Tuesday, October 14, 2008

EX_PRESIDENTS OF THE U.S.


CO-OPERATION
Ex-Presidents Bush and Clinton.
The elder President Bush and Bill Clinton are at this time (Tuesday, 14 October, 2008)working together to discuss the Gulf Coast Problems after the devastations of so much of the Gulf Coast by the recent hurricanes.
Ex- President BUSH is very impressive to me whom is near my age, and Mr. Bush served in World War 2 as a Combat Pilot, facing Enemy Combat Pilots.
Myself, being a Veteran of World War 2 also and spent many months in the Southwest Pacific on the Ground Crew of the 110th Fighter Squadron, Fifth Air Force, had friends whom were our Pilots, 18, 19, 20 years old, younger than I. Mr. Bush was about that age, and in a different area.
Those World War 2 Pilots are getting smaller in number as time seems to be fleeting as we become older. I continue to hold those Pilots in Awe as did during the times of World War 2.
Getting to the flight line, joking with the Crew Chiefs, climbing up and into the P-39, P-40, both single engine Prop planes, 500 pound bomb under each wing and machine gun ammunition loaded by the Ordnance Soldiers, Rev up the engine and take off to attack a target that might only be a few miles away, return in a few minutes, up to the flight line for more bombs and Ammo' to be loaded and off for another attack. Our airstrips were near the island beaches.
The planes often came back with bullet holes or shrapnel damage and the pilot looks it over and says, load 'er up and soon be off again.
A sad time it was when the plane did not return. We owe so much gratitude to ones such as Ex- President Bush and to Senator McCain whom have given so much to the America that they Love.
Ex- Presidents now working together to try to do good for Humanity, politics aside. sam

4 comments:

Adirondackcountrygal said...

Good post Sam. I have had the privledge of knowing many WW2 veterans including a few pilots and also one who lost his leg at Pearl Harbor while running to his plane to try to fight the enemy.

Tammy said...

Hello friend. I have found your blog and am so glad you are here with us! I am learning too so if you have any questions, just let me know and we will figure them out together!

Kath said...

i FOUND YOU AT LAST SAM.I HAVE NO IDEA BUT YORUR FIRST POSTING KEPT TAKING PEOPLE TO MY BLOG.STILL DOES AT TIMES.I HAVE NO IDEA WHY.BUT IT HAS CUSED SOME CONFUSION.HOPE YOU ARE COPING BETTRE NOW IT LOOKS LIKE IT.SO TAKE CARE SAM GOD BLESS AND IF THERE ARE ANY MORE PROBS.MAYBE DELEATING THAT FIRST POSTING MIGHT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.I WILL BE BACK TO FOLLOW. KATH XX

Carlene Noggle said...

SAM, WE HAVE HERE IN OUR TOWN A DOCTOR WHO DELIVERED ALOT OF THE PEOPLE HERE WHO ARE NOW IN THEIR LATE 50'S...HE HAS RETIRED FINALLY, BUT HE WAS A DOCTOR AND HAD TO GET OF THE SHIP AND SWIM INTO THE SEAS AT NORMANDY..COMING ASHORE AND HELPING THE WOUNDED THE BEST HE COULD WITH HARDLY NOTHING TO HELP THEM WITH. HE IS A GOOD MAN...AND I AM SURE, LIKE YOU, SAW MUCH THAT HE WOULD RATHER FORGET...AS A CHILD I OF COURSE NEVER KNEW WHAT ALL HE HAD DID FOR OUR COUNTRY..I THANK YOU SAM FOR ALL YOU DID FOR THE USA THAT I LOVE SO MUCH...
LOVE,
CARLENE