Monday, May 16, 2011

History of Service - my dad and grandfather



This is my father 2nd Lt. James F. Acquaviva and my grandfather Major Onorio Acquaviva during my father's commissioning ceremony into the United States Air Force. Dad graduated from the University of Georgia in Political Science.

This is my dad during his first deployment to Vietnam in "Patty's Pride" as a pilot for this AC 119 gunship.

Here 2nd Lt. James F. Acquaviva worked in the command center, with requisite cigar and


This is me in the sweater with (fingers in ears) older sister Pam in the shaw standing in the middle and Cathy crouching to the right (hands on ears). We went several times to see the Thunderbirds who are in formation above Pam's head. Not sure of the base, don't ever remember being on the tarmack at Warner Robins.


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