| About Me |
| AMSOIL
Dealer Site
-
AMSOIL synthetic lubricants are they best money can buy. AMSOIL reduces
fuel consumption and prolongs the life of engines and equipment. |
| Ronda's
Realty Site - Ronda is a Realtor with Better Homes and
Gardens Gary Greene
in Sugar Land, Texas |
| Military |
| Airlift
History |
| Flying |
| My Dad and Uncle
served with Eighth Air Force in England, flying B-24 Liberators |
| My AMAZON Aviation Store - Aviation books and other aviation-related items available through Amazon. |
| My
Commercial
Page -
go there for
interesting things you can buy. There are "widgets" for Amazon.com's
hottest sales! Keep an eye on the "Lightning Sale" widget for some
amazing deals. |
| Vote
Raleigh!! |
| Barbecue
- I grew up in rural West Tennessee, right in the heart of barbecue
country. There is no better barbecue found anywhere! |
| The
1940s Air
Terminal Museum is in the process of restoration. They have
great monthly events! |
| Erle
Bjorke - Erle's daughter Kristine is a friend of ours. Her
dad died at Khe Sanh in 1967. |
| Sam's C-130
Page |
| World War
II History |
| Troop
Carrier/Tactical Airlift Association - If you are
a veteran of the US Air Force troop carrier, tactical
airlift or combat airlift mission, you should belong! |
| My
AMAZON A-Store
- Go here to buy books and other things I recommend. Including copies
of my out-of-print book The C-130 Hercules, Tactical Airlift Missions,
1956-1975! |
| C-119 Crash
- In February, 1954
when I was eight years old, a C-119 Flying Boxcar flown by a
local boy who had become a USAF pilot, crashed just outside the county
seat. I've obtained a copy of the accident report and am reporting it
here. |
| My
Political Comments - Yes, I have political views and I'm not
afraid to express them. |
| My thoughts on the
disappearance of Holly Bobo from near my home in West
Tennessee. After three years, two suspects have been charged with her kidnapping and murder! (Sadly,
Miss Bobo's partial remains, including her skull, were discovered by
ginseng hunters on Sunday September 7. The skull has been identified as
hers.) |
| Pappy
Gunn
- When I was a young boy, I first heard about Col. Paul I. "Pappy" Gunn
from a book my dad had picked up at Dyersburg Army Air Field after WW
II. I am priviledged to be friends with his youngest son. Pappy Gunn is
a true American hero and his family's story is the American story of
World War II. |
| Airlift/C-130
Books and Book Store - A collection of airlift related
books, with links to their pages on Amazon.com. |
| On May 23, 1968 Sgt Paul Meyer, a C-130 crew
chief, stole his airplane. Read the Incident
Report here. |
| Samantha is a friend of ours - her dad took
a lot of the Vietnam airlift pictures. She has a Scrapbooking web site.
Check it
out! |
| On
April 29, 2013 a Boeing 747-400 crashed after takeoff from Bagram
Airport, Afghanistan with the loss off all on board. The terrible
tragedy was captured by a video camera. I have posted my thoughts on
this accident at Bagram Accident. |
| The
loser Houston Texans could have taken college football legend Johnny
Manziel in the #1 draft pick they "earned" by being the worst team in
the NFL - My thoughts on Clowney, Manziel and the Texans. |
| An article about my relative, Thomas B. Utley, a Confederate Cavalryman during the War of Secession |
