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RIP – 1LT Jim Helinger, US Army Air Corps

May 4th, 2009 by xformed

James Helinger, Sr passed away this morning at 11AM, peacefully at home. Tekken: The Motion Picture hd Mission to Mars film The Goddess of 1967 Caligula et Messaline film Feb 22, 1924 – May 4, 2009 I met him by accident, but grew by my association with him over the last 4 years.  He was […]

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Holocaust Denying and Jim, Sr.

December 22nd, 2006 by xformed

Posting will be a little light, as I’m sure it will be around the blogosphere and many thoughts are percolating on this end, but I prefer to do justice to some of the topics, rather than hack out a few paragraphs unchecked. In the meantime, my work schedule allowed me the opportunity to have a […]

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The Adventures of Jim, Sr – Part III

August 15th, 2005 by xformed

I have posted two parts of this story previously. It is the story of the a glider pilot that I had the opportunity to meet in person and hear this story myself. Read all of it to get a picture of the life style of those who hauled troops and freight to the front lines. […]

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The Adventures of Jim, Sr – Part II

June 5th, 2005 by xformed

It’s the 5th of June here, just before midnight on the 6th. 61 years ago, Lt Jim Helinger, Sr, was making his preparations to fly a glider full of troops and be one of the 200,000 men to invade Europe. I can’t begin to imagine what his thoughts and feelings were. Here is Part II […]

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The Adventures of Jim, Sr – Part I

June 3rd, 2005 by xformed

He walked into the office one day to ask about some repair work, and for some reason, I thought to ask him is he was veteran. The answer was yes. The following text is the story of Jim Helinger, Sr, a US Army Air Corps Glider pilot in World War II, about his wartime exploits. […]

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From the Desk of Col George Dodenhoff, USMC – Part 6

November 9th, 2015 by xformed

Col Dodenhoff – Total Flight Hours 1943 Page – 19431226-450w.png Subtitle: Flying the SNV-1, or “the Vultee Vibrator” (the assigned name “Valiant”) As noted on the Wikipedia page linked above, the initial designation of this aircraft was the BT-13, and the SNV-1 was a batch of 1350 planes transferred to the US Navy. This airplane […]

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“I was only a kid” said the Vietnam helicopter pilot

October 7th, 2012 by xformed

The day began with just bringing back a cleaned up laptop that had captured a virus to a friend. He then said he was taking me to lunch. But before it began, as we drove to “a place you (meaning me) never have been before,” we pulled up to restaurant where I had been, for […]

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A Day That Changed the Course of History

June 6th, 2009 by xformed

June 6th, 1944. Young men did what was asked of them. The odds were against them. The enemy prepared for this event, and even if the moment caught them off guard, they responded with the viciousness of combatants under siege. What lives were ended, what future family lines were extinguished that day, specifically that day? […]

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VJ Day – 61 Years Later

August 15th, 2006 by xformed

***Welcome LGF and MilBlogs readers!**** Feel free to look around the blog… One more anniversary passes of the end of WWII. Wouldn’t you know it was a Sailor who made the timeless pose for the celebration of the end of WWII. For those of you who have been reading a while, you may have read […]

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D-Day Report: A Man Who Flew Gliders

June 6th, 2006 by xformed

Note: Our wounded service members need some help…see details on Valour-IT funding laptops with voice recognition software here. Thanks for your considertaion of this great project! See D-Day Remembered on Black Five for more stories commemorating this day in history. Part I,Part II and Part III of the Adventures of Jim, Sr Jim Helinger, Sr, […]

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