Knuckledraggin My Life Away : Welcome home, Sir

Monday, October 07, 2024

Welcome home, Sir

More than 50 years after his plane went down, the remains of a U.S. pilot who fought in the Vietnam War have finally been identified.

U.S. Marine Corps Captain Ronald W. Forrester of Texas disappeared in 1972 after his plane vanished during a nighttime combat mission in Vietnam.

Inspirations

"The Spartans do not inquire how many the enemy are, but where they are." AGIS II 427 B.C.

"No, no, I've got 'em right where I want 'em - surrounded from the inside." -- Mad Dog Shriver when told to break up his recon team and evade, that he was about to be overrun by North Vietnamese Regulars.

“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine

"The policy of the American government is to leave their citizens free, neither restraining nor aiding them in their pursuits." - Thomas Jefferson

"The world don't owe you a living, Boy." - Pops

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Monday, October 07, 2024

Welcome home, Sir