Two Ships – Different Results

Two Ships – Different Results was Originally Posted on September 20, 2011 by lavarock

Friday in Nevada, Hawaii National Guard members were showing off their C-17 when a racing plane at the show plummetted into the crowd and killed 10 people and injured dozens of others. The Guard had actually been in their large tent preparing luau food for other military units at the show and immediately switched to perform triage and help those in need.

When I lived in Georgia, our office was at the end of Dobbins AFB runway and we would watch C-17’s come in low and heavy, right towards our windows.

Recently, Kailua-Kona held an airshow and I believe that the Hawaii National Guard had a C-17 there and I had been onboard. I have to review my photos with the ones in the news items in the press. It may have been the same plane and crew that was here!

Congratulations t othem for their quick action and help in an unfortunate situation.

Flash back now to the 1970’s or 1980’s I was on the Fantome, a tall 4-masted ship in the Barefoot Cruise Windjammer series. This was interesting considering it is not difficult to get me seasick. Still, it was a wonderful week and I was ready to sail again. Sadly, that ship was lost in Hurricane Mitch and because quite famous for its bout with the storm.