THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER

Full military honors (and then some) for the funeral and memorial service for the Vietnam veteran–who was murdered by a suicide terrorist while on the job.

Mr. Hunter, 68, a retired Army careerist, Vietnam veteran and IRS manager, is presumed to have been killed in the suicide terrorism incident in Northwest Austin Thursday.
UPDATE:  More from Hunter’s family, both related and friends. And this.

Can’t say I’d mind seeing D.C. buried by a blizzard for a while, so long as Veeshir has a full pantry and keeps his power. Serves the home of hot air right. Can you say Cap & Trade?
I worry more about Mr. B.’s godfather, Richard Torovsky, at the Reveille Vineyards in the rural Shenandoah. Been [...]

Speaking of DC-3s (see below), it seems the largest gathering of them (about 53 are expected) will be flying into Oshkosh, WI, this summer to celebrate the silver bird’s 75th anniversary. All the recent snow up there should have melted by then.

Was thrilled to read that some folks are packing a DC-3 with relief supplies to ferry to Haiti. The venerable (75-year-old) transport (first one was named the “Flagship Texas”) was my favorite plastic model when I was a kid. I even have a new kit of one in the closet awaiting Mr. B.’s interest in [...]

I’ve been in a few, from Shenandoah Caverns in Virginia to Inner Space under I-35 north of Austin. But this, apparently, is the largest found to date. It’s in Viet Nam, oddly enough. Another tourist attraction for a country that can always use another one.
Via Naturography.

I’ve been in a few, from Shenandoah Caverns in Virginia to Inner Space under I-35 north of Austin. But this, apparently, is the largest found to date. It’s in Viet Nam, oddly enough. Another tourist attraction for a country that can always use another one.
Via Naturography.

This seems to be it, as far as the American military is concerned, for the UH-1 Huey, the workhorse troop- and casualty-mover of the Vietnam war. Course the feeling of the nose-down takeoff, the wind roaring through the open side doors, and the distinctive sound of the rotor blades from the ground as one passes [...]

This seems to be it, as far as the American military is concerned, for the UH-1 Huey, the workhorse troop- and casualty-mover of the Vietnam war. Course the feeling of the nose-down takeoff, the wind roaring through the open side doors, and the distinctive sound of the rotor blades from the ground as one passes [...]

"I’ve passed the memorial in D.C. but never visited. More often I pass the one in NYC, but there too I avoid it.  It’s my way of remembering I guess."
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