in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c
COL Rick Parsons, commander, 33rd Fighter Wing, secures his safety belt in the cockpit of an F-15C as he prepares to deploy to the Middle East in support of Operation Desert Shield, 1990.
A 1966 Air Force Academy graduate, Parsons served two tours in Vietnam, flying F-4 Phantoms, before deploying to the Persian Gulf as an "Eagle Driver." He amassed more than 5,000 flight hours over a 26-year career. After retiring as a Colonel in 1992, Rick began a second career as a Certified Financial Advisor in Monument, Colorado. He passed away on May 25, 2021.
You can read more about Colonel Parsons in the book "๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐
๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ."
www.amazon.com/Skybreak-Fighter-Squadron-Desert-Stโฆ
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In the coming days, I'll be uploading/consolidating all of Command Vision's ๐ด๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ series into a single playlist. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐? ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ...๐๐ง๐ ๐'๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง!
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Happy to share that I will be a featured historian on the upcoming series "PROOF IS OUT THERE: MILITARY MYSTERIES," debuting April 22 on the History Channel. Fellow veterans Ronnie Adkins (โช@FUNKER530โฌ fame) and Rudy Reyes will be hosting. Check it out! www.history.com/shows/the-proof-is-out-there-militโฆ
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JUST POSTED. ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ: ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ ๐ - "๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFIRT...
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Wishing all my subscribers a Happy Shrove Tuesday (i.e. Fat Tuesday...i.e. Mardi Gras) and a happy kickoff to the Lenten season.
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Now LIVE on YouTube! ๐น๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐. When Australian troops became the Outback's "Animal Control." https://youtu.be/ZtUrLHxpoC4
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Sergeant Paul Jaroun (left) and Ray Griffin (right), both of 1st Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1966. Learn more about these heroic men in the book: "๐
๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐: ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฆ"
www.amazon.com/Fire-Hole-Engineer-Battalion-Vietnaโฆ
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Members of Charlie Company, 1st Engineer Battalion show off their latest kill...a jungle snake. During Charlie Company's tour in Vietnam, the wildlife often posed a greater threat than the Viet Cong.
Read more Charlie Company in the new book "FIRE IN THE HOLE." www.amazon.com/Fire-Hole-Engineer-Battalion-Vietnaโฆ
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Captain Larry Blair (right), the commanding officer of Charlie Company, 1st Engineer Battalion. โDuring the year that I was company commander,โ said Larry, โwe were converted to infantry THREE times.โ As part of their doctrinal mission, combat engineers were expected to fight as provisional infantrymen. These impromptu missions could vary in size and scope, but they were typically defensive in nature....such as guarding firebases or setting up blocking positions. Read more about Larry Blair and Charlie Company in the book "๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฒ: ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป"
www.amazon.com/Fire-Hole-Engineer-Battalion-Vietnaโฆ
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