tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post4107845146456680260..comments2024-03-28T18:50:23.094-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: Wistful Wednesday: Far GuyFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-71938109250434146682015-02-12T08:36:48.107-06:002015-02-12T08:36:48.107-06:00Love learning new things about you guys! Kids the...Love learning new things about you guys! Kids these days can't imagine the draft.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-65571599055828680092015-02-11T21:00:04.812-06:002015-02-11T21:00:04.812-06:00There was that big drawing with the blue capsules ...There was that big drawing with the blue capsules known as the Vietnam Lottery in late 1969 or early 1970. Far Guy was in College so yes he was a little older than some:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-90707312108616419522015-02-11T19:00:06.706-06:002015-02-11T19:00:06.706-06:00Evening, what a fantastic picture. Always enjoy yo...Evening, what a fantastic picture. Always enjoy your Wednesday posts.Blessings Francine.Primitive Starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02525399769247105105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-81773128950819881702015-02-11T18:32:47.045-06:002015-02-11T18:32:47.045-06:00Had no idea you were in Colorado then. Just think....Had no idea you were in Colorado then. Just think...you may have crossed paths with my Air Force in-laws...maybe...my brother in law was at the Academy then. My husband and his sisters were Air Force brats.<br /><br />That said, I can still understand why Far Guy's mom cried. Hard times. Wouldn't want to see that happen again. But, as you said, "It is what it is..."Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-89527310267211151032015-02-11T17:27:00.134-06:002015-02-11T17:27:00.134-06:00Wistful indeed. Far Guy must have been older than...Wistful indeed. Far Guy must have been older than some of those teenagers... How did the draft do that?troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-20526393615439955732015-02-11T17:26:06.930-06:002015-02-11T17:26:06.930-06:00What is it they say? All's fair in love and wa...What is it they say? All's fair in love and war. So far guy didn't get what he expected and you were able to follow Far guy. Good times.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-74258283180841216092015-02-11T14:49:41.244-06:002015-02-11T14:49:41.244-06:00Fuzzy bombs? Is that like fuzzy logic?Fuzzy bombs? Is that like fuzzy logic?Rykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424717988638341638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-23274951096411091632015-02-11T12:47:50.763-06:002015-02-11T12:47:50.763-06:00That's a cool photo! I love the F-4 Phantom I...That's a cool photo! I love the F-4 Phantom II in the background!Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-33107002202654970052015-02-11T12:32:57.596-06:002015-02-11T12:32:57.596-06:00We visited the Air Force base and the first person...We visited the Air Force base and the first person we ran into was an Iowan man. The chapel was the only thing we really could go see. We see the buildings on the show Stargate, used in backdrops for the series. L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-67407548093562945182015-02-11T10:22:44.824-06:002015-02-11T10:22:44.824-06:00My dad was in the Air Force and I well remember be...My dad was in the Air Force and I well remember being an Air Force brat. There are worse ways to grow up! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-2887917382323194012015-02-11T09:37:42.129-06:002015-02-11T09:37:42.129-06:00My father was a British solider then and a sniper...My father was a British solider then and a sniper in Singapore . Lovely story and photo you have there . Thanks for sharing , Have a good day !Country Gal https://www.blogger.com/profile/08693944554850315123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-26722632955998608112015-02-11T09:35:31.867-06:002015-02-11T09:35:31.867-06:00Interesting to hear about your hubby's service...Interesting to hear about your hubby's service. My dad was in the Air Force in the early 60s. He was a navigator on the B-52s. During his 5 years in the service, we lived in California and North Dakota (the dreaded Minot!). I grew up next to Ellsworth AFB in Rapid City, SD. Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-45798961118088879422015-02-11T08:45:44.176-06:002015-02-11T08:45:44.176-06:00Lowry is where I went in the late 1970s to be test...Lowry is where I went in the late 1970s to be tested and interviewed for a teaching job with the Department of Defense. Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18296050573667055406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-16639278410872318402015-02-11T08:12:49.363-06:002015-02-11T08:12:49.363-06:00My husband got his draft notice in 1965 and had to...My husband got his draft notice in 1965 and had to report in for his physical 2 days after our wedding. He did well on all his tests and kept being sent on for more training. He ended up spending 21 years in the Army, but never served in Vietnam.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-86167797411572902432015-02-11T08:09:07.949-06:002015-02-11T08:09:07.949-06:00Wow look at how young all those men were! I had ...Wow look at how young all those men were! I had no idea you lived in Colorado or that Far Guy was an AF man. Love learning new things about blogger friends!MTWagginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17823827748782425907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-57198917364408218812015-02-11T07:38:33.132-06:002015-02-11T07:38:33.132-06:00Please thank Far Guy for his service. Sounds like ...Please thank Far Guy for his service. Sounds like a dangerous job to me. My daughter and SIL are army vets, he a doctor, and she in the nurse corp. I appreciate those military folks immensely!Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-29253050275610587452015-02-11T07:22:27.780-06:002015-02-11T07:22:27.780-06:00I worked at Lowry Air Force Base in 1977 & 197...I worked at Lowry Air Force Base in 1977 & 1978! They shut the entire base down and my bosses were men who flew out of the place, I got the royal queen treatment as I was pregnant with our only child..I worked AFAFC the big building they built that housed all the finance for Air Force, Army, Navy etc...They shut it down tooooooo....I loved working there, I walked and walked and it is no wonder our only loves to hike and get out in the air each and everyday! Colorado to me was heaven we live in the pacific northwest now over 36 years all it does here is grow moss and rain like the dickens but the last few years have been no rain and no snow it is global warming for sure, we enjoy the sea and the seaside, we both grew up inland but love the sea and coast of Washington state, it is wild and frothy all year long and the fruits of the ocean are tasty, we enjoy staying with childhood friends from grade school and tiny cabins their great grandparents owned, can you imagine and most are Scandinavian, finns, Norwegians and Swedish..I love your blog..my only husband of nearly 41 years was a Army man on a Air Force base in Germany and then in Hawaii, he said the Air Force treated him like a king...Have a most wonderful sweethearts day, love to read your blog! Give Chance a big smooch from us mary and elli..ciao!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-71734211674052836722015-02-11T06:58:34.454-06:002015-02-11T06:58:34.454-06:00So if the tag says don't remove from the bomb,...So if the tag says don't remove from the bomb, how come you have the tag? Haha Guess being in the Air Force loading weapons was better than being in the Army and getting shot at. My first husband chose the Navy when he received his draft notice. Our men did what they had to do back then. Tell Far Guy, "Thank you for your service".linda mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203742811516417039noreply@blogger.com