May 29, 2008


Speaking of Memorial Day…

My grandfather, second from the left on the bottom, who made a career of the U.S. Air Force. In this picture dated between 1968-69, he is a Colonel in 16th SOS at Ubon. It startles me a bit to see a man now passed was once so young.

posted by Andrew Simone in family, history, war 

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2 Responses to “Speaking of Memorial Day…”

  1. Sheila Ryan on May 29th, 2008 at 7:45 pm

    He was probably born around the same time as my father, who died (all too young) in 1969.

    Air Force Special Ops command, eh? I know those guys are close-mouthed (with good reason), but did he ever tell you any tales? (It’s been my experience that male relatives are more likely than females to hear war stories from vets — though that distinction held truer for vets who served in WWII.) Raids on POW camps — anything like that?

  2. Andrew Simone on May 29th, 2008 at 7:58 pm

    Alas, no. My father may know a few tales but I cannot recall any, outside of funny on base antics.

    He did once give me the advice to never fly with an amateur pilot. Never. Even if they have a license.

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