Collings Foundation F-100F Roll-out Ceremony

kmiles · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:07 am

Here is the initial trailer of the F-100F roll-out that we did at the end of March with George "Bud" Day. There is going to be a longer video put out, but it will take a while to get it all put together.

http://www.vimeo.com/22241898

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:13 am

Nicely done video.

fotobass · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:19 am

Video looks great, but I wanted to let you know that the word 'Sacrifice' at the 25-second mark is spelled incorrectly.

kmiles · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:39 am

There is another misspelled word before that as well. We have let the editor know, and he is making the change. He put it together in about a weeks time, so I suspect the proof-reading time was cut a bit shorter than normal.

fotobass · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:45 am

Glad they're on it. I hope I wasn't sounding too picky, but I do a decent bit of editing/proofreading as part of my gig, so I was sure you'd rather know than not...

I also noticed that at the rollout, when Colonel Day lifts his right arm and points to someone at the 2:38 mark, that his motion is very similar to John McCain's, which I took as the result of the torture he endured (as I know it is for Senator McCain). Moving as hell as a reminder of what those men went through once they were captured.

The Inspector · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:46 am

The video freezes up @ 1:47

fotobass · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:48 am

Inspector, that may just be a matter of letting it load all the way before playing it. It ran fine for me.

Pogmusic · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:52 am

God bless Bud AND the Collings Foundation

kmiles · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:27 am

fotobass wrote:

I also noticed that at the rollout, when Colonel Day lifts his right arm and points to someone at the 2:38 mark, that his motion is very similar to John McCain's, which I took as the result of the torture he endured (as I know it is for Senator McCain). Moving as heck as a reminder of what those men went through once they were captured.

The two of them spent quite a bit of time together as roommates at the Hanoi Hilton. If you want a pretty good description of what they went through, I suggest reading "American Patriot: The life and wars of Colonel Bud Day". It describes in there the reasons that a lot of the guys who went through it can no longer lift their arms above their shoulders.

fotobass · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:41 am

Thanks for the heads' up on that book. I'll look for it!

JohnB · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:48 am

kmiles wrote:

The two of them spent quite a bit of time together as roommates at the Hanoi Hilton. If you want a pretty good description of what they went through, I suggest reading "American Patriot: The life and wars of Colonel Bud Day". It describes in there the reasons that a lot of the guys who went through it can no longer lift their arms above their shoulders.

I had a wing commander (Col. Norman McDaniel, a great, modest guy) who spent 6 years there...IIRC, he had those issues.

I'm sure some on this forum (who see the Americans as the bad guys in Vietnam) will see that as coincidence... :wink:

The Inspector · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2011 1:13 pm

That is a nicely done video. Reminded me of the mid 70's when the '159th Coonass Militia' Air Guard outfit in N.O. flew huns from Belle Chase.

spookyboss · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2011 1:30 pm

OUTSTANDING !!!!!

LadyO2Pilot · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2011 1:34 pm

Very nicely done.....Can't wait for the longer version!!!!

Al Moore · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:06 pm

That is an excellent video. Really enjoyed it!

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