Final Thoughts
I
thought I’d take a few lines to add some thoughts to what Steve said in the
intro.
It’s
really hard to believe we’re publishing our 2nd Anniversary edition.
Who would have thought that three years ago Steve, Denny, and I would re-unite through
another web site. We spent some time together through
Emails re-living our times at RAF Upper
I
had no idea how to set up, let alone manage a web site (Hell, I’m still not
sure of what I’m doing!!!!). But it’s been a GREAT ride. Steve and I have
enjoyed sharing with you all the stories that have been sent and we look
forward to many more issues of the Pedro News.
The
HH-43 community was just a small portion of the history of the USAF and because
we were so small, many in the media have either forgotten about us or never
really knew we existed. That’s why you never see much about us on the various
documentaries. Steve and I have tried on many occasions to contact The History
Channel, Discovery Wings and several others to plead our case but we continue
to look at closed doors. It’s up to us to keep the memory of this fine group of
flyers alive. We’re all that’s left and by sharing stories with each other
through this news letter we can at least keep our dream alive. We can only hope
that maybe some day someone will stumble across this web site, see what we’re
about, and let the general public know we existed and what we did.
Steve
and I pledge to you to continue to provide fun and interesting newsletters for
you for as long as we can. You can do your part by continuing to send us stories.
We are looking especially for stories about missions that occurred in
So
anything you can come up with will be appreciated.
Hope
you enjoyed this edition and as always, your comments are welcome.
Paul