This weekend is Memorial Day, the traditional BBQ kickoff to summer. But on these shores, it's the day to remember the fallen from past - and current - wars. The day was originally called Decoration Day, the date was at the very beginning of summer so that wild flowers would be available everywhere for families to decorate the graves of their fallen loved ones.
Many had no graves to decorate, as their loved one had an anonymous foreign grave for their final rest. Today the Texas Air National Guard (and others) bring the fallen home on "Angel Flights". This weekend, remember them. Both the quick and the dead.
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Dusty in here...
Got a little dusty here, too. As a C-130 pilot that pulled a few extra strings.
David Allen Higgs. 21st SpecOps
Mayaguez Incident, They put a missile into the CH53. No survivors, no bodies.
I miss ya Dave, I was the reason you went AF. My sister was a RIO, heard the whole thing over intercepts. It was a bad day for all of us, and to add a cherry on top we were at DefCon 3 so I couldn't attend the funeral.
Thank you, Angel Flight. Always Faithful. Always ready.
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