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Post by frank on Aug 25, 2012 17:28:35 GMT -5
www.silvertonhousepublishing.com/Authors/William_Garner… Thanks is due William T. Garner for his careful assembling of Clarie.s narrative and the facts couching it. Judge Garner was himself a Marine Corps jet fighter pilot in Korea, just one major conflict later in history, and the son of a World War II Marine who also served in combat in the Pacific theater. He is also the father of an Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who served in Iraq and was wounded in Afghanistan. Upon his admiration for Mr. Bramley, he brings to bear his understanding of military command, strategy and protocol and of world events, and a remarkable ability to relate these clearly to the reader. Garner.s presentation is straightforward, belying the difficulty of ordering and elucidating the disparate elements of this story. He takes care to let Bramley.s history speak for itself, and in so doing, underscores his own admiration of this American hero. If Bramley and Garner served their country in uniform, they.ve done it again in compiling and sharing this inspiring history. Please, please let it inform our next great generation. (Read More)
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Post by frank on Aug 25, 2012 17:26:08 GMT -5
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Post by frank on Aug 25, 2012 17:03:11 GMT -5
Our classmate Celso e-mailed the following account: "Sorpresa! I was able to contact Ms. Joan Page (Spann), the American lady who tried to speak Tagalog in the very funny Edong Mapangarap radio program of our days. Upon my request, she kindly attached a picture of her with Pugo and Tugo, two of her her co-stars in the radio program when we were just starting high school. She came to the Philippines in 1948 and even entertained our 20th Battalion Combat Team in the Korean War. Yes, she still speaks Tagalog. She is already a grandma and will visit the country soon. When Eddie San Jose (from whom Edong was derived) died in California, his girls, with Joan Page, Rebecca Gonzales and Sylvia La Torre (she played Ibyang in the show) sang at his memorial service. Eddie must have loved it tremendously." www.newsflash.org/2004/02/sb/sb003443.htm
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Post by frank on Aug 12, 2012 15:28:48 GMT -5
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Post by frank on Aug 12, 2012 15:09:38 GMT -5
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Post by frank on Aug 12, 2012 15:04:48 GMT -5
Sunset Saturday.
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Post by frank on Aug 12, 2012 14:58:14 GMT -5
Friday night story telling! by the camp fire.
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Post by frank on Aug 12, 2012 14:49:39 GMT -5
Sunday afternoon crew.
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Post by frank on Jul 24, 2012 20:32:42 GMT -5
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Post by frank on Jul 22, 2012 15:39:33 GMT -5
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Post by frank on Jul 22, 2012 15:00:49 GMT -5
14) The state of Philippine military aviation in early 1941 in one picture: P-26s, still being flown by U.S. fighter pilots, in early 1941; a few P-35s, which would also be obsolete in a short time; an unbelievably antique Keystone B-3A of the PAAC, taxiing in the background. PAAC B-3A 10th Bombardment Squadron General characteristics * Crew: 5 * Length: 48 ft 10 in (14.9 m) * Wingspan: 74 ft 8 in (22.8 m) * Height: 15 ft 9 in (4.8 m) * Wing area: 1,145 ft² (106.4 m²) * Empty weight: 7,705 lb (5,875 kg) * Loaded weight: 12,952 lb (5,875 kg) * Max. takeoff weight: lb (kg) * Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1690-3 radial engines, 525 hp (392 kW) each Performance * Maximum speed: 114 mph (98 kn, 183 km/h) * Cruise speed: 98 mph (85 kn, 158 km/h) * Range: 860 mi (760 nmi, 1,400 km) * Service ceiling: 12,700 ft (3,870 m) * Rate of climb: 530 ft/min (2.7 m/s) * Wing loading: 11.31 lb/ft² (55.42 kg/m²) * Power/mass: 0.0811 hp/lb (133 W/kg) Armament * Guns: 3 × .30 in (7.62 mm) machine guns * Bombs: 2,500 lb (1,100 kg); 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) on short runs en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_B-3www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2394www.squadron13.com/b3a/B3.htmlHave a look at the San Diego Air Museum photo archive collection. www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/sets/
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Post by frank on Jul 22, 2012 14:24:23 GMT -5
You got us curious.
What are you researching?
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Post by frank on Jul 12, 2012 21:20:54 GMT -5
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Post by frank on Jul 12, 2012 21:14:41 GMT -5
Thank you Gil for the great food. www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=395219647205703&saved#!/media/set/?set=vb.276997385694597&type=2 Thank you Mike for the kitchen set up. Thank you April for letting Mike join us and being our Miss USO. Thank you for the PSHS members who managed to come and inform the public about the Philippine Scouts. Welcome to our new friends from the other units who shared our dinner and shared their beverages.
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Post by frank on Jul 11, 2012 15:30:33 GMT -5
Thanks for the post. Had a good time talking with the Civil war artillery guys camped beside us. Did not have time to watch their battle at Ft. Mac. But we shared food and drink both evenings we were there.
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Post by frank on Jul 5, 2012 1:18:05 GMT -5
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Post by frank on Jul 5, 2012 0:39:53 GMT -5
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Post by frank on Jul 1, 2012 18:59:12 GMT -5
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Post by frank on Jul 1, 2012 13:47:28 GMT -5
On this same website I came across this post. If you don't watch out, the wife will sell your stuff. iacmc.forumotion.com/t5849-general-ermita-s-uniformsThe guy who bought is the from the show "Combat Cash". Vintage productions. So don't be surprised if you see some Filipinos stuff on the show. Looks like the uniforms from after the EDSA revolution...
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Post by frank on Jul 1, 2012 13:37:21 GMT -5
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