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James Hamilton, M. D.

Mike McL.,

Most medical terms that appear strange to the public are derived from Latin or Greek words. Catarrh apparently has its origin from both. Perhaps the ancients also recognized that it sounded like the throat noise you described 🤔.

Jim

Harold Clark

onomatopoeia

James Hamilton, M. D.

Harold,

Great observation! Onomatopoeia most likely played a role and I suspect the ancient Greeks translated that gurgling sound into their word for it.

One of the most useful elective courses I took as an undergraduate at OSU was "Medical Terminology". Basically all those complex words used in the medical professions are a combination of Greek or Latin words. If one knows those words for a part of the body and combines it with another word for a condition or procedure it tells a lot.

For example; the suffex "-malacia" means "softening" and the term "chondro-" refers to cartilage. So, "chondromalacia" is a softening ( actually a destructive process) of that tissue. "Encephalo-" refers to brain so "encephalomalacia" is a destructive process in the brain.

"Poly-" means "excess" and "-dipsia" means thirst or water intake.

You can guess what polyuria is 😀.

Jim

Michael Boulware

We have an optional 4:30 mass, dinner and drinks, intense socialization, and a limited time. I can't see wheelchair racing or croquet fitting into our tight schedule although they are great ideas. I do challenge my pals to a bowling contest Friday at "The Backdoor".

Michael McLeod

grt d, jck.

or should i say: great idea, jack!

David Mitchell

About a week ago, I posted a photo of Major Smith from his place on the Viet Nam memorial wall in D.C. After thinking it over, I think it's only fair of me to show you a photo of Eddie Molino, who traded cockpit seats with me the morning of May 10th, 1970.

He was a member of the Paiute Shoshone Tribe, a Captain, a former Green Beret with a prior year in Viet Nam, Rotary-Wing Aviator, and (I think) Honor Graduate from West Point. He was exceptional in so many ways - and quite simply, as likeable a guy as you would ever want to meet. (and Funny)

He was only with us for a couple weeks.

I have asked God many times to hold him fast - and let us meet again.

(Fallon, is near Reno, Nevada. This is the front page of their tribal newsletter about 10 years ago)

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(I beleive this is his Green Beret graduation photo - I do not have the whole page)

Michael Boulware

Reunion Weekend is progressing well. Monica and Janie are saints and do the bulk of the work. We received a boat load of "Door Prizes" from an inividual who wants to remain anonymous. Monica is preparing a surpise for us with those gifts included.

My nephew, Jeff Boulware, is the head baseball coach for the Eagles. needless to say Uncle Mike is very proud of him. Watterson advanced to the final 4 and play Thursday in Canton. My brother Dave ,' 73, was a fine basketball player for Watterson, but he more proud of his son than any of his own accomplishments. 

David Mitchell

If Monica doesn't mind, I'd prefer to have my "surprise" in fifties rather than hundreds. They are easier to spend that way. 

Michael McLeod

love the watterson-colors lily nina. do they make one in scarlet and gray?

Michael Boulware

Error on my part: Watterson Baseball Team plays in Akron on Thursday and Canton if they win on Thursday. If they make it to Canton; they play at Thurman Munson Stadium.

Nina Osborn (Rossi)

Nina Osborn (Rossi)

First daylily if the season!  Of course Watterson colors!  Hope to see so many of you at our 60th class reunion!!!

JULY 25th!!!! 

James Hamilton, M. D.

Nina, 

Nice close-up shot of the daylilly in our school colors! A sure sign that summer is coming or is already here.

Jim

Nina Osborn (Rossi)

Yes!!!  Now if could just make myself weed!!😂😂

David Mitchell

Nina,

Thanks for the photo. Gardening is so much fun. I grew tomatoes for years and when we moved backk to Ohio, I added squash and corn. But the racoons got into the corn. Every year for three straight years I would wait till I thought the corn was ready to pick the next day, and the racoons would strip me clean that very night - as if they were reading my mind.

James Hamilton, M. D.

"Where Have All The Young Fawns Gone ?" 

This has been an exceptionally mild winter in Colorado with much warmer temperatures and very little snowfall. I am unsure what effect that has had on the animal populations but there has certainly been a paucity of mule deer fawns in our neighborhood this spring and summer.. Usually by this time there are several sets of individual and twins frolicking in our neighborhood and our backyard.. It seems that all the snowy weather affected Ohio and the East.

That being said, this (probable) one year old female and others still like to rest in our backyard and nibble on what grass made it through the dry winter.

We shall soon be moving back to Ohio - if all goes well - as our house is about to go under contract . Maybe the deer are also vacating their home grounds and are searching for new - or older - areas to live. 

Jim

Theresa Zeyen (Kucsma)

Hey, Jim- I'd watch that doe in your yard. She looks pregnant to me. Could be you'll see fawns yet. 

James Hamilton, M. D.

Theresa,

Good point!

Will watch for any fawns from her or others.

Jim

Donna Kelley (Velazquez)

You may have read that Pope Leo XIV is visiting Spain this week.  He was in Madrid before spending two days in Barcelona and left this morning for the Canary Islands. Last night he visited la Sagrada Familia Basilica to bless a newly finished tower on the centenial of Architect Antoni Gaudí´s death.  The temple has been 144 years in the making and the latest completion date being mentioned is 2033.  We don´t like to rush things here.

I really didn't feel like joining the tens of thousands trying to get near the church so I am sharing a few of the photos I took from the comfort of my sofa while watching the ceremony festivities on TV.  

Michael McLeod

Thanks for the report from madrid, ms. foreign correspondent!

meanwhile down here in orlando there's no sun like the florida sun, no heat like florida heat. I have to go out my back door and take a half dozen steps to get to the laundry room. That's too taxing for this old codger. Think i'll wait till the sun goes down to do the wash. Meanwhile the pool is getting dang near to bathtub temps.

Donna Kelley (Velazquez)

Reporting from Barcelona, Mr. McLeod! 

Jim, I imagine that your trained photographer eye has caught the "Tower of Pisa inclination" of the Basilica in the last two photos.  The ceremony and festivities lasted several hours and by the time I snapped these photos I was lying down on the sofa.  Oops!

I´ll take this opportunity to wish a fantastic Reunion to all of you who are able to attend. I wish I could join you but it won´t be possible this year.  In the words of our Pacific NW friend...."Party On"!

David Mitchell

Donna,

Thanks for those gorgeous photos.

James Hamilton, M. D.

Donna,

Thanks for those photos!

Excellent shots of such an historic structure. My favorite was that close-up of the top crucifix. What an historic and beautiful church! 

Jim

David Mitchell

I thought I would use some quiet time like this to continue with my story after we lost both Major Smith and Captain Eddie. Life had to go on after a day of rest.

I had no idea my life was about to change so much and so quickly. The crash left us with two guys (both Captains) who were well qualified as Aitr Mission Commanders (AMCs) but we really needed three as they both had important "day off" jobs.

By this time I was just a 22 year-old Warrant Officer - which meant had no authority to "command". The AMC job was only for senior ranking Captains - guys who were second and third "tour" experience and about 25 to 28 years old. The Majors were usually 30+.

But I did have 12 months experiennce as a Scout Pilot, and about twelve of those days off riding in the front seat of a Cobra gunship (to give their guys a break - they put up more hours than any of our platoons) - plus two days riding co-pilot in the "Slicks" who's mission ranged from being bored silly, to scared shitless - mostly the former.

So guess who became the new AMC?

I was now going to "run" the daily mission (every third day) and be in command of guys who out ranked me - a few by a lot. Here I was sitting in a cokcpit telling guys that out ranked me what to do. I think i worked because of two reasons - 1) they knew me and trusted me and my experience - and 2) because it had to.

But it had it's problems with a few people who far out ranked me and were first timers in my "Backseat".

TBC

David Mitchell

Continued

I was given my first mission on a late afternoon. We almost NEVER began a mission other than mornings and I think this was a last minute call that would be simple and easy. Or so I thought.

 I was to take the Troop up to neaarby Moc Hoa ("muck wha") and help some Colonel insert some troops in a fairly routine drop location. Simple enough. Even with a full bird Colonel giving me directions from my back seat. We somehow managed to drop them on the wrong side of a treeline, and he started yelling his head off at me over the intercom.

As we were atemptig to turn around and re-locate them it had turned dark and we experienced something I had never had before - a hydraulics failure. This is like loosing your power steering, only you are airborne and you can't just pull over and stop. It's simply scary as hell!

So we headed back to the little airfiled at Moc Hoa and me and my co-pilot (forget who) had to (both) stand on our pedals with our backs pushing against our seats and both of us using both hands to wrestle with both "cyclics" and "collectives" to try to guide the ship into a curving descent.

The Colonel kept on raging and started yelling about calling for our "court martial". He simply would not shut up! And his asistant, a young Captain would add a nasty comment or two now and then.

I finally had had enough and sqeeezed my microphone button and yelled something like, "Colonel", when we get down on the ground you can do whatever you want with us, but right now were having a hydralics failure and I want you to shut the hell up and pray we make it down alive."