My Dad's DEROS day is 3 Jul 1969. Was a FAC detachment commander at Vinh Long, O-1s.
We celebrated last year, the Collings Foundation had a T51, so it was Dad in the Spad Day. I pulled some strings and got a Harvard for a photo plane, got the shot, so it was pretty much a golden anniversary for sure. But it's hard to believe that just yesterday is now over a half-century.


Up hills slow,
Down hills fast
Tonnage first and
Safety last.