Dear Garrett..

Did you ever dream about flying when you were a kid? I know I did! I dreamed of being an airline pilot from a very young age. I grew up very near the San Francisco Airport. When airplanes would fly up the “gap”, the departures from runway 28L and 28R ,they would fly...

Honored at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Panel 6W, Line...

One of my “aviation dad’s” with my first flying job at the Watsonville, California Airport… Vern Ackerman honored as ‘Master Pilot’ Vern Ackerman sits in his old office at Watsonville Municipal Airport in early March. By TODD GUILD...

ROBERT THOMAS WHITE MOHAWK PILOT, 73RD SAC LAST POW RELEASED FROM VIETNAM Robert White served in my unit, the 73rd SAC. His living quarters became a 4′ wide x 6 1/2′ long x 4′ high cage. Below is his story. God bless you CPT White for the extreme hardship you endured...

by Ted Bedell, Here’s the best of my recall on that stormy night (dramatic right?) I drew the early mission that day with a new pilot, Capt X who had just finished his required training flights with Mr. Haliburton.  I was training NCO at that time, and I was...

Dear Garrett & Mark, I have attached a short recollection of my memory of the events of my platoon’s involvement in Operation Meade River in Nov-Dec 1968. A guy is writing a story about our Battalion, and asked me, and others in our company, to write our memories....

Your Brother, Colin McGuire Dear Garrett, You have a brother that you care about very much.  His name is Colin.  He is a famous football player, an incredible kicker.  Below is a story about him written by a newspaper reporter.  There have been many articles written,...

July 15, 2013 Dear Garrett, Happy Birthday! This is your 22nd one on our beautiful planet Earth. I am told there are billions of galaxies. Our galaxy which we call Milky Way is simply one of many out there. It’s fun to think about where we have already been and where...

Dear Garrett.  I remember your first coach.  You were about age five in kindergarten at Zion Lutheran School.  You signed up to play soccer through the Georgetown City recreation program. Your coach’s name was Henry.  It was amazing to see how Henry coached the...

On December 29, 2004, my Dad and I went out on the Jqckson Ranch with Jay McBurney and his dad, Jim. The ranch is operated by Morris Vaan. This is the first time I went hunting with my Dad and it turned out to be the most memorable day of my life.