The Weekend Roundup "U"

Friday arrives again so I am ready for another installment of Tom's most excellent meme The Weekend Roundup. The final vowel is this week's letter... 

Starts with "U". My first entry is the S.S. United States, once the fastest liner (35 knots if I recall). It currently is berthed in Philadelphia awaiting its fate. This photo was taken in 2000 and we took the long way home from a vacation to get it. Why? Our son, then 9, was so interested in the classic ocean liners (Titanic, et al) we thought he'd like to see it. Patti took the pic (see mirror)

For this weekend, another 'U' is the United States Air Force (USAF) where family members have served. The first is my dad (seated on the eft, lower row) who was actually United States Army Air Force as this was before the formation of the USAF in 1947...

My sister Michele was in the USAF as an engine mechanic (T-37, T-38) in the '70s at the old Williams AFB in Arizona...

My late sister Claudia was also in the USAF. Here she was graduating from Officer Training School as a Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) in 1984 at Lackland AFB in San Antonio. She is with my dad, 3+ decades from his days in the USAAF...

My brother Chris retired from the USAF a few years ago. Here I think was around 1985 at work. 

Finally I am Under, and looking Up at a pair of aerobatic plaines at an air show a few decades ago. I love the precision these pilots as the fly in close quarters. Have a nice Memorial Day as we memorialize those who sacrificed their lives allow us the many freedoms we enjoy...

Friday Hunt, 2017.1.21

The weekend is here, so time again for a favorite meme, Friday Hunt, hosted by Teresa. Here are my look at today's clues.

Starts with 'V'. Well, the easiest 'V' in this case is my last name Villers. So I am taking a look at family pics from decades past for my pics of a variety of Villers...

1947, My Father, Ralph I Villers II, Steubenville, Ohio; behind Grandpa's 1946 Dodge 

1955, Grandpa, Ralph Villers, Steubenville, Ohio; his work vehicle, a 1955 Plymouth. Nicely dressed!

1962, Grandma, Agnes Villers, somewhere in Florida; Most people drove south back then, they in a 1962 Chrysler Newport

1977, myself, Ralph I. Villers III. In front of the defunct Marco Polo restaurant, E.Hartford, CT. Grandpa loved this place when he visited! 

Week's Favorite. On the Derby CT Green, a Civil War monument is undergoing renovation. Constructed in two stages by 18884, I like the flag and flower wreaths laid around it on Memorial Day. I wrote a brief history about it in today's Valley-Voice newsletter (another 'V' :)
Thanks Teresa for this fun meme!