Hey Guys,
I posted this in the Lounge, but since I expanded on it I thought I would post it here.
Hope you don't mind.
Kevin posted about the Flag he found in a thrift shop.
I didn't want to post about this Flag in his thread.
So this is my Flag story. On July 13 2018 my USN Captain Son retired after close to 29 years of service. This flag was presented to him during the Flag Ceremony at his Retirement.
By the way his Retirement Ceremony was on board the USS Lexington Museum in Corpus Christi.
Now about the Flag. It flew over the USS Nimitz 1-18-20011 on the day of the 100th year Anniversary, which was the beginning of Naval Aviation when Eugene Ely took off and landed on a deck. Since Son was "The Air Boss" at the time the Captain of the Nimitz gave it to Trey. Trey had this Flag used in the Flag Ceremony during his retirement program. He then presented the Flag to me.
So it may not be a Flag that means as much as some do , but it means a lot to us.
On January 18, 1911, Ely landed his Curtiss pusher airplane on a platform on the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay. Ely flew from the Tanforan Racetrack in San Bruno, California and landed on the Pennsylvania, which was the first successful shipboard landing of an aircraft. This flight was also the first ever using a tailhook system, designed and built by circus performer and aviator Hugh Robinson. Ely told a reporter: "It was easy enough. I think the trick could be successfully turned nine times out of ten."
Some of the stuff Trey received at the Retirement Ceremony
A collection of 29 years.
Since Trey was the Boss of Training Air Wing Four this was his Flag that flew over his office along with the 4 Squadron Patches.
Trey started his Trip to being a Naval Aviator in a T-34, this is a prop blade from one.
The Admiral pinning on Trey's second Legion Of Merit Medal.
Yep You always have to have a CAKE :wink:
I posted this in the Lounge, but since I expanded on it I thought I would post it here.
Hope you don't mind.
Kevin posted about the Flag he found in a thrift shop.
I didn't want to post about this Flag in his thread.
So this is my Flag story. On July 13 2018 my USN Captain Son retired after close to 29 years of service. This flag was presented to him during the Flag Ceremony at his Retirement.
By the way his Retirement Ceremony was on board the USS Lexington Museum in Corpus Christi.
Now about the Flag. It flew over the USS Nimitz 1-18-20011 on the day of the 100th year Anniversary, which was the beginning of Naval Aviation when Eugene Ely took off and landed on a deck. Since Son was "The Air Boss" at the time the Captain of the Nimitz gave it to Trey. Trey had this Flag used in the Flag Ceremony during his retirement program. He then presented the Flag to me.
So it may not be a Flag that means as much as some do , but it means a lot to us.
On January 18, 1911, Ely landed his Curtiss pusher airplane on a platform on the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay. Ely flew from the Tanforan Racetrack in San Bruno, California and landed on the Pennsylvania, which was the first successful shipboard landing of an aircraft. This flight was also the first ever using a tailhook system, designed and built by circus performer and aviator Hugh Robinson. Ely told a reporter: "It was easy enough. I think the trick could be successfully turned nine times out of ten."
Some of the stuff Trey received at the Retirement Ceremony
A collection of 29 years.
Since Trey was the Boss of Training Air Wing Four this was his Flag that flew over his office along with the 4 Squadron Patches.
Trey started his Trip to being a Naval Aviator in a T-34, this is a prop blade from one.
The Admiral pinning on Trey's second Legion Of Merit Medal.
Yep You always have to have a CAKE :wink:
