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Happy Birthday USAF!
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It all started though with the U.S. Army Signal Corps!
“The U.S. Army Signal Corps purchased a Wright Model A on 2 August 1909 which became the first [heavier than air] military aircraft in history.”
You’re welcome and Happy Birthday United States Air Force!
SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth Maj Robert Thornton CW5 Jack Cardwell SGT Robert Pryor SGT Mark Anderson Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen TSgt Joe C. SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Maj Marty Hogan MSgt Danny Hope
“The U.S. Army Signal Corps purchased a Wright Model A on 2 August 1909 which became the first [heavier than air] military aircraft in history.”
You’re welcome and Happy Birthday United States Air Force!
SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth Maj Robert Thornton CW5 Jack Cardwell SGT Robert Pryor SGT Mark Anderson Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen TSgt Joe C. SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Maj Marty Hogan MSgt Danny Hope
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LTC Stephen C.
“The U.S. Air Force" is the official song of the United States Air Force, adopted in the late 1940s, and is often referred to as ‘Wild Blue Yonder’.“
“Originally, the song was titled ‘Army Air Corps.’ Robert MacArthur Crawford wrote the initial first verse and the basic melody line in May 1939. During World War II, the service was renamed ‘Army Air Forces’ due to the change of the main American army's air arm naming in mid-1941, and the song title changed to agree. In 1947, when the Air Force became a separate service, the song was retitled, ‘The U.S. Air Force.’”
Naturally enough, the last line of the song was originally “Nothing'll stop the Army Air Corps!”
Maj Kim Patterson CW5 Jack Cardwell SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth Maj Robert Thornton SGT Robert Pryor SGT Mark Anderson Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen TSgt Joe C. Maj Marty Hogan SMSgt Lawrence McCarter MSgt Danny Hope
“Originally, the song was titled ‘Army Air Corps.’ Robert MacArthur Crawford wrote the initial first verse and the basic melody line in May 1939. During World War II, the service was renamed ‘Army Air Forces’ due to the change of the main American army's air arm naming in mid-1941, and the song title changed to agree. In 1947, when the Air Force became a separate service, the song was retitled, ‘The U.S. Air Force.’”
Naturally enough, the last line of the song was originally “Nothing'll stop the Army Air Corps!”
Maj Kim Patterson CW5 Jack Cardwell SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth Maj Robert Thornton SGT Robert Pryor SGT Mark Anderson Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen TSgt Joe C. Maj Marty Hogan SMSgt Lawrence McCarter MSgt Danny Hope
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