[DeTomaso] Veterns Day

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Amen! 

Jeff/2467 


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From: "Larry - Ohio Time" <Larry at ohiotimecorp.com> 
To: "DeTomaso Mail List" <DeTomaso at poca.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 8:38:09 AM 
Subject: [DeTomaso] Veterns Day 

Today I would like to do a different Veterans salute, then my normal. 

It's still the eleventh month, eleventh day and eleventh hour of Armistice 
Day. 

Today on this day I would like you all to remember and think about one of 
our Pantera Brothers we lost this year. Chuck Adkinson from Columbus, Ohio. 
Chuck and I became good friends from this list. It must be around 15 years 
or so. He took on a rust bucket Pantera, like me, and did 90% of all the 
work himself. Kirk and I would lend a hand and advice when needed but Chuck 
did it. He did it all from teaching himself to weld, stripping every nut and 
bolt off of it, to working on cars in general. He was always a bike guy. He 
did some flat track racing in his younger years. Must have had 4 or 5 bikes 
the last time I was down there. 

Chuck served our country in Vet Nam, 9th Cavalry, enlisted December 14, 
1967, flying Hueys then later Cobras. He continued his service after the war 
in the Ohio Army National Guard. The first time I went to his old house I 
past a VFW hall with a Huey on it roof. I asked him how did they get it up 
on the roof, "Simple I just landed it there". His love of flying was strong 
as he became a corporate jet pilot for the local utility. We would often 
talk/email back and forth when he was stuck in some airport in no man land 
USA. After his 59th birthday, (I think they retire you from flying at 60 in 
the service) he got called in service once again, going to Iraq. Even though 
flying helicopters for 40 some years the Army liked his corporate jet 
experience. They place him into a small business type turbo-jet plane, to 
ferry people and supplies to needed locations. I asked him what type of 
armament the plane had. "Flairs". Should his systems show that he is being 
tracked by radar he would deploy flairs to trick any missiles that may be on 
there way. I asked him how he likes shooting off flairs compared to rockets. 
"Oh, its fine till you run out of flairs". 

A few years ago he retired from work, sold his beautiful home, shop and 
Pantera 2113 (something he regretted) to move to Tennessee on a small farm. 
He and his wife Sue have a love of animals and needed more then 5 acres. His 
plan was to build a new shop and make his dream car, '32 Ford, 5 window hot 
rod. He had a poster of the American Graffiti car on the wall. Chuck likes 
to work on a project maybe more then finishing. Journey and destination 
thing. 

Unfortunately the plans of man do not outweigh the plans of God. Chuck was 
diagnosed with brain cancer one week after selling everything. He fought a 
battle like never before against an enemy like never before. After two years 
he lost that battle this summer at age 66. He was berried in Arlington 
National Cemetery this fall. 

Reading many of his emails today over many years, the 9/11 email talked 
about enemies know and unknown. Truer then we can understand. 

I am living with the regrets that all friends do, should have stopped down 
more often, should have made it to the motorcycle hill climb we talked about 
every year, should have, should have, should have. Please learn form my 
mistakes. 

He would tell me "I was shot up, but never shot down". How true that was in 
so many ways. 

So today please remember the people that serve your country, no mater where 
it is, and think well of our friend Chuck (Apache 34). God Bless you my 
friend. 


Larry (Cleveland) Homolak 


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   Amen!
   Jeff/2467
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   From: "Larry - Ohio Time" <Larry at ohiotimecorp.com>
   To: "DeTomaso Mail List" <DeTomaso at poca.com>
   Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 8:38:09 AM
   Subject: [DeTomaso] Veterns Day
   Today I would like to do a different Veterans salute, then my normal.

   It's still the eleventh month, eleventh day and eleventh hour of
   Armistice
   Day.

   Today on this day I would like you all to remember and think about one
   of
   our Pantera Brothers we lost this year. Chuck Adkinson from Columbus,
   Ohio.
   Chuck and I became good friends from this list. It must be around 15
   years
   or so. He took on a rust bucket Pantera, like me, and did 90% of all
   the
   work himself. Kirk and I would lend a hand and advice when needed but
   Chuck
   did it. He did it all from teaching himself to weld, stripping every
   nut and
   bolt off of it, to working on cars in general. He was always a bike
   guy. He
   did some flat track racing in his younger years. Must have had 4 or 5
   bikes
   the last time I was down there.

   Chuck served our country in Vet Nam, 9th Cavalry, enlisted December 14,
   1967, flying Hueys then later Cobras. He continued his service after
   the war
   in the Ohio Army National Guard. The first time I went to his old house
   I
   past a VFW hall with a Huey on it roof. I asked him how did they get it
   up
   on the roof, "Simple I just landed it there". His love of flying was
   strong
   as he became a corporate jet pilot for the local utility. We would
   often
   talk/email back and forth when he was stuck in some airport in no man
   land
   USA. After his 59th birthday, (I think they retire you from flying at
   60 in
   the service) he got called in service once again, going to Iraq. Even
   though
   flying helicopters for 40 some years the Army liked his corporate jet
   experience. They place him into a small business type turbo-jet plane,
   to
   ferry people and supplies to needed locations. I asked him what type of
   armament the plane had. "Flairs". Should his systems show that he is
   being
   tracked by radar he would deploy flairs to trick any missiles that may
   be on
   there way. I asked him how he likes shooting off flairs compared to
   rockets.
   "Oh, its fine till you run out of flairs".

   A few years ago he retired from work, sold his beautiful home, shop and
   Pantera 2113 (something he regretted) to move to Tennessee on a small
   farm.
   He and his wife Sue have a love of animals and needed more then 5
   acres. His
   plan was to build a new shop and make his dream car, '32 Ford, 5 window
   hot
   rod. He had a poster of the American Graffiti car on the wall. Chuck
   likes
   to work on a project maybe more then finishing. Journey and destination
   thing.

   Unfortunately the plans of man do not outweigh the plans of God. Chuck
   was
   diagnosed with brain cancer one week after selling everything. He
   fought a
   battle like never before against an enemy like never before. After two
   years
   he lost that battle this summer at age 66. He was berried in Arlington
   National Cemetery this fall.

   Reading many of his emails today over many years, the 9/11 email talked
   about enemies know and unknown. Truer then we can understand.

   I am living with the regrets that all friends do, should have stopped
   down
   more often, should have made it to the motorcycle hill climb we talked
   about
   every year, should have, should have, should have. Please learn form my
   mistakes.

   He would tell me "I was shot up, but never shot down". How true that
   was in
   so many ways.

   So today please remember the people that serve your country, no mater
   where
   it is, and think well of our friend Chuck (Apache 34). God Bless you my
   friend.


   Larry (Cleveland) Homolak

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