Tailgates and helicopters don’t mix, folks. A thousand thank-yous to reader and retired Army helicopter pilot Graham T., who sends photos and wisdom: “one hundred MPH rotor wash will do this.”
Hilarity here:
The humanity…..
LtCol P says… Oh the humanity?? Oh the Class of 89!! From multiple sources, and confirmed by One Who Is Close To Barracks, I am pleased to say this aircraft was piloted by a member of the Class of 89! Please join me and BullNav in an Old Yell.
Serves ‘em right for not letting Alumni drink on the parade deck UNLESS they join the Keydet Club…
yeah and now they’re charging to park on the parade grounds, apparently.
Heh, this picture still cracks me up.
With a little more wind we could have literally seen the red white and yellow float on high!
Authier???
06?
One of our rats??
Email, buddy.
89! 89! 89!
I can name one of our BR’s who flies SH-60B’s.
Sure would like to know who it was…
That is absolutely the funniest thing.
Thank God we have people like LtCol P protecting this country. I thought the stuff I did in a Tank made a mess. Thanks from Ohio.
Back in the Old Corps, we’d have stayed right there and kept on drinking…..Oh yeah, you’re not allowed to drink anymore….And the female cadets’ skirts would flap in the breeze which would be unsightly…..So much has changed in the last 10 years.
Back in the Old Corps, there were no female cadets…
Any comment yet from the Athletic Dept’s Development Office?
Dang! That’s my car in the foreground!
And there go my sausages!
Steve, were you the photographer? If so, great job!
Your son and my brother are in the same class I think, 09.
John – How’s it going?!
That is hillarious, silly military tricks.
John, I did not take the picture as my wife and I were in the bookstore when all this happened, so we missed the excitement other than the cleanup. Our tailgate neighbors saved much of our gear but the Trailblazer did get dinged.
My son, Mike, is actually Ratclass of ’03. He’s a readmit and (hopefully) will graduate next year. He’s in the Pipe Corps.
I had almost forgotten how much fun you coud have at a VMI tailgate.
I believe one of my BRs took that photo.
Andrew ’10
Steve, ’03 is my year. What’s your son’s name? Email me!
Steve,
We try to make every home game and tailgate. If you go, look for the Trailblazer with VA tags ‘LOOKOUT’.
Or, ask for Mike at Malone’s on a Friday Night. ;-)