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Old Sep 25, 2015 | 07:19 PM
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TBRDS traveled over 900 miles to the Joint Base Andrews Air Show last weekend near Washington, DC:







After the show we went to get some photos at the USAF Memorial, overlooking the Pentagon:









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Many thanks to you guys (especially Zymurgy and Steven Bell) who have supported me in my small attempt to give a little support to the USAF. Many, many years ago the Air Force changed and shaped my life, and I'm so glad I did those four years.
Old Sep 25, 2015 | 07:38 PM
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Old Sep 25, 2015 | 07:46 PM
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All that for recruiting. They could have just showed easy physical fitness test, lack of standards, dining facility (chow hall) and dorms (barracks) as a selling point.
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Old Sep 25, 2015 | 07:58 PM
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All that for recruiting. They could have just showed easy physical fitness test, lack of standards, dining facility (chow hall) and dorms (barracks) as a selling point.
Really takes a "tough guy" to insult an entire military service in a corvette forum thread.
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Old Sep 25, 2015 | 08:17 PM
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All that for recruiting. They could have just showed easy physical fitness test, lack of standards, dining facility (chow hall) and dorms (barracks) as a selling point.
What the hell are you talking about.
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Old Sep 25, 2015 | 08:53 PM
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Salute!

USAF SAC Carswell AFB circa '81-'84
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Old Sep 25, 2015 | 08:56 PM
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sanant....c'mon, man.
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Old Sep 25, 2015 | 09:11 PM
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All that for recruiting. They could have just showed easy physical fitness test, lack of standards, dining facility (chow hall) and dorms (barracks) as a selling point.

You sir, are one of the most pathetic individuals I have ever encountered on any forum (car or otherwise). I spent 27 years in the USAF and am very proud of the organization and every minute I spent in it. Would be interested in what your service has been to our country.
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Old Sep 25, 2015 | 09:15 PM
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Very nice! Aim high!
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Old Sep 25, 2015 | 09:16 PM
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All that for recruiting. They could have just showed easy physical fitness test, lack of standards, dining facility (chow hall) and dorms (barracks) as a selling point.
You are sick!
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Old Sep 25, 2015 | 09:18 PM
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Awesome picture of the Snowbirds bomb burst, what year was the photo taken? I simply love them, the Tutor they use are older then all the pilots and support team, but damn they look fantastic. So you were part of the SnowBirds team? What year if you don't mind me asking, and when they getting the Hawkers that the Red Arrows fly.

Oh yeah, almost forgot very nice C7, my wife loves the colour told me we should of gotten it instead of the Torch Red. Bit by bit I'm brainwashing her to accept Torch Red as the best colour, it's a slow process.

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Old Sep 25, 2015 | 09:21 PM
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USAF 68-72 and proud of it.

sanantguy what country are you from ? If you live in the US please leave.
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Old Sep 25, 2015 | 09:29 PM
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Old Sep 25, 2015 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by BladeSilver2015
You sir, are one of the most pathetic individuals I have ever encountered on any forum (car or otherwise). I spent 27 years in the USAF and am very proud of the organization and every minute I spent in it. Would be interested in what your service has been to our country.
Hobby: Slapping down internet tough guys for their insolence.
That's what his profile says. Don't think he says these things in person.
Myself I was Army and and I would never say something like that about another branch. My son is an USAF Academy grad and Air Force Pilot and I couldn't be more proud.












USAF Academy is the hardest to get into, by the way.
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Old Sep 25, 2015 | 10:02 PM
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Way awesome Vette TBRDS!
Reminds me of going to air shows with my dad.
I grew up with my signed Thunderbird poster on my wall.
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I wonder how many rifles or other gear that done up recruiting C7 could have bought men on the ground.
You are just totally off base. This is a privately owned tribute to the Thunderbirds. Tribute to the USAF and demo team
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Old Sep 25, 2015 | 10:24 PM
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Great shots of a great car for a great branch of the service.
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Old Sep 25, 2015 | 10:53 PM
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Been to many shows @ Andrews. Nice venue.

Slick car. Thanks for the great team work.
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