The Brown Shoes Project
Dedicated to the forgotten guys from the forgotten war — who changed history
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The Flying Midshipmen - a note
James Lemuel Holloway III: (Chief of Naval Operations, 1974-1978)
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Once a Jock – Tales from the Aviation Midshipmen Log
New Stuff’
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Kill Devil Hill
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Ode to a Hose-Nose
Hawg Riders in the Sky
Ode to a Catapult
The Maintenance Man
Welcome Essex
Don't Buy for Me: Car Too Teeny
Saga of the Drafting Room
To All Who Seek a Refuge
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Ode to a Naval Flier
Reunion - VF-781 56th Anniversary
Remember Lt. Mano
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Leland E. “Lee” Nelson
Class:
Pre-Flight Class 11-45 – 3-46 #108 Midshipman
