frisco-kid
Mon December 19, 2005 3:59pm
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On our second day on the island, we hired a car, drever, and guide to show us the north end of the island. The road leaves alot to be desired, but I guess it's slated to be improved. The government wants to make it one of the premier tourist destinations in the country. The first place we made a stop at was a pepper farm, something the island is noted for. I bought a half kilo of both black and green pepper for my grinder, and to share with friends and relatives who are into fresh ground pepper like me.
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frisco-kid
Mon December 19, 2005 4:03pm
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Only the rim of the island is developed. The interior is protected. Besides rice, of course, you see quite a few banana plantations.
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frisco-kid
Mon December 19, 2005 4:15pm
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All of the places that we stayed at were 4-5 star hotels and resorts. We specified a view whenever possible. This is our balcony [left] that faced down to the beach.
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frisco-kid
Tue December 20, 2005 11:33pm
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The Victoria Hotel in Can Tho was probably the nicest place we stayed at on the trip.
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frisco-kid
Wed December 21, 2005 10:42pm
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A very peaceful place.
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frisco-kid
Wed December 21, 2005 10:55pm
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Dried fish. Most asian market places are alive with activity and color.
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frisco-kid
Wed December 21, 2005 11:02pm
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After lunch at the hotel [on the airline], we booked a short tour from the hotel. The first place they took us was to the local fish market. This was the first fish we saw. Okay,....it's not real  .
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frisco-kid
Wed December 21, 2005 11:37pm
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After a 13hr. flight on Asiana Airlines we arrive at the Seoul, Korea Airport. We have a 13hr. lay-over. We planned that so we could look around Korea a little bit. Always looking for adventure .
Before we arrived, another passenger told us that the airline would comp us a room. When we landed we checked it out, and it was a true story; room, transportation to and from the airport, and a lunch. What a deal.
After processing us into Korea, they put us on a bus and take us to a hotel in Inchon, which is where the airport actually is. It's a small, but adequate room, and it's nice to have a place to relax after the long flight. It's still early, so we take a nap. LET THE ADVENTURE BEGIN!
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Keith_Hixson
Tue September 12, 2006 9:07pm
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Climbing Partner Lennard
Lennard is also a veteran. 11B20 Infantry. He's 6'6" 240 lbs. I'm keeping him away from Bob K. because they both have sick humor. He's also my fly fishing partner. He now has his master degree in enviromental planning and is a enviromental planner for Yakima County. A great young man except for his disgust humor like Bob K.'s
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Keith_Hixson
Thu December 7, 2006 1:15pm
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Hansen's Disease
Isolated Leper Colony. A small volcano created this peninsula. Kalaupaa a place for those with Hansen's disease.
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Richard Hambley
Fri July 25, 2008 9:33pm
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SRAP Platoon at LZ Schuel
Far Left Center Row: Rick Hambley (wearing tiger fatigues with ammo bandolier across chest) with SRAP Platoon at LZ Schueller along QL 19 between AnKhe and Mang Yang Pass 1968.
Rear Row L-R:Glen Nicholls, James Streeter, Ted Clarke, Center Row L-R: Rick Hambley (F.O.), Pollit, Daniel Rayburn, Olsen, Owens. Front Row L-R: Mike Griffin, Donald Harrington, Bill -Mud- McCarthy
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Richard Hambley
Wed November 12, 2008 5:42pm
Rating: 10
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SRAP PLATOON at Camp Radcliffe, An Khe 1968
Rick Hambley (.38 pistol under left arm) with SRAP Platoon at Camp Radcliffe, An Khe 1968 preparing to leave on night ambush patrol.
Pictured L-R: Reb Williams, Gene Dodd, Terry Gouge, Rick Hambley (F.O.), Olsen, James Streeter, Ventura Rodriquez, Brian Greenlee, Ted Clark
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Richard Hambley
Wed November 12, 2008 5:42pm
Rating: 10
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SRAP PLATOON "Holloway's Raiders"
Sergeant Holloway (seated on sandbags with soft drink in hand) with his SRAP Platoon at Camp Radcliffe, An Khe 1968 faces painted up preparing for another mission to Indian Territory. (Rick Hambley photo)
Front Row L-R: Ted Clarke, Gene Dodd, Jack Noble, Jon Jolle. Standing L-R: Ben Moreno, Edward Kalima, Flip Bellinato, Reb Williams, Jon Smerdon, SGT Holloway (seated on sandbags) Olsen, Doc
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Richard Hambley
Fri February 27, 2009 4:30pm
Rating: 10
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An Khe Camp Radcliffe 1968 SRAP PLATOON
Rick Hambley (Forward Observer) painted up. Ready to sneak outside perimeter on night time ambush patrol with the SRAP platoon.
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David
Wed October 28, 2009 9:16am
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Wild Weasel
Wild Weasel is a nickname for an aircraft of the United States Air Force specially equipped with radar seeking missiles used to remove radars and SAM installations of enemy air defence systems. The techniques used with Wild Weasels in the Vietnam and the Yom Kippur War were later integrated into the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) a plan used by US air forces to establish immediate air control, prior to possible full scale conflict. Initially known by the operational code "IRON HAND" when first authorized on August 12, 1965, the term "Wild Weasel" derives from Project Wild Weasel, the USAF development program for a dedicated SAM-detection and suppression aircraft. Originally named "Project Ferret", denoting a predatory animal that goes into its prey's den to kill it (hence: "to ferret out"), the name was changed to differentiate it from the code-name "Ferret" that had been used during World War II for radar counter-measures bombers.
In brief, the task of a Wild Weasel aircraft is to bait enemy anti-aircraft defenses into targeting it with their radars, whereupon the radar waves are traced back to their source so that the Weasel or its teammates can precisely target it for destruction. A simple analogy is playing the game of "flashlight tag" in the dark; a flashlight is usually the only reliable means of identifying someone in order to "tag" (destroy) them, but the light immediately renders the bearer able to be identified and attacked as well. The result is a hectic game of cat-and-mouse in which the radar "flashlights" are rapidly cycled on and off in an attempt to identify and kill the target before the target is able to home in on the emitted radar "light" and destroy the site.
The technique (or a specific part) was also called an 'Iron Hand' mission, though technically the Iron Hand part refers only to a suppression attack that paves the way for the main strike.
The unofficial motto of the Wild Weasel crews is YGBSM: "You Gotta Be Shittin' Me". This appears prominently on the logo patch of some squadrons. As the story goes, this was the response of Jack Donovan, a former B-52 EWO (Electronic Warfare Officer):
This was the natural response of an educated man, a veteran EWO on B-52s and the like, upon learning that he was to fly back seat to a self-absorbed fighter pilot while acting as flypaper for enemy SAMs.
The "WW" tailcode of the 35th Fighter Wing derives from its Wild Weasel heritage.
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