Blue Angels CO resigns

[michagnu]

I was able to select my field in October 1989. I don't know when that started.

[michagnu]

I went to see if I could find out when the military started letting people select a field but no joy.

[Old Marine]

Does anyone really care who Archibald Henderson was??????

[USNAviator]

Does anyone really care who Archibald Henderson was??????

Truthfully Gunny I thought it was the Marine they named Henderson Field for but I had to look it up, longest serving Commandant. I think Dave served under him

[michagnu]

The longest serving Commandant. He probably prevented the merging of the Army and Marine Corps in the early 1830's. So yes.

[Old Marine]

I was taught in Boot Camp that Archiebald Henderson was the Grand Old Man Of The Marine Corps.

[Zulu 36]

Truthfully Gunny I thought it was the Marine they named Henderson Field for but I had to look it up, longest serving Commandant. I think Dave served under him

Hate to be a party pooper, but Henderson Field on Guadalcanal was named after Marine Major Lofton Henderson, CO of VMSB-241, KIA at Midway.

[Zulu 36]

I was taught in Boot Camp that Archiebald Henderson was the Grand Old Man Of The Marine Corps.

He was, Old Marine, but weren't you his orderly?