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Bucket list revised

wes

wes

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I guess that I’m going to have to give up bob a ride in an F16 or A10 and I doubt tTHE DOD Would be keen on mybeibgvapassenger during a carriervlannding unless NAVYFrog. Has some pull

so I’ve whittled down the list to a more realistic one

#1

a book per week. Today I’ll find ish off the NavalwR of 1812 and then I’m pivoting from AMERICAN presidents to military history so if any of you have suggestion s for that topic, I’m all ears

#2. One last trip f toAustralia. The 15 hour flight would be hard given my limitations but I’d gets lots of reading in
Then I could sit at Brunettis, sip coffee and watch the world go byvisit my favorite coffee roaster at the Queen Victoria Market. I drink a lot of coffee when I am down there

watch an Aussie Rukes Foitball game and see the future Hirned Frig Punterslike Jordan sandy



#3

own a Stetson “open Road”. Hat. Think LBJ AND THE HAT TCU MENS tennis coach David Roditi always wears



my grandfather was never without his and it’s a classic but iconic cowboy hat

my new barber owns a store that can custom build one for $ abot $200.0000 so it’s on my list now

#4

volunteer at Cooks Chikdrens Hospital. Just something I’d like to do

that’s it. Seeing earth from outer space would never have happened so time to get realistic and enjoy life
 
campdavid23

campdavid23

KMA
Wes
New bucket list sounds like your getting better, my prayers that continues... I'm in the middle of reading
The British are Coming (Stan Atkinson), I covers the time period from 1775-1777 and gives a good overview of the economic, political, military and social environments both in the Colonies and in England.... it's been a great read so far!!
 
Relic

Relic

Active Member
Read this one recently, very good: (also read River of Doubt - really enjoyed it)

Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives in World War II Hardcover – February 19, 2019
 
PurplFrawg

PurplFrawg

Administrator
My last military assignment was with an A-10 Warthog wing. The first thing I asked when I got there was how to get a ride in one of them. Was told that only 2 were built with a back seat...one crashed and the other was on a stick as a static display. So, your first bucket item is off the table.
 
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asleep003

Active Member
White Rajah, by Nigel Barley
The White Rajah, by Tom Willians

About James Brooke - the Rajah of Sqarawak in the mid 1800s.
 
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tyler durden

tyler durden

Tyler Durden
I had a Peters Brother’s custom make what they call a Shady Oaks — Amon Carter’s hat. Very similar to an open road and made right in downtown Fort Worth. Can’t remember what I paid.
 
NewFrogFan

NewFrogFan

Full Member
wes said:
I guess that I’m going to have to give up bob a ride in an F16 or A10 and I doubt tTHE DOD Would be keen on mybeibgvapassenger during a carriervlannding unless NAVYFrog. Has some pull

so I’ve whittled down the list to a more realistic one

#1

a book per week. Today I’ll find ish off the NavalwR of 1812 and then I’m pivoting from AMERICAN presidents to military history so if any of you have suggestion s for that topic, I’m all ears

#2. One last trip f toAustralia. The 15 hour flight would be hard given my limitations but I’d gets lots of reading in
Then I could sit at Brunettis, sip coffee and watch the world go byvisit my favorite coffee roaster at the Queen Victoria Market. I drink a lot of coffee when I am down there

watch an Aussie Rukes Foitball game and see the future Hirned Frig Punterslike Jordan sandy



#3

own a Stetson “open Road”. Hat. Think LBJ AND THE HAT TCU MENS tennis coach David Roditi always wears



my grandfather was never without his and it’s a classic but iconic cowboy hat

my new barber owns a store that can custom build one for $ abot $200.0000 so it’s on my list now

#4

volunteer at Cooks Chikdrens Hospital. Just something I’d like to do

that’s it. Seeing earth from outer space would never have happened so time to get realistic and enjoy life
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There is only 1, two seat A-10, if they would let me I would gladly pay the gas bill to take you for a ride. I know there is at least 1 former Viper driver on this forum! As for books, The Ravens (USAF FACs for Vang Pao in Laos during Vietnam) or We Were Soldiers Once and Young. Both awesome!
 
FrogRillo

FrogRillo

Full Member
wes said:
#1

a book per week. Today I’ll find ish off the NavalwR of 1812 and then I’m pivoting from AMERICAN presidents to military history so if any of you have suggestion s for that topic, I’m all ears
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I’ve always been interested in the Indian wars of the late 1800. Especially Custer. Have been to the big horn battlefield a couple of times in my life. Nathaniel Philbrick has an interesting take on what happened in the years and months leading up to the battle and the battle itself. If that’s the kind of military history you enjoy. I recommend it.

Sorry forgot to put the name of the book. It’s titled “The Last Stand”
 
Limp Lizard

Limp Lizard

Full Member
Machu Pichu was always on my bucket list, but I doubt it now. Went to Britain 5 years ago and would love to go again, but the wife wants to go to Italy. I am saving up my frequent flyer miles so I can fly business class to Europe.

I guess I am one of the few people who don't want to go to Asia. Just no interest. Egypt and the pyramids would be there, if I could be assured safety(I was blown away by the Egyptian section of the British Museum). I also want to see New England in the fall again (I lived there for 2 years).

Reading I am more of a sci-fi and fantasy guy, with history (esp. Medieval and Renaissance) and science. Watching movies is big with me. And I love to play golf and play casino table games.
 
geezer

geezer

Colonel, USAF (Retired)
wes said:
I guess that I’m going to have to give up bob a ride in an F16 or A10 and I doubt tTHE DOD
#1

a book per week. Today I’ll find ish off the NavalwR of 1812 and then I’m pivoting from AMERICAN presidents to military history so if any of you have suggestion s for that topic, I’m all ears
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Favorites I've kept on my bookshelf:

"A Few Great Captains" by DeWitt S. Copp -- the story of early military aviation and the "founders" of the Air Force

"The Nightingale's Song" by Robert Timberg -- Vietnam era

"Ghost Soldiers" by Hampton Sides -- WWII Phillipines rescue mission

"When Pride Still Mattered" by David Maraniss -- not military...a biography of Vince Lombardi. Pay special attention to Lombardi's Jesuit education and the philosophy of "free will" instilled in him (and how that affected his leadership/coaching style)
 
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westoverhillbilly

Active Member
Wes, I hope and pray that you get back down to Melbourne to get to QVM and see an Aussie rules football game.. Australians are wonderful folks and for the most part love Americans (especially Texans) and get us.. Speaking of, there's a recent McArthur biography (Douglas McArthur: American Warrior by Arthur Herman) who goes into length about his time in Darwin, AU re-grouping after retreating from Batan.
 

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