Much has been written about the war – who won, who lost; whether we should have been there at all. We tried to stop the supplies coming south; we supported our troops on the ground; we fought with and for our South Vietnamese allies. We did it day and night in all kinds of weather. We dodged missiles and MiGs and AAA and operated with our hands often tied by senseless restrictions and bombing halts. Some of us suffered as POWs. Some of us didn’t return at all leaving wives and families as the detritus of war. One thing we can all say for sure – from those of us who were there – WE TRIED OUR BEST – GOD BLESS those who didn’t return. GOD BLESS their families and GOD BLESS AMERICA – we few, we happy few, we band of brothers – from the Super Sabre Society
Today in History – July 26, 1998 – Burt Rutan launches first flight of the Scaled Composites Proteus
26 July 1998 – Burt Rutan’s “Scaled Composites Model 281 Proteus is a tandem-wing high-altitude long endurance aircraft designed by Burt Rutan to investigate the use of aircraft as high altitude telecommunications relays. The Proteus is a multi-mission vehicle able to carry various payloads on a ventral pylon. The Proteus has an extremely efficient design,