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Offline Wildcat1

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Memorial flight for Maj. Richard Winters
« on: January 10, 2011, 03:54:24 PM »
<S> guys

as many of you know, Maj. Richard Winters passed  away this weekend in his home in Pennsylvania.

to honor his memory, i'm scheduling a memorial flight for this Saturday at 6pm ET in the AvA. this flight will consist of C-47s with P-51 escort, and a mass troop drop on a friendly town.

please :aok to this thread if you wish to attend, i hope i get many on to remember a true American Hero

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Offline Dadsguns

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Re: Memorial flight for Maj. Richard Winters
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2011, 04:15:01 PM »
 :aok

He actually died 02Jan10 and layed to rest last weekend.


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Offline Vudu15

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Re: Memorial flight for Maj. Richard Winters
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2011, 04:20:26 PM »
Ill try sir
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Offline Dichotomy

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Re: Memorial flight for Maj. Richard Winters
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2011, 05:46:56 PM »
 :aok I'm in
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Offline RoGenT

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Re: Memorial flight for Maj. Richard Winters
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2011, 06:10:43 PM »
Would be there if my account didn't end couple of weeks ago  :cry

Hope someone records it though and posts it on youtube
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Re: Memorial flight for Maj. Richard Winters
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2011, 06:30:32 PM »
I claim the first 'IN' on the upcoming thread berating the tards who shot down the C47's
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Offline Tarstar

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Re: Memorial flight for Maj. Richard Winters
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2011, 06:34:14 PM »
In   :aok

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Re: Memorial flight for Maj. Richard Winters
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2011, 06:37:37 PM »
Hell of a man, those awards he has weren't given out like they are today...


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Re: Memorial flight for Maj. Richard Winters
« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2011, 06:51:09 PM »
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Re: Memorial flight for Maj. Richard Winters
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2011, 07:05:17 PM »
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Re: Memorial flight for Maj. Richard Winters
« Reply #10 on: January 10, 2011, 07:23:04 PM »
In for my last AH flight  :aok

Offline 7super61

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Re: Memorial flight for Maj. Richard Winters
« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2011, 08:12:42 PM »
 :saluteMajor Winters :salute
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Offline Muzzy

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Re: Memorial flight for Maj. Richard Winters
« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2011, 10:53:37 PM »
I will do my best to show up.  D-Day stripes all around, I would say.


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Offline Dadsguns

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Re: Memorial flight for Maj. Richard Winters
« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2011, 05:58:38 AM »
I claim the first 'IN' on the upcoming thread berating the tards who shot down the C47's

If they do it well behind enemy lines we can spare the drama......  its already been shown how much respect some have for anything but other than themselves.   :aok


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Re: Memorial flight for Maj. Richard Winters
« Reply #14 on: January 11, 2011, 09:39:29 AM »
 :salute  Maj. Winters...I will try to make it.
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