A picture of me in front of an A-3 jet in the Navy...Pheonix bird

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joker17 — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:01:26 GMT

I remember you saying something like that in a different part of LP Sully. Sorry you went thru that.

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sully16 — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:58:01 GMT

I remember, I got my wrist wrapped, my knee aches and my feet hurt..

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joker17 — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:52:46 GMT

<br />Young, strong, enthusiastic, and feeling almost immortal.<br /><br />Those were the days......<br /><br

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sully16 — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:41:36 GMT

very nice picture, bet you had all the girls!

Original Blog Entry: A picture of me in front of an A-3 jet in the Navy...Pheonix bird

joker17 — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:16:01 GMT

I'm on the left. I was the Plane Captian of that plane, number 103. I had to be board certified to be a Plane Capatain. Later I was a hyraulic Mechanic for that specific Plane. We used to be called the Firebirds . This picture was taken in Puerto Rico about 1985 or 86. The base was called Roosevelt Roads.

The pic below is me getting the Safety Pro of the month of February award. During a launch 8 months prior, I saw an access panel screw on the ground. The Quality Control guy was watching as I asked another crew member to install the screw.

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