Charles Simmons For President

Posted by Karla Lofgren Davis, based on an E-mail from Charles Simmons on 09/27/08

Charles Simmons sent the following e-mail and photos. VERY intriguing in such a time as this!!!

To My Dear Friends,

This picture of John McCain brought back some fond memories.

I’ve seen this picture many times, but only recently did I realize what airplane it was. 

  

(John McCain is bottom right)

This is the same airplane I flew in the Navy Training Command.  It is the T2A Buckeye.  John was in training at NAAS Meridian and I would be willing to bet that this was his last flight at Meridian.  It typically was a four-plane formation flight and they would take a picture of the students after completion of this graduating flight.  John and I followed the same training track in the Navy although he was about four years ahead of me.

Here’s mine!

(Charles is far right)

Just think, I could be running for President!

Charles

For more about Charles and the path his life has taken him CLICK HERE  and HERE.

Charles, I would surely vote for you for president!!! Karla

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Comments

[Mike Roberts]

Hey Charles, you can't run this time but who knows, as you say you are 4 years behind John !

I don't know why you thought you needed to put the highlight around your picture as surely everyone remembers you. As I look at the pics on the blog you have not changed so much over the years other than the grey and the posture of a successful man firmly in control of his beliefs and actions. Keep up the good work !

Thanks for the info and the pics, blessed be our Service men and women.

[John Echoff]

Charles please remind me at the 50th to ask to be your campaign manager. That's if there is anything left to run for...

[Charles Simmons]

You're on, John! That is if I can remember whatever it is you're talking about!

[Bill Adams]

Charles,

I lived down the street from you on Mossrose in Pecan Park. I played trombone in the band at Deady and Milby and challenged you once for first position but never could beat you. I always thought you'd be in an orchestra; not in the Navy. Incidentally, I ended up flying P-3s for the NOAA hurricane hunters out of Miami for 9 years. Seems as though living on Mossrose brought out the flight officer in us. It must have had something to do with flying kites in our yards back then.

[John Echoff]

Charles Simmons & Don Hannsz being flung off carriers and Bill Adams deliberately flying into Hurricanes, WHEW! That's not fun flying in my book-think I'll stick to motorcycles...