Fallen Diamonds on the Spaatz Association website

Started by Johnny Yuma, October 10, 2008, 08:55:59 PM

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Johnny Yuma

October 10, 2008, 08:55:59 PM
I was on their site yesterday looking up the number of one of the "Spaatz mafiosi" and ended up reading the list of memorials to Spaatz cadets who had passed.

Seems like the ones listed died relatively young from either aircraft wrecks or some form of cancer. Am I reading too much into this or is this a prevalent trend?
"And Saint Attila raised the Holy Hand Grenade up on high saying, "Oh Lord, Bless us this Holy Hand Grenade, and with it smash our enemies to tiny bits. And the Lord did grin, and the people did feast upon the lambs, and stoats, and orangutans, and breakfast cereals, and lima bean-"

" Skip a bit, brother."

"And then the Lord spake, saying: "First, shalt thou take out the holy pin. Then shalt thou count to three. No more, no less. "Three" shall be the number of the counting, and the number of the counting shall be three. "Four" shalt thou not count, and neither count thou two, execpting that thou then goest on to three. Five is RIGHT OUT. Once the number three, being the third number be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade to-wards thy foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuffit. Amen."

Armaments Chapter One, verses nine through twenty-seven:

RiverAux

#1
October 10, 2008, 09:45:29 PM
Well, it is sort of common sense in that the award hasn't been around long enough for many of the cadets who earned it early on to reach the age at which they are likely to die of natural causes. 

MIKE

#2
October 11, 2008, 01:09:46 AM
Another reason to be content with the Earhart... Diamonds cause cancer.
Mike Johnston

slowpilotdude

#3
October 11, 2008, 01:17:07 AM
Yeah... I stumbled across that page today and noticed the same thing. Weird... 

Wait hasn't the Spaatz award been around since 1964? I guess you could call gravity a natural cause though...
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Major Carrales

#4
October 11, 2008, 01:37:40 AM
Quote from: MIKE on October 11, 2008, 01:09:46 AM
Another reason to be content with the Earhart... Diamonds cause cancer.

Rather insensative wouldn't you say?  Morbid?  You've locked for less, Mike. ;)
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RiverAux

#5
October 11, 2008, 03:26:22 AM
QuoteWait hasn't the Spaatz award been around since 1964?
Yep, and those folks who earned it that early are in their 50s and 60s so the "discrepancy" in causes of death will probably start to even out over the next 10 years. 

JohnKachenmeister

#6
October 11, 2008, 03:31:28 AM
Quote from: MIKE on October 11, 2008, 01:09:46 AM
Another reason to be content with the Earhart... Diamonds cause cancer.

I quit after the Mitchell.  I'm gonna live forever?
Another former CAP officer

AlphaSigOU

#7
October 11, 2008, 01:17:03 PM
I knew two of these 'fallen diamonds' personally. Paul Starr was a member of Bitburg-Spangdahlem Cadet Squadron (99117 - no relation to the current Spangdahlem Cadet Squadron (NHQ-OS-126)) along with me. His RealAirForce® personality was as an AF captain and squadron section commander  for the 52nd Supply Squadron; he was quite proud of displaying his Spaatz certificate in his office.

Ivan Suarez I knew briefly; we were both cadinks in FL Wing.
Lt Col Charles E. (Chuck) Corway, CAP
Gill Robb Wilson Award (#2901 - 2011)
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Billy Mitchell Award (#2375 - 1981)
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Nathan

#8
October 11, 2008, 05:12:44 PM
Oh boy... this thread makes me uncomfortable...

Should I even bother with medical school, then? :o
Nathan Scalia

The post beneath this one is a lie.

CadetProgramGuy

#9
October 11, 2008, 11:08:48 PM
Quote from: Nathan on October 11, 2008, 05:12:44 PM
Oh boy... this thread makes me uncomfortable...

Should I even bother with medical school, then? :o

Well if my post will be a lie, then no.....

Hell yes you should go!!

flyerthom

#10
October 11, 2008, 11:19:47 PM
Quote from: JohnKachenmeister on October 11, 2008, 03:31:28 AM
Quote from: MIKE on October 11, 2008, 01:09:46 AM
Another reason to be content with the Earhart... Diamonds cause cancer.

I quit after the Mitchell.  I'm gonna live forever?

There can be only one ...
TC

MIKE

#11
October 12, 2008, 12:26:54 AM
Quote from: flyerthom on October 11, 2008, 11:19:47 PM
Quote from: JohnKachenmeister on October 11, 2008, 03:31:28 AM
Quote from: MIKE on October 11, 2008, 01:09:46 AM
Another reason to be content with the Earhart... Diamonds cause cancer.

I quit after the Mitchell.  I'm gonna live forever?

There can be only one ...

* Puts a clean edge on his CAP sword.
Mike Johnston

DNall

#12
October 12, 2008, 01:46:16 AM
Quote from: MIKE on October 12, 2008, 12:26:54 AM
* Puts a clean edge on his CAP sword.
Every part of that statement scares me.

Johnny Yuma

#13
October 12, 2008, 03:00:02 AM
Quote from: Nathan on October 11, 2008, 05:12:44 PM
Oh boy... this thread makes me uncomfortable...

Should I even bother with medical school, then? :o

We're all proud of you, going to medical school, Nathan. We're just not certain that The Doctor Ben Dover's College of Proctology, "The Fighting Sphincters" is the best choice for quality medical education. >:D ;D >:D ;D >:D ;D
"And Saint Attila raised the Holy Hand Grenade up on high saying, "Oh Lord, Bless us this Holy Hand Grenade, and with it smash our enemies to tiny bits. And the Lord did grin, and the people did feast upon the lambs, and stoats, and orangutans, and breakfast cereals, and lima bean-"

" Skip a bit, brother."

"And then the Lord spake, saying: "First, shalt thou take out the holy pin. Then shalt thou count to three. No more, no less. "Three" shall be the number of the counting, and the number of the counting shall be three. "Four" shalt thou not count, and neither count thou two, execpting that thou then goest on to three. Five is RIGHT OUT. Once the number three, being the third number be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade to-wards thy foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuffit. Amen."

Armaments Chapter One, verses nine through twenty-seven:

JohnKachenmeister

#14
October 12, 2008, 03:08:25 AM
Quote from: Johnny Yuma on October 12, 2008, 03:00:02 AM
Quote from: Nathan on October 11, 2008, 05:12:44 PM
Oh boy... this thread makes me uncomfortable...

Should I even bother with medical school, then? :o

We're all proud of you, going to medical school, Nathan. We're just not certain that The Doctor Ben Dover's College of Proctology, "The Fighting Sphincters" is the best choice for quality medical education. >:D ;D >:D ;D >:D ;D

And... it is never too early to start thinking of a specialty.

Stay away from Proctology, since that's a pain in the butt, I hear.

Urology is a real pisser.
Another former CAP officer

billford1

#15
October 12, 2008, 03:27:34 AM
Quote from: Nathan on October 11, 2008, 05:12:44 PM
Oh boy... this thread makes me uncomfortable...

Should I even bother with medical school, then? :o
What I know about you is that you have heart and high expectations for your life. If you can consider the part of becoming a Medical Doctor that involves personal sacrifice in terms of effort and discomfort and decide that helping people matters more well you really should push forward.

CadetProgramGuy

#16
October 12, 2008, 04:06:54 AM
Quote from: JohnKachenmeister on October 12, 2008, 03:08:25 AM
Quote from: Johnny Yuma on October 12, 2008, 03:00:02 AM
Quote from: Nathan on October 11, 2008, 05:12:44 PM
Oh boy... this thread makes me uncomfortable...

Should I even bother with medical school, then? :o

We're all proud of you, going to medical school, Nathan. We're just not certain that The Doctor Ben Dover's College of Proctology, "The Fighting Sphincters" is the best choice for quality medical education. >:D ;D >:D ;D >:D ;D

And... it is never too early to start thinking of a specialty.

Stay away from Proctology, since that's a pain in the butt, I hear.

Urology is a real pisser.

You get walked on in Podiatry

You get nothing but head cases in Neurology.....

Grumpy

#17
October 12, 2008, 05:05:16 AM
Quote from: JohnKachenmeister on October 12, 2008, 03:08:25 AM
Quote from: Johnny Yuma on October 12, 2008, 03:00:02 AM
Quote from: Nathan on October 11, 2008, 05:12:44 PM
Oh boy... this thread makes me uncomfortable...

Should I even bother with medical school, then? :o

We're all proud of you, going to medical school, Nathan. We're just not certain that The Doctor Ben Dover's College of Proctology, "The Fighting Sphincters" is the best choice for quality medical education. >:D ;D >:D ;D >:D ;D


And... it is never too early to start thinking of a specialty.

Stay away from Proctology, since that's a pain in the butt, I hear.

Urology is a real pisser.

Well, they say Cops and Proctoligists have a lot in common.  They both deal with A-- H----

Cecil DP

#18
October 12, 2008, 06:04:49 AM
Quote from: Grumpy on October 12, 2008, 05:05:16 AM
Quote from: JohnKachenmeister on October 12, 2008, 03:08:25 AM
Quote from: Johnny Yuma on October 12, 2008, 03:00:02 AM
Quote from: Nathan on October 11, 2008, 05:12:44 PM
Oh boy... this thread makes me uncomfortable...

Should I even bother with medical school, then? :o

We're all proud of you, going to medical school, Nathan. We're just not certain that The Doctor Ben Dover's College of Proctology, "The Fighting Sphincters" is the best choice for quality medical education. >:D ;D >:D ;D >:D ;D


And... it is never too early to start thinking of a specialty.

Stay away from Proctology, since that's a pain in the butt, I hear.

Urology is a real pisser.

Well, they say Cops and Proctoligists have a lot in common.  They both deal with A-- H----
Become a Psychiatrist-all you do is sit and talk with people. or a Dermatologist, there's no emergency calls for acne-and leprosy is practically wiped out.
Michael P. McEleney
LtCol CAP
MSG  USA Retired
GRW#436 Feb 85

MIKE

#19
October 12, 2008, 02:16:39 PM
I think this thread has outlived it's usefulness.
Mike Johnston
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