Shoutbox Wannabe.

[EndtheMadnessNow]

The last Marine flyboy. R.I.P. Samuel Folsom, age 102, Marine pilot-hero at Guadalcanal. "He went to war at 22 with limited flying experience in a Grumman F4F Wildcat, but dodged Zeros, knocked out bombers and won the Distinguished Flying Cross and a Purple Heart." "...nearly half of his squadron’s pilots were killed or wounded. In dogfights... When he ran out of ammunition, he escaped by flying into clouds..." Amazes me how many of these WWII legendary vets live to be a 100+! NY Times (archived link)