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Title: Theodore VanKirk
Post by: Saxman on July 30, 2014, 07:33:26 AM

http://news.yahoo.com/last-crew-member-enola-gay-dies-georgia-210637939.html

Theodore VanKirk, the last surviving crew member of the Enola Gay, has passed at the age of 93. VanKirk served as navigator aboard the bomber during its fateful mission to bomb Hiroshima.

Title: Re: Theodore VanKirk
Post by: Maverick on July 30, 2014, 09:52:33 AM

RIP Sir,  :salute

Title: Re: Theodore VanKirk
Post by: Kenne on July 30, 2014, 12:04:58 PM

 :angel:
 :salute

Title: Re: Theodore VanKirk
Post by: Ack-Ack on July 30, 2014, 12:31:20 PM

 :salute

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"I honestly believe the use of the atomic bomb saved lives in the long run," VanKirk told The Associated Press in a 2005 interview. "There were a lot of lives saved. Most of the lives saved were Japanese."

Title: Re: Theodore VanKirk
Post by: Dichotomy on July 30, 2014, 12:47:23 PM

 :salute

Title: Re: Theodore VanKirk
Post by: Puma44 on July 30, 2014, 05:49:04 PM

 :salute

Title: Re: Theodore VanKirk
Post by: DaveBB on July 30, 2014, 07:37:42 PM

Dude was only 24 when he went on that mission.  Quite an accomplishment for such a young age.

Title: Re: Theodore VanKirk
Post by: ozrocker on July 31, 2014, 07:48:58 AM

 :salute

Title: Re: Theodore VanKirk
Post by: bortas1 on July 31, 2014, 10:25:26 AM

 :salute :pray