Don Shields died within the last six months. He was the main Grumman Test Pilot for the Lunar Module. He was the last human to touch LM-5 (better known as Eagle) while it was still on this Earth, specifically the day before launch, while it was in the Saturn V third stage roughly 300 feet above the launchpad. Don was a heck of a fun guy to hang around and BS with.
Twenty years ago I rescued a hot air balloonist that had landed in a field and was being blown into some trees by grabbing the crown line and pulling as hard as possible. Later as payment he let me jump from his balloon, at the time I had 250 airplane jumps and was a bit nervous as my parachute was in the shop and had borrowed a buddys who I had just taught how to pack plus had no idea where I was going to land when we took off. One of the most exhilarating jumps I ever did.
Box that ‘The Agreement to Pay France for the Louisiana Purchase’ came in, 04/30/1803. NARA-ARC-DC, ARC Identifier: 299807, Record Group 11: ‘General Records of the United States Government, 1778 – 2006.’
Here a post-Memorial day one concerning the USS Maine.
Left to right from the top.
1.1898 Wreckage of the Maine after she exploded.
2. The Maine coming into Havana Harbor 25 Jan 1898. Picture from original negatives.
3. Color postcard of the Maine wreckage before it was removed.
4. Temporary graves for the deceased of the Maine at Colon (Columbus) Cemetery.
5. Postcard of USS Maine monument in Cuba
6. Stamp and Nickel memento.
7. Picture of the USS Maine crew from original negatives.
8. 1896 Photo of the Maine on the sea circa 1896 from the original negatives.
This is a the Spanish response wrote the next morning in which they had all Military and Government official ordered into full uniform for the funeral of the Maine's dead.
(Typo 1895 instead of 1898.)
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Appropos of Memorial Day.
Don Shields died within the last six months. He was the main Grumman Test Pilot for the Lunar Module. He was the last human to touch LM-5 (better known as Eagle) while it was still on this Earth, specifically the day before launch, while it was in the Saturn V third stage roughly 300 feet above the launchpad. Don was a heck of a fun guy to hang around and BS with.
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Twenty years ago I rescued a hot air balloonist that had landed in a field and was being blown into some trees by grabbing the crown line and pulling as hard as possible. Later as payment he let me jump from his balloon, at the time I had 250 airplane jumps and was a bit nervous as my parachute was in the shop and had borrowed a buddys who I had just taught how to pack plus had no idea where I was going to land when we took off. One of the most exhilarating jumps I ever did.
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Box that ‘The Agreement to Pay France for the Louisiana Purchase’ came in, 04/30/1803. NARA-ARC-DC, ARC Identifier: 299807, Record Group 11: ‘General Records of the United States Government, 1778 – 2006.’
Here a post-Memorial day one concerning the USS Maine.
Left to right from the top.
1.1898 Wreckage of the Maine after she exploded.
2. The Maine coming into Havana Harbor 25 Jan 1898. Picture from original negatives.
3. Color postcard of the Maine wreckage before it was removed.
4. Temporary graves for the deceased of the Maine at Colon (Columbus) Cemetery.
5. Postcard of USS Maine monument in Cuba
6. Stamp and Nickel memento.
7. Picture of the USS Maine crew from original negatives.
8. 1896 Photo of the Maine on the sea circa 1896 from the original negatives.
This is a the Spanish response wrote the next morning in which they had all Military and Government official ordered into full uniform for the funeral of the Maine's dead.
(Typo 1895 instead of 1898.)
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