On Fri, 28 May 2004 14:13:57 -0500, "Bill Denton"
wrote:

The problem is, that's the same sort of revisionism being taught to American
school children.

But that means the future should be interesting: If our biased teaching and
reporting becomes revisionist history who knows how it will come out!


My father worked at North Island NAS Coronado.
He worked on Hellcats to Helicopters and patted
the first F-14 on the base the day he retired.
Baa Baa Black Sheep was on TV back then.
I loved it and Lowell Thomas news reels on PBS.
My Father took me to airshows, and I saw and knew
where my freedom came from at a young age.
I built models of the planes constantly.
My father told me all about Jimmy Dolittle and
the Dambusters, wing warping by the Wrights, etc.
He passed on not very many years after retiring.
He always told me I could learn to fly someday if
I wanted. Funny he only flew once in his life!


I dont remember being taught much about
these things in public school at all. I know I lean heavy
on aviation history but damn its so important and
the public school system then didnt teach much. I expect
today is no different. I wish every kid
could be taken out on a field trip and see, touch
and hear a B-25 or Corsair or any war bird and
KNOW that is part of their freedom right there
cast in aluminum. Instead god knows what
their teaching them instead. I dont have kids
but I have to live with everybody elses and how they
will vote someday. I sure hope they learn this stuff
somewhere.