The 120MM Anti-Aircraft artillery
There has been a magazine for everything. I was able to scan this one because a dear friend and World War II US Army vet provided it to me. Walter helped operate these big cannons in the Pacific during the war. He saved this magazine cover from that time, because this was his gun. The AAA or anti-aircraft artillery operated in a four gun configuration with all guns wired into a targeting computer. Walter ran the range finder for the operation, which determined how long the fuses were set to burn. Once the fuses were set and a targeting solution was set in the computer the guns moved in unison to find their target.
Seeing this meant a lot to me, because my Dad did the same job on the 90 MM version of this cannon. He was in a Marine defense battalion in the Pacific during WWII.
So today thank a vet for his or her service. I want to remember my Dad and say thank you to Walter, my uncles, my sons, my nephew and all the other veterans who fought to protect our freedom. To so many we owe so much.
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That magazine cover photo is pretty spectacular, especially since you know Walter and your father operated a different version of the cannon. It’s so important to remember our Veterans!
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I couldn’t agree more.
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Thanks for sharing this post to recognize veterans. and connect with history in a personal and special way.
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I’m sure all of us have a special connections with some special veterans out there.
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Reblogged this on The Backdoor Artist.
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Tim amazing photo and well done to remember what those barve special people did some time with their own life to bring peace back to many around the world.
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Well said my friend.
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You are so right. My father was too young to serve in WWII, but my husband’s father was trained to fly B-17’s. He was so good they kept him to train other pilots. He wanted to see action so he retrained to fly fighters but the war was over before he was deployed. He did fly fighters in Korea, which was quite dangerous as the MIG’s (?) they flew against were quite good. He flew transport in Vietnam too. My brother-in-law flew transports in desert storm. Freedom is never free. I wish more people understood that.
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Well said Ruth. We have so much to be thankful for and it’s these veterans we need to thank. Freedom is never free, and it is unfortunate that so many are eager to give their freedom away.
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We were remembering our veterans on November 11th, also, in Canada. You are right, Tim, we owe them a lot.
Blessings ~ Wendy
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Indeed
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If you were to do a post of your father’s service, Tim, I would be more than happy to reblog it. Do you happen to know his unit, area of combat and/or time in the Pacific?
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