Space Marines

[Frumby]

Don't forget Randy Bresnik, LtCol USMC F/A-18 pilot. Randy was in the '04 Astronaut class. We were winged together....great guy. Unfortunately, no more piloted vehicles once the Shuttle goes away. Randy was already told that he will never pilot a spacecraft. Back to spam in a can!

 

[Lovebug201]

I saw the title to this thread - my first thought

 

[llnick2001]

I was thinking Starship Troopers all the way.

 

[flyerstud4]

John Glenn

 

[Frumby]

MGen Charles Bolden. 4 Shuttle missions and CG of 3rd MAW. Class Act

 

[phrogpilot73]

MGen Charles Bolden. 4 Shuttle missions and CG of 3rd MAW. Class Act

He was the DepDant my plebe year, and I concur wholeheartedly. Priors checked in the day before the rest of the plebes for plebe summer, and we had to be in uniform. So here's this long line of guys in whites, and the handful (my class started with 12) of guys in Chucks. MGen (then Col) Bolden was in Alumni Hall, and walked the line - stopping to talk to every Marine and ask us hometown, MOS, etc... Great guy.

He even had a "Legends of Airpower" show on TV back when there was a Discovery Wings channel.

 

[Frumby]

He's my neighbor. I was lucky enough to have him promote me to LtCol!