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TGT
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[Click to View YouTube Video]
Smoke on the Water" was written in 1944 by Zeke Clements and recorded shortly thereafter by Red Foley.
In 1941, the same year Red made his film debut with Tex Ritter in the Western "The Pioneers", he signed a lifetime contract with Decca Records resulting in his first #1 country hit Smoke On The Water in 1944. It topped the charts for 13 consecutive weeks in 1945, he was the first major performer to record in Nashville.
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Fritz
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Choss Creek, ID
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Ron: Indeed! Thanks for sharing the brass crescent wrench. Quite the artifact.
I know some here have mentioned the book "The Rising Sun" by John Toland.
I think I have read it 3 times. Gives a better idea of what was motivating the Japanese, while still providing a great history of the war in the Pacific.
Of Course I still enjoy my ancient copy of:
Guadalcanal Diary is a memoir written by war correspondent Richard Tregaskis and published by Random House. The book recounts the author's time with the United States Marine Corps on Guadalcanal in the early stages of the pivotal months-long battle there starting in 1942.
Tregaskis relates combat and conversation in an immediately accessible vernacular, taking care to cite the full name, rank, and hometown of each of the Marines he encountered over the weeks he was on the island.
The book was so well received at home upon publication, and spoke such volumes on the camaraderie amongst the Marines, that the USMC still makes Guadalcanal Diary required reading for all officer candidates.
In 1943 the memoir was made into a film of the same name starring William Bendix, Richard Conte, Anthony Quinn, and John Archer, marking the film debut of Richard Jaeckel
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Tobia
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The last from Red Foley:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSRE30pnF0o
Red Foley ~ Peace In The Valley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvA-_msZs0U
Hank Williams Jr. ~ I Was With Red Foley (The Night He Passed Away)
Through careful analysis, I decided that would be a YES, Wow, hard to imagine; esp a night landing. Nothing to compare it to except not losing control of a big rig when having to slam on the brakes; which is no comparison at all.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
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SL Rat: did you fly off of Carriers?
265 arrested landings...
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Toker Villain
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Toquerville, Utah
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 6, 2012 - 05:32pm PT
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Jeez, even totaled together Bird, Warren and I haven't been arrested that many times!
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Tobia
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Jun 10, 2012 - 08:35am PT
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USS Iowa makes final journey to become a floating museum in San Pedra, CA
More information on the Iowa got to:
http://www.pacificbattleship.com/
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Tobia
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From AP article:
World War II pilot and battle of Midway hero James Muri dies in Montana at age 93.
On June 4, 1942, Muri piloted one of four B-26 bombers that took off from Midway Island to attack a Japanese fleet planning to invade the U.S. outpost about 1,100 miles northwest of Hawaii.
Japanese fighter planes shot the bombers with machine guns and cannons. Muri's bomber was struck and three crewmen were wounded, but he launched a torpedo at the aircraft carrier Akagi and then flew the plane down its flight deck to avoid the ship's guns, which were all pointed outward.
Muri flew lower than treetop level above the deck of the massive ship, reasoning that skimming the flight deck gave him the best chance to survive.
After the plane crash-landed on Midway Island, officials counted more than 500 bullet holes in the bomber, the Billings Gazette reported (http://bit.ly/WrZkTu);.
Muri and his crew were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. In 2003, Muri received the Jimmy Doolittle Award for outstanding service to the U.S. Army Air Corps in a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
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FRUMY
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SHERMAN OAKS,CA
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Admiral Nimitz ---- One of the greats, that does not get the credit he should.
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Gene
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Admiral Nimitz ---- One of the greats, that does not get the credit he should.
Interesting thought although five stars, signing the surrender document on behalf of the USA, and having his name on on a class of floating airports is impressive. If anything, MacArthur gets much more credit than he deserves.
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FRUMY
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SHERMAN OAKS,CA
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^^^^^^
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JEleazarian
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Fresno CA
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I am a great admirer of Nimitz. Any bridge-playing admiral already has a tremendous advantage in my book. It's too bad the nastiest East Bay freeway has to bear his name.
I would not dis MacArthur, though. His bravado and seeming self-aggrandizement makes him easy to dislike, but his south Pacific campaigns were brilliant, and his island-hopping strategy was much less costly of life than those of other commanders. He actually thought the Navy's strategy had too much of a "damn the torpedoes" disregard for loss of life. Personally, I don't see how Nimitz had a choice in capturing, say, Iwo Jima.
One point of disclosure: my father, who was 40 when they bombed Pearl Harbor, served in the Sea Bees during WWII, and participated in the invasion of Guam, where the Sea Bees built an airfield under fire using bulldozer blades for shields. He had the highest regard for Nimitz.
John
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kennyt
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Woodfords,California
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Man you must be bored, Why don't you post up some old school first ascent photos? That would be cool, I'd like to see some
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Tobia
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will a top rope shot be satisfactory?
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guido
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Excellent comeback Tobia!
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Tobia
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guido, how else to respond to such? Hopefully a little humor will do.
I dare say this drawing of Jim Muri's decent on to the flight deck of a Japanese aircraft carrier is as impressive as any first accent photo I've ever seen.
jim, thanks for the kamakazi clips.
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guido
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SL Rat, how does one carrier landing compare with soloing up and down Patio Pinnacle?
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Tobia
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Cool Pics.
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Tobia
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Chief,
I had a pal that served on the Enterprise at the same time you were. I don't think he saw much daylight; not even sure of what he did.
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guido
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Tobia
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↑↑ tour de force?
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