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02-29-2004, 18:25
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Great photo, thanks for posting it!
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02-29-2004, 18:43
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That is, a nice picture!
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02-29-2004, 19:17
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Great pic! Wonder what he has dummy corded in that shirt pocket? Probably a compass.
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02-29-2004, 20:31
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Great pic! Wonder what he has dummy corded in that shirt pocket? Probably a compass.
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03-01-2004, 07:37
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Could be.
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06-20-2005, 19:38
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01-04-2006, 04:11
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Time for a bump!
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06-09-2006, 08:15
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Bumping this again.
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If COL Rowe called him a hero, that guy is a hero times three.
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06-11-2006, 02:44
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Great bump..... don't let it ever die.
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06-11-2006, 08:36
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Great bump..... don't let it ever die.
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Thanks, I think we all need to see something like this once in awhile.
It puts things in perspective.
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07-04-2006, 12:43
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Happy 69th birthday, Rocky!
2 July 1937 - 26 September 1965
You took the worst they could give, and asked for more.
RIP. You will not be forgotten.
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07-04-2006, 14:48
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Happy 69th birthday, Rocky!
2 July 1937 - 26 September 1965
You took the worst they could give, and asked for more.
RIP. You will not be forgotten.
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AMEN!
Thanks for resurrecting this thread.
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07-04-2006, 17:23
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RIP, Warrior.
CPTAUSRET,
If it wasn't for helicopter pilots like you, I might never have known my father. Thanks.
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