Travel Bug Dog Tag WW II-Nat. WW II Glider Pilots Assn. TB

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Released:
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Origin:
Texas, United States
Recently Spotted:
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WWIIGliderPilotsAssn

Patch with the Association Logo from the Silent Wings Museum.  The National World War II Glider Pilots Association is a non-profit veterans organization consisting of World War II Glider Pilot members who earned the MOS 1026 and the Glider Pilots wings.  The Silent Wings Museum houses a collection of over 9,000 items, not including photographs and documents. After World War II, glider pilots sought to preserve their legacy and began a project to restore one of the types of gliders that they had flown, the CG-4A. The logo features a front profile of the Waco CG-4A.
  
Approximately 6000 individuals were trained as glider pilots and earned their wings. Approximately 275 dues paying glider pilots still participate in the activities although their numbers are declining with ages in the 87 to 95 year group. Widows, legatees and other interested persons may continue the deceased glider pilot's participation if so desired as affiliates and members of the Silent Wings Museum. The glider pilots are proud of their silver wings with the large letter "G" which they note really stands for GUTS. It took guts to fly the glider beyond enemy lines on a one-way mission.
 

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Mark Missing 5/18/2017 meronjo2 marked it as missing   Visit Log

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Dropped Off 1/9/2017 Luther72 placed it in Pickup Duty-Again! Florida - 282.28 miles  Visit Log

Off you go!
Write note 1/9/2017 Luther72 posted a note for it   Visit Log

Off you go!
Retrieve It from a Cache 1/4/2017 Luther72 retrieved it from Trees Shouldn't Diet Mississippi   Visit Log

Headed to Florida now. Wisconsin next month.

Dropped Off 10/1/2016 saybrj placed it in Trees Shouldn't Diet Mississippi - 1.28 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 1/25/2015 saybrj retrieved it from Poor Joe Mississippi   Visit Log

Picked it up from poor joes. I have just the perfect out of the way spot to drop it off. Will drop it there soon.

Dropped Off 8/11/2014 parice placed it in Poor Joe Mississippi - 40.86 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 3/8/2014 parice retrieved it from Keeping on Track Mississippi   Visit Log

Picked up from Keeping Track and will move to a new rural location soon.
Dropped Off 2/15/2014 thedrew placed it in Keeping on Track Mississippi - 10.55 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/15/2013 thedrew took it to PNG - Ole Miss Mississippi - 44.22 miles  Visit Log
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