Something new

I added a new feature to the main page of the website. If you scroll down to the very bottom of the page you will find a map with small push pins on it. Each pin represents a location of a person that recently visited the website. If you click on the map it will take you to a page that shows the names of the locations. It is about a day off so all of the "pin" sites don't match up with the locations, but I think it is still kind of neat.

Too Long!

Sorry, I haven't been keeping up lately!

Ed Nored is in Prague helping with technical details for a new movie coming out this year. The movie is being produced by George Lucas (Star Wars & American Grafitti) called "Red Tails". It's the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.

Looking forward to seeing photos and hearing the stories when he get's back.

New Photos from Arlyn Perky

Received some new photos from Arlyn Perky this week. I have added them to the "ED NORED Story w/Photos section pages 3 and 4.

New Photos

Added a number of new photos and comments from Arlyn Perkey to pages 3 and 4 in the "Ed Nored" section.

Take a look.

Arlyn Perkey

Received new comments for the October, November and December time frames from Arlyn Perkey. Added his email address to the roster and comments to "Ed Nored Story & Photos" section.

Tour of Duty

Received the following poem from Pat Dooley D 1/8 1st Cav Oct.1967 to Oct.1968:

TOUR OF DUTY
BY PATRICK DOOLEY
COMPANY D 1/8 1ST AIR CAVALRY

It started with a letter that one fateful day
Of Greetings from the U.S. of A

Our fathers and uncles had gone before
And served with honor in the great World War

It was our turn to answer our Nation’s call
Little knowing how many names would end up on the Wall

The training was basic then on to advanced
From shooting a rifle to blousing your pants

A month with your families then off to the War
To take that airplane to that far distant shore

Not knowing your future with the new family found
The smells, the excitement, the strange new sounds

We walked through the villages on narrow dirt trails
And ran through the rice paddies when sniper bullets sailed

We slept in the jungle on cold rainy nights
Under poncho tents without any lights

We flew by choppers into many landing zones
Seven in a Huey with outcomes unknown

At the end of our tour we flew back to the Place
No warm reception some got spit in their face

As I remember the War from a different time and place
The suffering the anguish the toll to my heart
Brings a tear down my worn out face

Cool Pix

Thanks to Ed Griffith for sharing this link:

"Cool Pixs"

http://www.tom-phillips.info/images/cool.pics.military.3.htm