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2003-04-30 Home Front

16 F-16 aircraft buzz downtown Denver - Very Cool!

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Posted by ColoradoConservative 2003-04-30 12:59 pm|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Welcome home boys!

Owens has got to be the best, if he has enough sense to just say "thanks", cut the ceremonies short, and get the hell out of the way.

Some Tomcats flew in a couple of days before the Vidalia Onion Festival to serve as static displays at the Air Show. Then the Blue Angels came in and flew over the local towns to drum up advertising and support. I came too close to bursting with pride.

Damn, our airmen and aircraft are GOOD!

Posted by Ptah 2003-04-30 13:08:30|| [www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2003-04-30 13:08:30|| Front Page Top

#2 I'd love to see them buzz a city like Berkeley just to see the reaction. They'd probably cite them for noise pollution.

Posted by tu3031 2003-04-30 13:46:39|| 2003-04-30 13:46:39|| Front Page Top

#3 They ought to buzz Bekeley with A-10's

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-04-30 16:04:27|| 2003-04-30 16:04:27|| Front Page Top

#4 Swing by Buckley on the E-70 loop or on Old Gun Club Road (yeah, the "old" gun club has been there since about 1949) and have a "fist" of four fighters come around in your direction. Your first thought will probably be, I hope I haven't p***ed them off!" - and your next should be, "Thank you!". Welcome back!

Posted by OldeForce 2003-04-30 16:05:43|| 2003-04-30 16:05:43|| Front Page Top

#5 Can't say enough good things about the guys and gals that work out of Buckley. Living down here in Co. Springs, near the Academy, we get fly-bys all the time. Love to watch the birds do their stuff. Reminds me of my active duty days in the AF. Welcome home, folks!

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-04-30 17:31:05|| 2003-04-30 17:31:05|| Front Page Top

#6 The nice thing about Buckley is you can play golf (Murphy Creek) and watch the Colorado Air National Guard go through its paces.

Posted by Timmy the Wonder Dog 2003-04-30 20:07:55|| [morningthunder.blogspot.com] 2003-04-30 20:07:55|| Front Page Top

#7 During Fleet Week here in San Francisco you can always count on Berzerklians to get wadded up about the Blue Angels. But I love 'em. They buzz the entire city for 2-3 days of practice runs before the big show and hundreds of thousands of people come out.

When the Angels fly, an old buddy of mine had a great saying "That's the sound of freedom you're hearing..."

Posted by R. McLeod 2003-05-01 02:41:05|| 2003-05-01 02:41:05|| Front Page Top

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