**super-bee_ski**

[440+6]

Ski, you are truly remarkable.
Blade, keep fighting, there are people who love you!

 

[69a100]

I really do miss to doing Tanker support missions for the Test Ops F-22 program down there, they were really fun times for me!

 

[Bladecutter]

Hey Jim, I've got some water-slide decal sheets that are designed to run through my colour laser printer, they'd do the job for you.

Sounds good to me Photon. I'll take exact measurements of blade for a sense of scale.

 

[Bladecutter]

Thank you all for the very kind words.
All of you are so kind.

I'm hoping this gesture will allow Jimi to concentrate on his illness and induce positiveness for his battle.
We all know that sometimes we can agree to disagree, be it in a calm and peaceful manner or by letting our emotions take over.
I have been responsible for the later with Jimi.
But when it comes down to it, we are truly more alike than different.
So, this is hoping the Flag being flown in the F-22 mounted in the presentation case for Jimi will help him soar above the "noise" and focus on his very important battle ahead of him.

I would do it for all of you, as I am so very confident that you all would do something for anyone of us.

PS: Flag has been flown, folded and installed in the case.
Signed with a neat presentation certificate by my very dear Bud "Laz" who took that F-22 up and after the mission:
"wrang her out a bit"for Jimi!
Just awaiting the small engraved plaque for the case.
super-bee_ski

WHAT. a Guy!! Thanks M ...i could never Thank You enough. Thank Bud 'Laz', all the Boyz, Your CO..the Air Force.....my Old Man would be Sooo Stoked! My Friends i have told about this have all kinda dropped Their jaw...saying..."You?! but Why?"
LoL

 

[Mike67]

Ski , you are a true brother in "arms". Wish we had a millions more like you! That was a very kind and uplifting gesture that obviously means the world to Jimi. My hats off to you sir!!!
Thanks for the post Jimi, keep your head up and looking forward, our prayers are with you!

 

[Budnicks]

Your a great & honorable guy Ski...

Great Karma !!

 

[Bladecutter]

Aces You Guys!! Thanks So Very Much! Ski, We gotta hook up Main!

 

[Brandy]

Way to go Mark! We flew a bunch of flags in Iraq for all sorts of folks and causes. It was an honor.

 

[MOPOWER871]

CONGRATS BLADE, HOPE YOUR DOING WELL .SKI'S THE MAN

 

[Dennis H]

This is a lot of reading for me, but I did have a beer with the Ski at a cool watering hole. It was good. Hope to again, but he is a busy guy.

 

[Bladecutter]

CONGRATS BLADE, HOPE YOUR DOING WELL .SKI'S THE MAN

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Yes He is! Im on Cloud Nine!

 

[Bladecutter]

This is a lot of reading for me, but I did have a beer with the Ski at a cool watering hole. It was good. Hope to again, but he is a busy guy.

Hi Ya Homie! So far looking good for FF VN. Hopefully my Brother is on board & we'll fly into Van Nuys corporate......probably just for saturday, maybe an overnight.

 

[Mstone68440RR]

That was a great read Bladecutter, and a very cool gesture from ski. Nice to read about something like this, wishing you the best in your fight.

 

[mmissile]

Excellent stuff.

 

[Pops1967GTX]

"MarPar, post: 910516537, member: 790"]Mark is the best! A very generous and genuinely good man all around!!

Good on you, Mark!!

 

[NJRR]

The power of positive thinking and positive ACTIONS is enormous. In spite of the intellectual disagreements we come across here, we are all truly Mopar brothers.
The outpouring of support for Jimmy and others who face the trials and tribulations of life is a testament to that.

Keep the faith Jimmy. We got your back.

 

[Glenwood]

Great story! I wish you well Blade. Ski, you're a class act sir! We need more guys like you up here too.

 

[HT413]

Mark, you're a good dude. Blade, I'm praying for ya, bro. It's a beatable disease - stay positive.

 

[66Satellite47]

Thank you ALL of you out there that served. The rest of us all owe more than we can say. My father was a B24 pilot in the south pacific during WW II. Not much support there. He only told me a few stories. The conditions were not good. But you folks that have been in the fight know what it's like. Thank you again.

 

[super-bee_ski]

Thank you ALL of you out there that served. The rest of us all owe more than we can say. My father was a B24 pilot in the south pacific during WW II. Not much support there. He only told me a few stories. The conditions were not good. But you folks that have been in the fight know what it's like. Thank you again.

I have read numerous books on the Pacific campaign
Most recently: Guadal Canal
Interesting to note: This was a more horrific war than could have been imagined.
Logistically, what "WE" pulled off was a miracle
Logistically, an enormous and monumental task!

PS: Do you know there is NO Canal on Guadalcanal?
The island was named by Spanish explorer Álvaro de Mendaña de Neyra after a small town in Spain, about 50 miles north of Seville.
They left Spain in 1567 and returned in 1569 (Spain)
Visited the Solomon Islands...named one Island Guadalcanal, another Florida Island.