thank you, glad to have the acquaintance of a 'Phantom Pherret'. I loved the old 'lead sled' - all that smoke and noise saying 'I'm coming to git you,boy!'"
Pax Majoris says:
"fletcherba234: I don't know you (yet), but I do know all that I need to. Thank you for your service to our beloved country, and this is on the redline."