My wife maiden name Hurt.

M-14! One Of military finest weapons.

My proof, I can along with others launch 10 52’s, 5 tankers in day and do it everyday 30 plus days. Repaired/assembled thousands jet engine’s. Looked pilot’s in eye after repair before take off knowing I gave them thrust for success. The aircraft that I worked in my 40 some years. B52Ds, Gs, and H. KC, RC, EC, NKC, 135s. E4B, F111D, G, Fs. EF111’s, F14s. Jet Engines. J57 19s, 29s, 43s, Tf33 P3s, 5s, 9s, 102s. CF6-50As, TF30P3s, 5s, 7s, 109s, 111s, and 414s.

Dang, you're old.. :icon_wink:

When I was in we were flying F4's, A-6's, EA-6B's, AV-8B's and still had a few A-5's running around. Then came the F-18's..

Here is another tip , instead of begging for free stuff on Veterans Day you can do what I do every year , I buy flowers , go to a veterans cemetery or one where I can find some vets and leave them on a grave . I go the day before to get out of the way of the photo ops and I don’t have anything on that’s says I’m a vet .

And when I started jumping
 

out of planes they were C119

Not really, I was dinosaur maintainer, our computers was TOs, our brain, and test gauges. except E4Bs (747s) came in service around 1976 tail numbers and Then was only 4 of them.

Only navy aircraft engine I worked was at depot F14’s with TF30’s. They was considered dinosaurs of the fleet, last few remaining before GE engine upgrade.

The last B52H engines I assembled cost around 1.4 million to overhaul In 2014.

I was amazed at the number of Vets that showed up for the free meal at Cody's. I go there often and never saw most of those people who got their free meal and ordered water to drink. THANK YOU CODY'S AND THE OTHER VILLAGES RESTAURANTS LIKE HAVANA AND THEIR OTHER FAMILY OWNED RESTAURNTS FOR YOUR GENEROSITY on Veterans Day. It has been a tough year for all the restaurants and I just hope those people who came for the free meal come back and support the local restaurants. Semper Fi!

Cody’s offered free meals to Vets? Well then, they just became one of my fav restaurants in TV. Talk about class.

I see all your posts re: the China Flu and being proactive in protection. How do you feel about Cody's policy that these meals were not available for take out?

Have you been to Cody's on their busier nights? Wall to wall people. If the vet was in a group in the vulnerable ranges he/she could not take this meal to go and had to consume it there and putting themselves at risk.

What say you an about this?

So why endanger yourself for free meal , wanting a take out meal for free and bypassing the servers who I’m sure are getting stiffed by many is just another form of I’m entitled

Well I won’t be visiting Cody’s personally until it is safer. But I am grateful that they honored the Vets and hopefully they will be still around when this Covid thing is under more control. I will remember.

Which reminds me, the first person who brought Cody’s to my attention is Chatbrat. He seemed always careful but I have not seen him write at this forum for a while. Does anyone know if he and Admiral are ok?

I made this comment as I know several vets who wanted that meal and could not afford, health-wise, to eat in there. I also know 2 of them stated they were going to tip well because they saved on the meal.