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Message Number: 180 - Sunday, February 28, 2010 11:26:43 EST
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Message Number: 179 - Saturday, February 27, 2010 19:05:11 EST
[IP = 70.234.144.146] -United States

Name:  Christopher Taylor
Service Branch:  USAF 73-83
Years at Hakata:  69-72
Flight or Trick:  Dependent
Comments:
Truly, Enjoyed the site and looking at the photos. My Dad (Myron Taylor) was a "Charlie" flight guy. I wasn't able to attend the reunion in STL, but was able to pass on some thoughts for my Brother Col. Pat Taylor. It truly was a great place to spend teenage years, and a blessing to play football as a Junior in High School with the Hakata Rocket Championship Football Team, before closing the base in May of 72 and finishing school in Augsburg. God Bless each of you for letting me learn that Freedom comes at a cost, and sacrifice can be measured with living by service to others. Chris Taylor


Message Number: 178 - Friday, February 26, 2010 12:03:16 EST
[IP = 71.246.155.184] -United States

Name:  Glenn Johnson
Service Branch:  USAFSS
Years at Hakata:  August '63 to August '65
Flight or Trick:  A Flight
Highest Rank at Hakata:  E-4
Comments:
OOPS--It has been brought to my attention that I never updated my email address from about 6 years ago. My bad. The old Boeing address went bye-bye when I retired in May of 2003. Sorry about that. Any old friends with whom I am not currently in touch are invited to drop me a line at my current address, which is summercoon1@verizon.net. (A summer coon is an animal that is too skinny to eat and too ugly to sell, just like most of us were back in the Hakata days. The shoe fit me so I wore it.)


Message Number: 177 - Friday, February 26, 2010 09:02:03 EST
[IP = 70.158.126.158] -United States

Name:  Richard "Hap" Harris
Service Branch:  USAFSS
Years at Hakata:  2/64 - 2/66
Flight or Trick:  Able
Highest Rank at Hakata:  E-4
Comments:
Saw Paul Cherry's info and connected with him by email. Dan Guisinger, Gary O Bennett, Glenn Johnson and Vic "Flash" Shumate continue to have constant contact by email. Also with J R Stafford who was not listed on Able flight. Would love to locate some others such as Arnie or Arnold Weiner who was from Michigan. If anyone knows anything about him, please let us know. Jack Weissenborn has been reached but very little contact. A great friend in Japan was Bob "Smokey" Paterno and we finally located him about a year after he had passed away. You guys do a great job with this site. Keep it up.


Message Number: 176 - Saturday, February 20, 2010 10:42:55 EST
[IP = 68.59.177.49] -United States

Name:  Mordeis (M.C.) C. Commander Jr
Service Branch:  USAF SS
Years at Hakata:  1965 - 1967
Highest Rank at Hakata:  Airman
Comments:
Searching for info on US Army Warrant Officer Hill statipned there at the same time ... I remember he had a daughter named Jo


Message Number: 175 - Friday, February 19, 2010 17:05:37 EST
[IP = 98.157.91.36] -United States

Name:  Terry McGee
Service Branch:  USAF
Years at Hakata:  0
Flight or Trick:  0
Comments:
I am looking for Lonnie P. Hudson who was assigned to the 6918 4/61. We had gone to 702 school together. He grew up in West Virginia. Upon completion of 702 school in 1961, he was assigned to the 6918th and I went to the 6921st (Misawa). I never saw Lonnie again. Does anyone remember him, or know of his whereabouts?


Message Number: 174 - Wednesday, February 17, 2010 14:53:20 EST
[IP = 99.173.136.148] -United States

Name:  Paul Cherry
Service Branch:  USAF
Years at Hakata:  Oct. 63-Oct 65
Flight or Trick:  Able
Highest Rank at Hakata:  A1C
Comments:
There are two mistakes in naming the players on the 1964 basketball team. #13 is Joe Certa (Chicago) and #24 is Tim Bott (Grand Rapids, MI). By the way Tim's nickname was "TJ." I was not, to my knowledge, ever called TJ.


Message Number: 173 - Monday, February 15, 2010 16:42:05 EST
[IP = 137.118.239.66] -United States

Name:  Bill Ricks
Service Branch:  USAF
Years at Hakata:  (TDY from PSR, Hawaii 1965-67, 69-72)
Flight or Trick:  Comm
Comments:
Researching for the personnel (70290) NCOIC during the 69-72 time period...can't recall his name..arrived Hakata from PSR..he and his 10-12 year old son had red hair..showed me the Better sights in the area and Fukouka(?)...


Message Number: 172 - Monday, February 15, 2010 13:45:36 EST
[IP = 99.173.136.148] -United States

Name:  Paul Cherry
Service Branch:  USAF
Years at Hakata:  1963-1965
Flight or Trick:  Able
Highest Rank at Hakata:  E5
Comments:
I just found this site. What a great bunch of memories! I don't remember the picture of me that is in the gallery. I'll continue to check this site.


Message Number: 171 - Wednesday, February 10, 2010 11:28:13 EST
[IP = 71.98.223.110] -United States

Name:  Les Snyder
Service Branch:  USAF
Years at Hakata:  Dec 71- closing
Flight or Trick:  DAWG
Highest Rank at Hakata:  E4
Comments:
Great memories with good people. After Hakata went to 6922nd at Clark and worked day shop till end of the air war in NVN. Just retired after 30 years teaching high school science/ chemistry. Still competing in 3 gun shooting competition and it is amazing to talk to the young men and women at Ft Benning on their second or third combat deployment...I dont think I was ever that young. God Bless



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