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Posted by Raven on August 15th, 2007
Sippin on Buds, as I go online…
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Many New Hampshire residents witnessed an unusual site Wednesday when four different military planes flew in formation overhead en route to Fenway Park.
The aircraft were traveling to Boston to fly over Fenway at the start of the Red Sox afternoon game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Officials from Pease Air National Guard Base said that the formation was part of Air Force Week in New England. The KC-135 Stratotanker was from Pease, the F-16 jet was from Vermont, the F-15 was from Otis Air Force Base, and the A-2 plane was from Barnes Air National Guard Base.
Duncan were you piloting one of these??
Virginia Tech will offer the families of the 32 students and faculty members slain by Seung Hui Cho a one-time payment of up $180,000 from a fund used to solicit private donations in the weeks following the April 16 massacre, the administrator of the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund announced today.
Kenneth R. Feinberg, the administrator, said the university plans to distribute all of the $7.5 million fund to the families of those killed as well as to the more than two dozen people injured during the shootings.
I don’t think I could accept the money. No. I know I wouldn’t. To me, it’s blood money, and no thanks.
OWASSO — Maye Ryan, who had been the oldest female Marine veteran in the nation, died Monday night at the Baptist Village, where she had lived for the last 14 years. She was 97.
…political observers will move beyond a discussion of negativity and begin to talk about incivility. There is a widespread belief that incivility – attacks that go beyond facts and differences and move toward name-calling and derision – is a serious threat to our electoral process.
Cross Posted @ Cao’s
August 15th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
Cheers!! To the hostess. Enjoy the beer and have a pleasant evening.
August 15th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. Paul Hornung
August 15th, 2007 at 11:54 pm
Well, all those USAF planes are OK but I get to see V22 Ospreys (it is 11:51 pm and I just heard one), AH1W Cobras, CH43 “Frogs” and CH53 Sea Knights every day. Also get to see convoys of all sorts of on the highway and young marines jogging thru the neighborhood(another osprey just went over. This is a wonderful neighborhood here in NC.:D
August 16th, 2007 at 11:41 am
USAF has Ospreys too ya know.
I wish I could have flown in one of those planes (well, not the KC-135, that would be boring). :mrgreen:
August 16th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
Beeah is GOOD!! very Good. :mrgreen:
August 16th, 2007 at 4:48 pm
I wish I had seen them flying.
August 16th, 2007 at 6:23 pm
Someday someone is going to invent a method of drinking beer while driving. Then I’ll do a lot more traveling.
Until then, there is not enough Preparation H in the World today to make it easier for me to sit down.
~~JD~~
August 17th, 2007 at 9:11 pm
I hate long road trips. I really do…I’m not one who can sit for long cause I get antsy…and I like to be on the move. LOL it’s why I hate MEETINGS and will avoid them with every ounce of gruff I can muster. LOL.