My New Patch

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It was one of the items in the envelope. It's a sticker, like that I can put on my car.

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Neat sticker!

As a Capital District kid, are you aware that *all* of the airlift support for NSF activities in the Antarctic (and Arctic) is provided by the 109th Airlift Wing of the Air National Guard, based out of Scotia (just a few miles across the Mohawk from Chad)?
http://www.109aw.ang.af.mil/

chezjake: Indeed... I had a friend back in those days that flew a chopper out of that base.

And, the same person who sent me the path also sent a photograph of the crew in the C5 en route!

heh - when I saw "My New Patch" in my live bookmarks, I expected a Linux post...

I'll give you a good deal on my USAP lapel button, Greg.

you crack me up.