And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
It was fascinating watching from inside the helo. The world seems topsy-turvy until you watch the horizon and realize the way the helo driver is trying to sync up with ship's motion.
Most impressive.
ReplyDeleteIn Viet Nam we had Huey's land on our DASH "flight deck" and the tail wheel would rest on the after 5" gunmount. Good flying those Army guys.
ReplyDeleteLou, were you on a Fletcher Class DD? I know that they had some of the early DASH units.
DeleteAwesome flying!!!
ReplyDeleteBalls the size of these!!!
ReplyDeletei got sea sick just looking at that.
ReplyDeleteIt was fascinating watching from inside the helo. The world seems topsy-turvy until you watch the horizon and realize the way the helo driver is trying to sync up with ship's motion.
ReplyDeleteBalls of steel!