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Title: Memorial Flight for "knob" C.O. Dickweed Heavy Bomber Group
Post by: 1MADDOG1 on April 07, 2025, 09:35:56 AM
We are in the planning stages of a memorial for our dearly departed C.O. knob. We plan on it being next week but, have yet to finalize the details. Thanks, PorkyPig.
Title: Re: Memorial Flight for "knob" C.O. Dickweed Heavy Bomber Group
Post by: GOODBYE on April 07, 2025, 11:59:01 AM
Sorry for your loss Dickweeds. Never knew knob but he clearly was doing something right to get that squad together for your weekly bombing runs. Always love watching those missions run, reminds me of the old old days. Hang tough and keep the metal rain coming :rock :salute
Title: Re: Memorial Flight for "knob" C.O. Dickweed Heavy Bomber Group
Post by: JimmyD3 on April 07, 2025, 12:58:11 PM
So sorry to hear of  your loss, prayers for family and friends. :pray   :salute
Title: Re: Memorial Flight for "knob" C.O. Dickweed Heavy Bomber Group
Post by: thndregg on April 07, 2025, 11:27:53 PM
We are in the planning stages of a memorial for our dearly departed C.O. knob. We plan on it being next week but, have yet to finalize the details. Thanks, PorkyPig.

Standing by for orders. If it's on DHBG's normal squad night and time, I'll be there..  or the weekend.

Brings back memories of my former bomb group partaking in CO Vega's memorial flight..
Title: Re: Memorial Flight for "knob" C.O. Dickweed Heavy Bomber Group
Post by: mERv on April 08, 2025, 12:54:25 AM
 :salute

Title: Re: Memorial Flight for "knob" C.O. Dickweed Heavy Bomber Group
Post by: 1MADDOG1 on April 08, 2025, 12:22:33 PM
Our squadmate OneWay found this oral history of Knob sharing his experience as a young Marine CH-53D helicopter pilot during Operation Urgent Fury, the resue mission to evacuate medical students from the island of Granada in 1983. It's a gripping story. <S> Knob! RIP! 
(https://www.facebook.com/USMCMuseum/videos/its-been-40-years-since-operation-urgent-fury-listen-in-as-retired-marine-corps-/2516570775214788/?__cft__[0]=AZViJBKQXAtW49JA651uY2GdjBzraDd7QagWMZLF8Z3a69GoE4bQB0JMRO0fJv_7UNvi7sNB1GoR7cmSUNDhAPz2-wPnfsDEsfRqvNcDAk_N4qAAfSue3n1-_W9kWiEcFRWzXPA8SisfRhnLstjnI2iH38m6HQC6YFZkt08q3_Mu2DDdVCuSdl533MKMulivoR70hzTdv1lRX7i-rTLqDhlZEBoAnyJevLrBz5piDtaY5w&__tn__=-UK-R)
Title: Re: Memorial Flight for "knob" C.O. Dickweed Heavy Bomber Group
Post by: Dadtallica on April 08, 2025, 01:41:13 PM
 :salute
Title: Re: Memorial Flight for "knob" C.O. Dickweed Heavy Bomber Group
Post by: 1MADDOG1 on April 13, 2025, 12:17:29 AM
From EZglider, CO DHBG: The DHBG will fly a memorial flight to honor our recently departed Commanding Officer Knob (Major Doug Doerr, USMC ret.) on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 2100 EST (9pm). All Aces High pilots are invited to participate. We will be flying in B-17Gs in the default skin and F4U-1Ds in the VMF-351 skin as escorts. Your choice of ride. We are trying to arrange for the flight to occur in one of the Special Events Arenas. More info on that once it's finalized. The flight will be recorded and posted on youtube for his family and friends to view at a later date.  :salute
Title: Re: Memorial Flight for "knob" C.O. Dickweed Heavy Bomber Group
Post by: steely07 on April 14, 2025, 05:20:02 PM
Bumping this one up, all are invited to attend, even if you didn't know knob, you probably know the Dickweeds :)
Title: Re: Memorial Flight for "knob" C.O. Dickweed Heavy Bomber Group
Post by: captain1ma on April 14, 2025, 05:51:03 PM
the flight will take place in the SEA2 thats a guarantee! just waiting for weiser for some more particulars!
Title: Re: Memorial Flight for "knob" C.O. Dickweed Heavy Bomber Group
Post by: captain1ma on April 15, 2025, 05:59:28 PM
i havent gotten a response out of Weiser yet
Title: Re: Memorial Flight for "knob" C.O. Dickweed Heavy Bomber Group
Post by: thndregg on April 15, 2025, 09:13:14 PM
i havent gotten a response out of Weiser yet

Thank you for your efforts, sir. All went well.

<SALUTE> Knob
Title: Re: Memorial Flight for "knob" C.O. Dickweed Heavy Bomber Group
Post by: captain1ma on April 16, 2025, 06:39:44 AM
 :aok
Title: Re: Memorial Flight for "knob" C.O. Dickweed Heavy Bomber Group
Post by: Shrike on April 16, 2025, 04:55:52 PM
Our squadmate OneWay found this oral history of Knob sharing his experience as a young Marine CH-53D helicopter pilot during Operation Urgent Fury, the resue mission to evacuate medical students from the island of Granada in 1983. It's a gripping story. <S> Knob! RIP! 
(https://www.facebook.com/USMCMuseum/videos/its-been-40-years-since-operation-urgent-fury-listen-in-as-retired-marine-corps-/2516570775214788/?__cft__[0]=AZViJBKQXAtW49JA651uY2GdjBzraDd7QagWMZLF8Z3a69GoE4bQB0JMRO0fJv_7UNvi7sNB1GoR7cmSUNDhAPz2-wPnfsDEsfRqvNcDAk_N4qAAfSue3n1-_W9kWiEcFRWzXPA8SisfRhnLstjnI2iH38m6HQC6YFZkt08q3_Mu2DDdVCuSdl533MKMulivoR70hzTdv1lRX7i-rTLqDhlZEBoAnyJevLrBz5piDtaY5w&__tn__=-UK-R)

My condolences to your squad and to his family.  I watched the full video and it was great story.  I bet Knob was a pretty awesome CO.

 :salute