{"id":62568,"date":"2015-11-01T07:30:26","date_gmt":"2015-11-01T11:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=62568"},"modified":"2015-11-02T09:49:35","modified_gmt":"2015-11-02T14:49:35","slug":"simply-an-amazing-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=62568","title":{"rendered":"Simply an amazing day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before I begin I want to thank Jonn Lilyea, for allowing me to write here. It was this access that allowed all of the things below to happen. <\/p>\n

Yesterday was simply an amazing day. I do not think that one could have planned it any better from start to finish. It started at the 12th Training Wing at Randolph Airforce Base after being escorted by the 12th Wing’s Staff Officers. The Wing was called to attention as Uncle Tommy entered the building. There was short tour going through the history of the unit from the photos on the walls. There was a presentation on what training is conducted at the 12th Training Wing and answered any questions that we had. <\/p>\n

\"12th<\/a><\/p>\n

\"12th<\/a><\/p>\n

Then we took a short break by going outside to T-38 Talon trainer and talking more about the aircraft that were being used on the base. After that we back inside and started talking about the history of the two men, the event in February 1952 and the unusual series of events that allowed this reunion to happen. There was a lot of history there to say the least. <\/p>\n

\"Uncle<\/a><\/p>\n

We left the 12th Training Wing to go to where the air show was being held. The crowds were not there because we were invited to the air show rehearsal the day before. What was there was a static display of a P-51C Mustang and a T-33 Shooting Star. We managed to take many photos of Uncle Tommy with both aircraft. At this time we met with a reporting team from KSAT12<\/a>, a local news group. They were filming as we were taking photos with each aircraft. ( I credited this website and Jonn for his part, I have no idea if they will link or not.) <\/p>\n

\"T-33<\/a><\/p>\n

\"P-51C<\/a><\/p>\n

The Wing Commander 12th greeted us on the flight line.<\/p>\n

\"Uncle<\/a><\/p>\n

A few minutes later we watched the USAF Thunderbirds perform from the best seat in the house. There was some concern that the Thunderbirds were not going to be able to fly due to the weather. But the weather cleared up enough for the rehearsal to start and it was quite a show. <\/p>\n