FWD: Paul Tibbits, pilot of "Enola Gay", dead at 92

....From various news sources featuring differing outlooks here and
the

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/ea..._id=1003667044

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...etsobit02.html

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/...ica/01obit.php

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...0-2703,00.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaT...30281520071101

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_7349005

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedi...ack=crosspromo

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl...476/-1/LOCAL17

http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/...?section=world

http://news.scotsman.com/internation...?id=1747652007

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.../02/db0201.xml

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7073588.stm

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline...gay-pilot.html

http://www.theintelligencer.net/page...id/501695.html

http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp... ttack:_facts

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pb...311020003/1001

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pb...H&Profile=1001

http://www.contracostatimes.com/nati...rld/ci_7350149

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/168/story/167256.html

Bottom Line: General, on behalf of those of us who didn't have to grow
up speaking Japanese and eating rice and fish heads on a daily basis,
and especially for those of us who happen to actually *be* here
because their fathers and grandfathers weren't killed invading Japan's
home islands, we thank you for your service. The hippies, peaceniks,
treehuggers and other yellow-bellied scumbags may forever curse your
name for simply following orders, but the rest of us know the reality
of the situation, and the necessity of dropping that bomb. The fact
that it took a *second* bomb to wake the Japs up to the need to
surrender before extinction was the clearest possible proof that this
was an enemy too wrapped up in misguided dogmatics to have gotten the
hint through anything negotiable, much less a full-out invasion.

Rest in peace, sir. You have earned it, as well as our undying
gratitude.

OM
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On Nov 2, 1:50 pm, OM wrote:
...From various news sources featuring differing outlooks here and
the

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/ea...splay.jsp?vnu_...

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...89075_tibbetso...

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/...ica/01obit.php

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...0-2703,00.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaT...30281520071101

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_7349005

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedi...ibbets2nov02,1,...

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl...1102/NATIONWOR...

http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/...?section=world

http://news.scotsman.com/internation...?id=1747652007

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...07/11/02/db020...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7073588.stm

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline...gay-pilot.html

http://www.theintelligencer.net/page...id/501695.html

http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp...The_first_atom...

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pb.../20071102/FAMO...

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pb...=D2&Date=20071...

http://www.contracostatimes.com/nati...rld/ci_7350149

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/168/story/167256.html

Bottom Line: General, on behalf of those of us who didn't have to grow
up speaking Japanese and eating rice and fish heads on a daily basis,
and especially for those of us who happen to actually *be* here
because their fathers and grandfathers weren't killed invading Japan's
home islands, we thank you for your service. The hippies, peaceniks,
treehuggers and other yellow-bellied scumbags may forever curse your
name for simply following orders, but the rest of us know the reality
of the situation, and the necessity of dropping that bomb. The fact
that it took a *second* bomb to wake the Japs up to the need to
surrender before extinction was the clearest possible proof that this
was an enemy too wrapped up in misguided dogmatics to have gotten the
hint through anything negotiable, much less a full-out invasion.


Truman? No mention of Truman, the man who actually made the decision.
Rather you speak negatively of hippies and peaceniks and have a lack
of respect for the modern Japanese. You should learn another language
just because. You, OM, are the scumbag.

Rest in peace, sir. You have earned it, as well as our undying
gratitude.

Yeah sure.

OM
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] OMBlog -http://www.io.com/~o_m/omworld [
] Let's face it: Sometimes you *need* [
] an obnoxious opinion in your day! [
]=====================================[

Eric Chumpko wrote:

OM wrote:

Bottom Line: General, on behalf of those of us who didn't have to grow
up speaking Japanese and eating rice and fish heads on a daily basis,
and especially for those of us who happen to actually *be* here
because their fathers and grandfathers weren't killed invading Japan's
home islands, we thank you for your service. The hippies, peaceniks,
treehuggers and other yellow-bellied scumbags may forever curse your
name for simply following orders, but the rest of us know the reality
of the situation, and the necessity of dropping that bomb. The fact
that it took a *second* bomb to wake the Japs up to the need to
surrender before extinction was the clearest possible proof that this
was an enemy too wrapped up in misguided dogmatics to have gotten the
hint through anything negotiable, much less a full-out invasion.

Truman? No mention of Truman, the man who actually made the decision.
Rather you speak negatively of hippies and peaceniks and have a lack
of respect for the modern Japanese. You should learn another language
just because. You, OM, are the scumbag.

You, sir, are a Chump.

On Nov 2, 5:01 pm, "Scott M. Kozel" wrote:
Eric Chumpko wrote:

OM wrote:

Bottom Line: General, on behalf of those of us who didn't have to grow
up speaking Japanese and eating rice and fish heads on a daily basis,
and especially for those of us who happen to actually *be* here
because their fathers and grandfathers weren't killed invading Japan's
home islands, we thank you for your service. The hippies, peaceniks,
treehuggers and other yellow-bellied scumbags may forever curse your
name for simply following orders, but the rest of us know the reality
of the situation, and the necessity of dropping that bomb. The fact
that it took a *second* bomb to wake the Japs up to the need to
surrender before extinction was the clearest possible proof that this
was an enemy too wrapped up in misguided dogmatics to have gotten the
hint through anything negotiable, much less a full-out invasion.

Truman? No mention of Truman, the man who actually made the decision.
Rather you speak negatively of hippies and peaceniks and have a lack
of respect for the modern Japanese. You should learn another language
just because. You, OM, are the scumbag.

You, sir, are a Chump.

You're the one that wraps yourself up in the flag as a false patriot
in an attempt to feel good about yourself.

On Nov 6, 11:57 am, Eric Chomko wrote:
On Nov 2, 5:01 pm, "Scott M. Kozel" wrote:



Eric Chumpko wrote:

OM wrote:

Bottom Line: General, on behalf of those of us who didn't have to grow
up speaking Japanese and eating rice and fish heads on a daily basis,
and especially for those of us who happen to actually *be* here
because their fathers and grandfathers weren't killed invading Japan's
home islands, we thank you for your service. The hippies, peaceniks,
treehuggers and other yellow-bellied scumbags may forever curse your
name for simply following orders, but the rest of us know the reality
of the situation, and the necessity of dropping that bomb. The fact
that it took a *second* bomb to wake the Japs up to the need to
surrender before extinction was the clearest possible proof that this
was an enemy too wrapped up in misguided dogmatics to have gotten the
hint through anything negotiable, much less a full-out invasion.

Truman? No mention of Truman, the man who actually made the decision.
Rather you speak negatively of hippies and peaceniks and have a lack
of respect for the modern Japanese. You should learn another language
just because. You, OM, are the scumbag.

You, sir, are a Chump.

You're the one that wraps yourself up in the flag as a false patriot
in an attempt to feel good about yourself.

You're making stuff up as usual, Chumpko.

On Nov 6, 8:28 pm, "Scott M. Kozel" wrote:
On Nov 6, 11:57 am, Eric Chomko wrote:





On Nov 2, 5:01 pm, "Scott M. Kozel" wrote:

Eric Chumpko wrote:

OM wrote:

Bottom Line: General, on behalf of those of us who didn't have to grow
up speaking Japanese and eating rice and fish heads on a daily basis,
and especially for those of us who happen to actually *be* here
because their fathers and grandfathers weren't killed invading Japan's
home islands, we thank you for your service. The hippies, peaceniks,
treehuggers and other yellow-bellied scumbags may forever curse your
name for simply following orders, but the rest of us know the reality
of the situation, and the necessity of dropping that bomb. The fact
that it took a *second* bomb to wake the Japs up to the need to
surrender before extinction was the clearest possible proof that this
was an enemy too wrapped up in misguided dogmatics to have gotten the
hint through anything negotiable, much less a full-out invasion.

Truman? No mention of Truman, the man who actually made the decision.
Rather you speak negatively of hippies and peaceniks and have a lack
of respect for the modern Japanese. You should learn another language
just because. You, OM, are the scumbag.

You, sir, are a Chump.

You're the one that wraps yourself up in the flag as a false patriot
in an attempt to feel good about yourself.

You're making stuff up as usual, Chumpko.

Scott resorts to high school mentality. I guess that is all you got.
Neoclown...

"OM" wrote in message
...
The hippies, peaceniks,
treehuggers and other yellow-bellied scumbags may forever curse your
name for simply following orders, but the rest of us know the reality
of the situation, and the necessity of dropping that bomb. The fact
that it took a *second* bomb to wake the Japs up to the need to
surrender before extinction was the clearest possible proof that this
was an enemy too wrapped up in misguided dogmatics to have gotten the
hint through anything negotiable, much less a full-out invasion.

Rest in peace, sir. You have earned it, as well as our undying
gratitude.

I had the chance to meet at a book signing at the- no, I'm not kidding-
National Atomic Museum (to which I was a frequent visitor before 9/11 closed
it). I savored the irony of watching the Japanese tourists take pictures of
him next to models of Fat Man and Little Boy. Deaf as a post, but with a
very firm grip. Got an autographed copy myself.

He wasn't *quite* as gung-ho as Gene Hackman's character in "Crimson Tide".
He knew it was a sucky job and a terrible thing, but somebody had to do it
and he firmly believed that it would save lives in the end (and as we know
from captured Japanese military documents, it absolutely *did*, on both
sides).

He slept well at night, knowing he saved lives.

I expected protestors, but having the museum on Kirtland AFB tended to
discourage that.

Pre 9/11, I was allowed to pretty much drive anywhere on base I wanted, as
long as I had a valid driver's license and insurance.

"Scott Hedrick" wrote in message
...

Pre 9/11, I was allowed to pretty much drive anywhere on base I wanted, as
long as I had a valid driver's license and insurance.
The museum has been relocated to Mountain Avenue near Old Town for a few
years. Minus the outdoor displays but they are trying to relocate to an
area where it can all be together again, See http://www.atomicmuseum.com/ .

Regards,

Tex Houston

"Tex Houston" wrote in message
...
"Scott Hedrick" wrote in message
...

Pre 9/11, I was allowed to pretty much drive anywhere on base I wanted,
as long as I had a valid driver's license and insurance.
The museum has been relocated to Mountain Avenue near Old Town for a few
years. Minus the outdoor displays but they are trying to relocate to an
area where it can all be together again, See http://www.atomicmuseum.com/
.

I had a chance to see it in its new location shortly after it opened. I miss
the big outdoor displays, and the sculpture of the sword being beaten into a
plowshare was missing. It had been replaced with a plow made from an atomic
bomb casing.

On Nov 2, 9:50 am, OM wrote: The hippies,
peaceniks, treehuggers and other yellow-bellied scumbags... Let's
face it: Sometimes you *need* an obnoxious opinion in your day!"

Actually that says it all right there you are obnoxious....