KI Sawyer Heritage Air Museum GUEST BOOK
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| Date | 2016-09-15 |
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| Message | email address correction |
| Date | 2016-09-03 |
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| Message | was stationed at k i 79-81 410 sps day flt trying to located at the time tsgt richard drake if anyone has a clue pls feel free to e-mail |
| Date | 2016-08-28 |
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| Message | I was stationed at K.I. Sawyer somewhere around February 68 to December 1970 before I was sent to Utapao, Thailand. I was in OMS, B52H crew chief, if I remember right the tail number was 0067. I made Ssgt. with end 2 1/2 years from the time I enlisted. My oldest son was born on base in August of 69. I had a lot of good memories at the base. The only bad times was when my aircraft was on alert and I could not go home to my wife and son. I haven't been up there in many years. I'm hoping to take a trip there next summer with my grandkids and show them were there father was born. |
| Date | 2016-08-24 |
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| PUBLIC email address | [email protected] |
| Message | I served in the 410th Maintenance Hydraulic Shop from 1962 - 1965. I have many great memories like playing blackjack on the shotgun truck. I returned for a visit in 2010 with one of my granddaughters...we marched on the tarmac as I did many years ago. |
| Date | 2016-08-22 |
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| PUBLIC email address | [email protected] |
| Message | I was stationed at Sawyer from Sept 1966 to Mar 1970 in the 410th Security Police Sqdn. My wife and I have many fond memories from the UP and the base. |
| Date | 2016-07-15 |
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| PUBLIC email address | [email protected] |
| Message | I was stationed at KI with the 87th from 1971 to 1979, working in the avionics shop. I have many fond memories of the squadron, several TDY's to Tyndall and to Keflavik, including a William Tell in 1976. I am looking for anybody in the Com/Nav/Instrument shop that are still around. I was sad beyond belief when they closed the unit and base. Red Bulls Rule! |
| Date | 2016-06-28 |
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| Message | Just found this site. Brought back a lot of good memories. Was sent DDA from basic to K.I. As a Heating Systems Specialist (547x0) in CES. What a place to learn that trade!Spent many an evening in Negaunee, at a red and white bar with two octagon windows facing the street. Owners name was "Gigs" and he welcomed all GIs. Even the ones under age.This was 1965 to 67. He figured if we were old enough to go to Nam, we were old enough to drink a beer or two! Actually got married in the base chapel and shipped out to Spain. Made a career out of it and retired in 87 as a First Sergeant. Good life! |
| Date | 2016-06-20 |
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| PUBLIC email address | [email protected] |
| Message | I was assigned to the 410 FMS Corrosion Control Phase Dock from 1972-75. The base was great if you had a snowmobile in the winter. We loved the local for the closeness to Canada and the many parks. Beautiful area. Probably the most frustrating assignment I had in a 30 year career. Trying to wash and phase a B-52 or a KC-135 in two days or a day and a half was a ridiculous effort. I can count on one hand the number of successful phases we got graded on by QC. The immensity of the aircraft and the QC baseline ensured an "unsat" pretty much every time. That was a real morale buster for the crew chiefs and corrosion specialists assigned. One point that was really a head scratcher was scheduling a phase a month or two after the aircraft had just returned from a PDM facility with a complete going over and new paint job. We had to remove all the panels which had been newly sealed at the PDM after their inspection. An absolute waste of money and time. But that was SAC way back when. A great team that busted their butts every phase with little to show for it. I was glad to leave after 3 years of frustration. |
| Date | 2016-06-05 |
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| Message | I was assigned to the 62nd FIS at K.I. Sawyer in Nov. 1963. IN January SAC assumed command and I was reassigned to the KC-135A Tanker Squadron. We were sent to Wurtsmith AFB for cross training on the KC-135. Following the cross training I spent the next three years going TDY to SE Asia aproximatley every 90 days. I met some interesting people and had a wonderful time (even though I did not know it at the time). Sawyer was not the vacation spot of the world, but it was a great place to be. Even with all of the snow. Life was much simpler back in the 60's, we always joked later in life about saying the heck with the rat race and moving back to the UP and enjoying life. From a former Upper now living in FL. |
| Date | 2016-06-05 |
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| Message | I was assigned to the 62nd FIS at K.I. Sawyer in Nov. 1963. IN January SAC assumed command and I was reassigned to the KC-135A Tanker Squadron. We were sent to Wurtsmith AFB for cross training on the KC-135. Following the cross training I spent the next three years going TDY to SE Asia aproximatley every 90 days. I met some interesting people and had a wonderful time (even though I did not know it at the time). Sawyer was not the vacation spot of the world, but it was a great place to be. Even with all of the snow. |
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