Airport renamed after Marine Fighter Ace Pappy Boyington

[JustAintthatWay]

sounds looks like greg jr got a little choked up

from what ive read boyington sr wasnt exactly mister my three sons

as a father

but a son's pride is a son's pride i guess

rest in peace pappy they dont make 'em like his kind much no more

[theshadow1932]

@JustAintthatWay Well, Boyington himself said, "Show me a hero and I'll prove he's a bum." For my money, this only exalts the word "bum". I'm glad that Jr. was man enough to appreciate what his dad did for him and for the world. Go with God, Pappy. Sir. And high fives to Jr. As we speak, my own WWll hero uncle is living out his last days in a local rest home. Truth be told, I didn't really like him, as a kid. He was "different" from the rest of us.

[theshadow1932]

@JustAintthatWay Funny what 2 or 3 days on Omaha Beach'll do for a 23 year old swabbie from Napa, ain't it? For almost sixty years, I hadn't a clue about what this man had sacrificed, until his brother, my other uncle put me wise. I thank God that I learned this in time to offer whatever aid I can, in his final days. None of us would be sitting here, safely blathering about old songs, by the comfy light of anything other than "green" light bulbs, shaded by tanned human skin. Do NOT forget.

[bradleyc79]

great



[TheWesleyt7]

Dear Mrs. reporter I would just like to tell you that Col. Boyington is a Marine, not a soldier.

[p51nion]

For isftish and gdfsob - the Harriers were from VMA-214 in Yuma. Boyington's squadron was VMF-214....it was transitioned to an attack sqdn sometime in the '60's I believe. Hence the designation change from VMF to VMA

[isftish]

they should have had a F4U flyby.

[doctile1]

24+4....

[Rebsix]

Props to the reporter for getting the air to air victory total right at 28 instead of the liberal crap that has taken some of them away from his score. Semper Fi Pappy!!!

[gdfsob]

Personally, I think instead of a pair of jet fighters.......

They should have had at least 1 f4u Corsair on hand.

[123yutt]

semper fi sir

[onearmbiker]

I did not know that we ever named anything after our war heros. You mean to say the a politician got robbed of getting thier name on something. Col. Boyington is a true patriot! We need to do more for great folks like him!

[CINDYSHEEHANWASRIGHT]

fantastic, thanks so much!

[HISTORIAN1075]

THANK YOU THANK YOU I am glad to know that this happened Col Boyington was one of my

WW Two heroes.

[aviao2]

since 1975,apreçiate this great person,from serie baa baa black sheep squadron,before i have notice in 1982 oschkosh exposition aircrafts.reconighzed for all.