USMC Corsair Ace passed away today

[Guppy35]

Saw a note on another board that 14 kill Ace and Navy Cross winner Archie Donahue passed away today.

[TalonX]

Please...all knits and bish, we are planning a memorial fight for our fallen comrade in arms.

I need all Knits and Bish in the MA flying Corsairs, full fuel, drop tanks.   On take off, fire off all machine guns (canons for the Chogs) to lighten your load.

Please head over sector 7 11 at 10:00 Aug 1.   Enter the sector from the south, head due north at 30% power...level at 10K.    

Under no circumstances, should you vary speed, altitude or direction.





I will be the 262 smoking through the formation from 6 o'clock.  

[Guppy35]

You were trying to be funny right?

[Slash27]

<> Major Archie Donahue. Thank you.

[Obie303]

~S~

Semper Fi!
Obie

[froger]

Originally posted by TalonX
Please...all knits and bish, we are planning a memorial fight for our fallen comrade in arms.

I need all Knits and Bish in the MA flying Corsairs, full fuel, drop tanks.   On take off, fire off all machine guns (canons for the Chogs) to lighten your load.

Please head over sector 7 11 at 10:00 Aug 1.   Enter the sector from the south, head due north at 30% power...level at 10K.    

Under no circumstances, should you vary speed, altitude or direction.





I will be the 262 smoking through the formation from 6 o'clock.  

[mensa180]

Originally posted by TalonX
Please...all knits and bish, we are planning a memorial fight for our fallen comrade in arms.

I need all Knits and Bish in the MA flying Corsairs, full fuel, drop tanks.   On take off, fire off all machine guns (canons for the Chogs) to lighten your load.

Please head over sector 7 11 at 10:00 Aug 1.   Enter the sector from the south, head due north at 30% power...level at 10K.    

Under no circumstances, should you vary speed, altitude or direction.





I will be the 262 smoking through the formation from 6 o'clock.  

Am I the only one who felt this wasn't the time nor place?

[Guppy35]

Nope. I thought it was rather tasteless as well.  Remembering the passing of a veteran is hardly the place for jokes.

[Squire]

How can you tell its summer?

[RELIC]

I concur, stupid and tactless.

[SIK1]

Archie Donahue
Tailwinds and fair skys for ever.

Originally posted by Guppy35
Nope. I thought it was rather tasteless as well.  Remembering the passing of a veteran is hardly the place for jokes.

Ditto

[Shuffler]

Some folks do not have the IQ to know the difference between tasteless and class.

To Archie, a great pilot.

Texas City is just down the road from where I sit now.

[475FG Savlan]

At a time where our current youth is dying in foreign lands, age is NO EXCUSE for a lack of comprehension or respect for the deeds done by those who go to combat for their country. My youngest is 12 and knows of the sacrifice, maybe that me just being a good parent and doing my job.

School back in session may clean up the boards, but unfortunately not cure us of the true problem that posts like this illustrate:(

Blue skies Mr Donahue,

[Phaser11]

[Shifty]