Sunday, January 08, 2006

A Farewell To America's F 14 Tom Cat

What a machine

What a Helluva bolt out of the blue machine
What a kick in the seat of a fighter pilots pants
What a streak of quick silver across the sky
What contributions were made at the fire fights dance

The F 14 Tom Cat is one of those that will
Always live somewhere in some warriors heart
She was fast maneuverable agile and volatile
She did go above and beyond to do her part

It took intelligence and discipline to fly her
And more than a bit of hair on fire personality
And I appreciate them all the builders the mechanics
The whole crew that armed her to the teeth

That plane took down more than a few bad guys
She was a presence in the air for the land of the free
And could still manage to land on a postage stamp
In the middle of the ocean on a rolling sea

The F 14 Tom Cat is one of those that will
Always live somewhere in some warriors heart
She was fast maneuverable agile and volatile
She did go above and beyond to do her part



Neils
9:00 pm
01/08/2006
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written upon hearing of the retiring
of the famed and deservedly fabled F 14 Tom Cat

As of now
According to the associated press:

Two Navy squadrons with the last 22 operational Tomcats are flying bombing and strafing runs on insurgent targets in Iraq, taking off from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, which will leave the Persian Gulf for its base in Virginia early next year.

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