"Mountain Goat Airplane Patch"

Posted Monday, January 17, 2011, at 10:22 AM
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  • HA HA That brings back memories! We were living a good life over in Spain when it was time to move on. We filled out the Dream Sheet all the warm places and then we got the word "Mountain Home" Idaho. I had to get out the Map to see where in the Heck is Mountain Home, hadn't even gave it a thought about where in the heck is Idaho. lol ! I had always lived Midwest or East Coast.

    I thought well this can't be to bad, were going to live up in the Mountains. WRONG ! We didn't know until we got here, they moved the town from the foot hills to the Desert!

    I have been here a long time now, over 30 years and have made lots of friends and seen many leave this earth. I never thought back on that first day that I would stay this long.

    -- Posted by MsMarylin on Mon, Jan 17, 2011, at 11:16 AM
  • AMEN..............I GUESS THE THOUGHTS COMMING IN WERE THE SAME FOR EVERYONE...............MIKE WE ARE TELLING OUR AGE NOT TO MANY PEOPLE REMEMBER WERE THE OLD BX WAS..........COL HOWARD CALLED ME ONE DAY AND SAID COME OVER HERE, WHEN I GOT THERE HE HAD A MAP HE SAID........I NEED TO KNOW WERE THE OLD BX AND A COUPLE OF OTHER BUILDINGS ARE ON THIS MAP SOMEONE SAID YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO TELL ME........AFTER I FINISHED HE ASKED WHEN I HAD FIRST COME HERE I TOLD HIM........HE JUST SHOOK HIS HEAD........IT WAS LIKE GIVING A KID A HISTORY LESSON...........

    ITS A PLEASANT THOUGHT ........

    -- Posted by lamont on Mon, Jan 17, 2011, at 2:23 PM
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    I remember the old BX, and commissary. And going to the movies for cheap! We lived on Laurel first for about a year, then Washington Circle. (Don't know if that's still the name) but there was desert behind our house. That was my play ground for 4 years (til we moved) where I caught horny toads and lizards,...packed numberous things out there to make forts with.

    Who needed an actual playground? In fact there was one, just didn't go there.

    ahhhh the memories of the base...mine started in 65.

    -- Posted by jessiemiller on Thu, Jan 20, 2011, at 11:12 AM
  • Wow - Good Memories for me too. Started in 69 when we came back from Germany. Mom's vision of "mountain home" was not what she saw and she cried that last stretch of I84 coming into town. Lived on Pierce Pl with the desert for our back yard too and that's where we played also. Remember the old BX, commissary, outdoor rec, hospital and the youth center where we practically lived during Jr. High. Mom worked there with Mr. Cromar. Oh, and the Friday night late movies and walking home. Stayed here while daddy went to Vietnam. Mr. U taught me to drive and then we PCS'd to Randolph. Mom and Dad got stationed here again and never left. I was stationed here in 82 with spouse and my kids started school here. Lived on Hemlock. I worked at NCO club where I met some of you old retired guys here on the Banter Box. Left and then came back 20 years ago to raise my pre-teens. Yep, Mr. U taught them to drive too!! When my kids were on the other side of town I could visualize that and be good with it. My High School years were San Antonio and even though Texas is my original home with much family there, I never have moved back but love to visit. I love Mountain Home and now having grandkids here too. We can spend the day walking all over town to parks or head for the Dunes with the trailer and take the Jet Ski to Black Sands. I guess it all comes back to and down to hearts desires. I have found mine here in many ways and have trouble even taking the trips to Boise/Meridian where kids live. We don't much like the traffic and bazillion of peoples. And they wonder why my honey's blood pressure is up by time we get to the VA. He is an Army Vietnam Vet from CA. Came to visit his brother stationed at the base,found me and here we are. I'll keep my peace of mind and all the wonderful memories I have of Mountain Home, most good - some not so but again thankful for my little piece of heaven I now call home. Have never ever really commented to anything here but the ole Mountain Goat got me a flash down memory lane!

    -- Posted by Brenda Fincher Publisher MHNews on Thu, Jan 20, 2011, at 11:57 AM
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    Brenda, I bet I don't just speak for myself when I say, We're happy to hear from you! It IS nice to think back on those days of our youths.

    I've been around a bit, though as an adult, I've really only lived here. I've seen LOTS of places that were great to visit. Some other countries I've spent some time in. None have been called home. Like you, I now have Grandkids here. And when my kids were learning to drive, from Dick Kellum, like you, I could picture it, and be OK with it. (though Dick was at times a bit controversial, I knew him to be a good honest man) (in fact, his philosphies on schooling were great in my eye, but that could be a whole nuther blog)

    Again, good to hear from a Homey!

    Jessie

    -- Posted by jessiemiller on Thu, Jan 20, 2011, at 12:15 PM
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