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Originally Posted by Jdarby
Today, a pontoon passed me near Stonedam Island flying it’s American Flag upside down! The only acceptable time to do this is as a show of distress. They didn’t appear to be distressed in the least. If you hate this country so much that you need to desecrate our flag then GET OUT! Fly whatever flags you want for or against Trump/Biden/BLM/LGBTQ etc….I don’t care. But don’t denigrate the flag of this great country that so many have given their lives for. It made me absolutely sick. I’m only glad my father who was a combat veteran of WWII didn’t see that crap. God Bless America and the symbol of this great democracy!!! [emoji631]
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1) The U.S. Navy gave my Dad
five PBY-5A amphibious aircraft, after the enemy in the SW Pacific kept shooting his planes down.
Below is a photo of him at age 94 standing next to a PBY-5A being restored at Sanford, Maine airport.
2) Anyway, I go to the doctor's and the nurses dutifully ask me for my birthdate. So I tell them—and add, "Y'know, my Dad was dropping bombs on the Japanese back then".
Without fail, the young gals always say, "OH
NO!".
Well,
I get a chuckle out of it.
Here's the warplane under restoration, with my Dad
not in the pilot's seat.
(Ever wandered through a PBY-5A? It's incredibly cramped inside for such a large plane).
