On an early Kansas morning in 1957, Captain Thomas Waggoner moved six throttles forward on the Boeing B-47, and America’s first swept wing bomber roared down the Smokey Hill AIr Force base runway. On a routine radar maintenance flight, a catastrophic event occurred at 17,000′ and the bomber plunged into a field near Westmoreland, KS. The next day the newspapers reported the death of the entire crew and that he was survived by a two year old son. That was me. Let’s take a moment today and remember all those who have died in service to America.🇺🇸
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Many thanks to all who have chosen to serve, especially those who gave the last, full measure.
On an early Kansas morning in 1957, Captain Thomas Waggoner moved six throttles forward on the Boeing B-47, and America’s first swept wing bomber roared down the Smokey Hill AIr Force base runway. On a routine radar maintenance flight, a catastrophic event occurred at 17,000′ and the bomber plunged into a field near Westmoreland, KS. The next day the newspapers reported the death of the entire crew and that he was survived by a two year old son. That was me. Let’s take a moment today and remember all those who have died in service to America.🇺🇸
Many thanks to all who have chosen to serve, especially those who gave the last, full measure.
Lest we forget.