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The last surviving member of the Flying Tigers has died.
Posted on 1/16/19 at 3:57 pm
Posted on 1/16/19 at 3:57 pm
Looks like he passed last week...
RIP
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MONROE, La. - (1/9/19) The last surviving member of General Claire Chennault's Flying Tigers has passed away. Major Richard Sherman passed away at the Northeast Louisiana Veteran's Home earlier today. Maj. Sherman trained as a bombardier and navigator for B-25 bombers in the 11th Bomb Squadron. He spent 13 months in China and flew in more than 50 missions.
RIP
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Posted on 1/16/19 at 4:00 pm to Darth_Vader
It really is sad how few WWII vets are still with us.
Posted on 1/16/19 at 4:03 pm to beerJeep
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It really is sad how few WWII vets are still with us.
Yeah. Seems like not that long ago the last of the WWI vets were going on in. Now it’s the WWII generation that’s disappearing.
Posted on 1/16/19 at 4:14 pm to beerJeep
Agree.
Posted on 1/16/19 at 4:15 pm to Darth_Vader
My granddad built their runways.
Posted on 1/16/19 at 4:22 pm to beerJeep
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really is sad how few WWII vets are still with us.
they are 90 something if they are alive.
There,were civil war vets
around when I was a kid.
Pretty soon Viet vets will be rare.
Everybody dies.
This post was edited on 1/16/19 at 4:23 pm
Posted on 1/16/19 at 4:31 pm to Darth_Vader
Had a Client who was a Mechanic for them
Posted on 1/16/19 at 4:35 pm to CelticDog
quote:
really is sad how few WWII vets are still with us.
they are 90 something if they are alive.
There,were civil war vets
around when I was a kid.
Pretty soon Viet vets will be rare.
Everybody dies.
My dad would be pushing toward his 93d birthday if he were still with us...he turned 19 on the troopship in March 1945...
I saw a group of veterans from the 173d Airborne Brigade at the Pentagon (Vietnam) a couple of years back and was shocked to see how old they looked...
Then again, it's hard to believe that it's 27 years since Desert Storm and over 17 years since 9/11...
Posted on 1/16/19 at 4:36 pm to vl100butch
quote:thank god you're still with us, i was worried
vl100butch
Posted on 1/16/19 at 4:40 pm to vl100butch
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I saw a group of veterans from the 173d Airborne Brigade at the Pentagon (Vietnam) a couple of years back and was shocked to see how old they looked...
During the height of the War - 67 to 69 (before the Nixon withdrawals) the youngest cats showing up in the Nam during that era are staring really hard at 70 already. That same group forms the oldest cohorts of Desert Storm vets.
So, some guys who fought in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm are pushing 70/in their 70s.
:letthatsinkin:
This post was edited on 1/16/19 at 4:41 pm
Posted on 1/16/19 at 6:11 pm to Darth_Vader
Had pawn stars on in the office today and some dude brought in a flying tiger flag. Not sure if it turned out to be real or not though.
Posted on 1/16/19 at 6:34 pm to beerJeep
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It really is sad how few WWII vets are still with us.
My dad is going to be 98 on February. He was on the Enterprise during the island hopping campaign towards Japan and during the kamikaze attacks.
He still has a small piece of the wing strut from the plane piloted by Tomi Zai that struck the ships deck and sent her back to the states for repairs.
LINK
Dad is still in good shape, and good spirits.
Posted on 1/16/19 at 7:02 pm to CelticDog
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Everybody dies.
Ain't none of us gettin' outta here alive....
Posted on 1/16/19 at 7:11 pm to Darth_Vader
Posted on 1/16/19 at 7:17 pm to ninthward
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My granddad built their runways.
So did my great uncle. Bet they knew each other.
Posted on 1/16/19 at 7:33 pm to Darth_Vader
My great uncle flew a P-40 in China, and I own a vintage jacket from an original AVG ground crewman.
They all called themselves Flying Tigers after the US fully took over that outfit, but the last of the original AVG mercenaries died years ago.
We weren't exactly not fighting Japan prior to 1941.
They all called themselves Flying Tigers after the US fully took over that outfit, but the last of the original AVG mercenaries died years ago.
We weren't exactly not fighting Japan prior to 1941.
Posted on 1/16/19 at 7:36 pm to vl100butch
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I saw a group of veterans from the 173d Airborne Brigade at the Pentagon (Vietnam) a couple of years back and was shocked to see how old they looked...
You might have seen my dad. That was his combat patch
He’s getting old
Rest In Peace Maj Sherman
This post was edited on 1/16/19 at 7:38 pm
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